Creating a DITA Transformation Scenario

To create a DITA OT Transformation scenario, use one of the following methods:

Go to Window > Show View and select Transformation Scenarios to display this view. Click the New button and select DITA OT Transformation;
Click the Configure Transformation Scenario(s)CTRL+Shift+C button on the Transformation toolbar, then click the New button and select DITA OT Transformation;
Select CTRL+Shift+T on your keyboard or click the Apply Transformation Scenario button on the Transformation toolbar to open the Transform With dialog. In this dialog click the New button and select DITA OT Transformation.
Note: In case a scenario is already associated with the edited document, selecting CTRL+Shift+T or Apply Transformation Scenario runs the associated scenario automatically. You can check whether transformation scenarios are associated with the edited document by hovering your cursor over the Apply Transformation Scenario button.

All three methods open the DITA transformation type dialog box. This dialog presents the list of possible outputs that the DITA OT Transformation is able to produce. Select the transformation type, click OK and move on to configuring the options in the New Scenario dialog. This dialog allows you to configure the options that control the transformation.

All three methods open the DITA transformation type dialog box. This dialog presents the list of possible outputs that the DITA OT Transformation is able to produce.

Select DITA Transformation type

Select the transformation type, click OK and move on to configuring the options in the New Scenario dialog. This dialog allows you to configure the options that control the transformation.

Note: Depending on the type of output you choose, Oxygen XML Author generates values for the default ANT parameters, so you can execute the scenario right away without further customization.

The upper part of the dialog box contains the Name field and the Storage options:

Global Options - the scenario is saved in the global options stored in the user home directory;
Project Options - the scenario list is stored in the project file. In case your project is saved on a source versioning/sharing system (CVS, SVN, Source Safe, and so on.), your team can use the scenarios you defined.

The lower part of the dialog box allows you to further customize the DITA OT Transformation scenario and contains the following tabs: