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Re: Consistent & Variable Information

Subject: Re: Consistent & Variable Information
From: Peter Gold <peter -at- highsoft -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 16:10:33 -0700


Casper:

Consider using either the multiple-file book or the conditional text feature of FrameMaker to manage your project.

The multple-file book can include or exclude whole chapter files, so you can designate book one to include chapter files that are used in all versions, and chapter files specific to flavor 1 and OS 1. Book two includes chapter files for all versions, and chapter files specific to flavor 2 and OS 1. Six book files for your six variants. By reusing the common files, there's only one set of them.

Conditional text can reveal or conceal text for product flavor a or b, OS 1, 2, or 3. If your files have much common material in them, and some that varies by product flavor or OS, you can use conditional text to reduce your components even further. Create two product condition tags, and three OS condition tags. Mark text with the appropriate condition for product flavor and OS - anchored frames, tables, markers, cross-references, etc., within text that's marked with a condition tag respects the show/hide status of the condition.

Combine the book feature with the condition feature; in each of your six book files, set conditions to reveal the required combination: flavor 1, OS 1, flavor 2, OS 1...flavor 2, OS 3.

Read about conditional text in the FM online help or hardcopy manual.



At 12:08 PM -0800 4/23/02, CB Casper wrote:

I have a product with two flavors that can be used
on 3 versions of operating systems. The majority of
the text is identical in these 6 documents. This is
a SW product for hardware interface.


I am soliciting suggestions or examples for ways to
make a compromise and keep the consistent information
in one location and provide the variable information
in way to make it easy for the customer.

Tools at my disposal = FrameMaker+SGML

Regards,

Peter
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