Single Sourcing with WebWorks ePublisher

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Single Sourcing with WebWorks ePublisher Selvakumar T S Cadence Design Systems

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WebWorks ePublisher allows you to single source Adobe FrameMaker, Microsoft Word and DITA-XML content into web, PDF and online help deliverables. This presentation covers the following topics: o Overview of the WebWorks ePublisher platform and its architecture. o Overview of the WebWorks Help online help format. o Designing single sourcing templates using WebWorks ePublisher Pro. o Integrating the WebWorks ePublisher platform with a content management system to create an enterprise-level single sourcing and content publishing environment.

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Single Sourcing with WebWorks ePublisherSelvakumar T SCadence Design Systems

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Agenda

About Single Sourcing About WebWorks ePublisher Platform Designing Single Sourcing Templates

with WebWorks ePublisher Pro Publishing Content Using WebWorks

ePublisher Platform Integrating WebWorks ePublisher with a

CMS

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What is Single Sourcing?

Using a single source document to create outputs: in different formats for different target audience

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Why Single Source?

Deliverables for multiple audiences in multiple formats

Reduce duplication of content and tools Focus on content and not on format Need for automated publishing

workflows Manage with reduced resources Faster time to market

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FM Single Sourcing Tools

In no particular order …

WebWorks ePublisher Platform http://www.webworks.com

Mif2Gohttp://www.omsys.com/

Adobe RoboHelphttp://adobe.com

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WebWorks ePublisher Platform

From Quadralay Corporationhttp://quadralay.com

Platform Components: ePublisher Pro ePublisher Express ePublisher AutoMap

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Input for WebWorks

Adobe FrameMaker Microsoft Word DITA

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WebWorks Output Formats

HTML 3.2 XHTML 1.0 XML+XSL Wiki Markup (Confluence, MoinMoin and MediaWiki) WebWorks Help Microsoft HTML Help Microsoft WinHelp Eclipse Help Sun JavaHelp 1.1.3 or 2.0 Oracle Help PDF Microsoft Reader Palm Reader

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WebWorks Help

Runs on multiple platforms Full-text search, customized search, expand/collapse

sections, browse and breadcrumb navigation, related topics, and a table of contents tree control

WebWorks Help API for context sensitive help Publish content in a variety of ways:

On a Web server On a network server available to multiple users through

a share On the local computer where the application is installed On a CD-ROM

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WebWorks ePublisher Architecture

Converts FrameMaker (.fm) files to Maker Interchange Format (MIF)

Converts MIF files to XML Apply CSS stylesheets and XSL

transforms to create HTML

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ePublisher Workflow

Create and deploy stationery using ePublisher Pro

Use stationery to publish content with ePublisher Express or ePublisher Automap

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Designing Single Sourcing Templates

Create a project in ePublisher Pro Add FrameMaker files that use all

possible types and styles of content Define styles and configuration to create

stationery Deploy stationery and scripts

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FM Source Requirements

Paragraph and character format names should not include a period in their name.

Use referenced images. Copied images will be rasterized and could lose clarity. 96 DPI preferred.

ePublisher supports only .jpg, .gif, .png, and .svg files. ePublisher rasterizes all other formats.

Custom marker types used to implement online features.

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Customer Marker Types

Several custom marker types used to implement online features. Keywords: Keywords to include in the meta

tag for the topic --- for improving search. ImageAltText: Alternate text for an image. Popup*: Content to include in a popup

window.

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Variables and Conditions

Combine variables and conditions to customize information for multiple versions of a product while reducing your maintenance costs by reducing duplicate information.

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ePublisher Publishing Config

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ePublisher Automap

For automated publishing of content Supports GUI and batch mode

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Integrating with a CMS

Use FrameMaker Developer Kit (FDK) to develop interfaces to WebWorks

Use FDK and CMS APIs to enable content management from the FrameMaker GUI

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