Oxygen Content Fusion version 8.1 introduces
significant enhancements to streamline your DITA content management and collaboration. You
can now include publications from existing DITA-OT project files and enjoy flexible project
creation workflows. This allows you to start projects without immediate Git integration and
utilize predefined templates for a faster setup.
With the updated file comparison and merging tool, you can easily see changed review
comments and choose to ignore whitespaces in text-based comparisons, helping you focus on
meaningful changes.
The integration of the latest AI Positron Assistant 5.0 features
enables you to attach Word, PowerPoint, and PDF files for context in AI interactions. You
can also perform AI-powered topic analysis, conversion, and updates.
Projects
Content Fusion Projects let you manage your DITA content with built-in support
for Git-based version control, authoring, review workflows, and
publishing. The project creation workflow received significant upgrades
in this version.
Start Projects Without Immediate Git Integration
You can now create a project in Content Fusion without immediately linking it to a
Git repository. This gives you the flexibility to explore and work on your content
without committing to a repository right away. Simply upload your files into the new
project and start editing and collaborating. When you're ready, you can link a Git
repository to the project, ensuring that all your previous work is retained and stored
in the repository.
Get Started Faster with Project Templates
You can now create new projects more quickly and efficiently with predefined
templates. Choose from multiple project templates, such as a blank project, standard DITA
structures, or sample projects that demonstrate documentation best practices. This
simplifies your initial setup, promotes consistency, and helps you quickly familiarize
yourself with optimal project structures and content reuse scenarios.
Include Publications from Existing DITA-OT Project Files
You can now add new publications to your Content Fusion project by including
them from existing DITA-OT project
files. While these included publications can be used as editing and validation
contexts in review tasks and workspace, they are not yet available for publishing. This
feature allows you to leverage existing DITA-OT project files for editing and
validation.
File Comparison/Merge Tool
Differences View for Review Comments
You can now use the Differences view when you compare two versions
of a file to see changes in review comments. This feature highlights newly added
comments and replies, helping you stay informed about updates in your review
tasks.
Ignore Whitespaces in Text-based Comparisons
You can now use the Toggle Ignore Whitespaces button in the
file comparison/merge tool to focus on actual text differences without being distracted by
variations in whitespace, such as indentation. This feature helps you concentrate on
meaningful changes in documents with different formatting.
AI Positron Assistant
Your Content Fusion license allows you to integrate AI features via the optional
Oxygen AI Positron Assistant. After
installing the plugin, an AI Positron Assistant side-pane is available,
allowing you to use numerous built-in AI actions or ask the AI assistant to help you with
content editing. This release integrates the latest updates from AI Positron Assistant 5.0,
including the following features:
Attach Word, Powerpoint, and PDF Files
You can now attach Word (docx), PowerPoint (pptx), and PDF documents in the
Chat view, allowing you to provide more context to the AI. For example, you can upload a
document received from a Subject Matter Expert and have the Positron Assistant create DITA
topics based on that content.
DITA Document Conversion Actions
New AI actions were added for DITA users to easily convert a DITA document into
a different DITA document type. For example, you can have the AI convert a DITA
Topic type of document into a Task,
Concept, Reference, Troubleshooting, or
Glossary type of document.
AI-Powered DITA Topic Analysis and Update
You can now use a new AI action to analyze and update your DITA topics. This
feature provides a report and suggests updates, helping you restructure content more
effectively. For instance, if your topic contains both conceptual information and
procedural steps, the AI will automatically convert these into separate concept and task
topics, improving the organization and clarity of your documentation.
Custom AI Actions Development
The
AI Positron Assistant's built-in actions allow writers to get AI assistance for a large
variety of things such as generating new content, improving or expanding existing content,
translations, writing marketing-related content, reusing content, code development, and much
more. In addition to the built-in AI actions, it is possible to develop your own custom
actions and customize other functionality.
Integration with xAI Grok
The OpenAI connector of the AI Positron Assistant Enterprise plugin was tested
and modified to allow connecting to the xAI Grok AI engine, enhancing
integration capabilities.
Distribute or Filter AI Actions
Plugins or frameworks may now contain a folder named
ai-positron-actions where custom AI actions are automatically loaded from. A
file named excluded-action-ids.txt may also be placed in the same folder to
define action IDs (on a line-by-line basis) that should be filtered out from the UI. This
is useful for actions intended to be used in a different context, not directly invoked by
the user.
Reference Prompt Files in AI Actions
Enhance your custom-defined AI actions by using the prompt_ref JSON
property to reference an external text or Markdown file for prompts, allowing for more
flexible and manageable AI action configurations.
Component Updates
Updated Web Author Visual Editor
Oxygen XML Web Author is used as a component to provide the
visual editing in Content Fusion and it was updated to version 27.1.0. For all the
details, see What's New in Oxygen
XML Web Author 27.1.0.
Updated Oxygen Publishing Engine
Content Fusion now uses the Oxygen Publishing Engine version
27.1 to build the Deliverables you define. This version contains various
bug fixes and security updates.
Oxygen Content Fusion version 8.0 integrates the
Oxygen AI Positron Assistant, a powerful AI-driven tool designed to boost
writer productivity through AI-generated content, as well as introducing significant
enhancements to the project functionality.
AI Positron Assistant
Your Content Fusion license allows you to integrate AI features via the optional
Oxygen AI Positron Assistant. After
installing the plugin, an AI Positron Assistant side-pane is available,
allowing you to use numerous built-in AI actions or ask the AI assistant to help you with
content editing tasks.
AI-Powered Editing Inside the Personal Workspace
The AI Positron Assistant makes changes to the files inside a workspace based
on your instructions. You can inspect the changes using a side-by-side, before-and-after
comparison view. To ensure that you always are in control, any changes may be rolled back.
You can also attach images, XML, or text files to chats, providing additional context for
AI assistance.
Address Feedback in Review Tasks Using AI
As a Content Fusion user with an Author role, you can access
the AI Positron Assistant in review tasks. AI functionality such as Resolve
Comments or Proofread can help you address feedback faster.
All changes are proposed in the side-view and you can review and accept them using a
visual comparison tool.
Projects
Content Fusion Projects functionality allows you to work with DITA projects
stored in Git repositories, with Content Fusion acting as a remote Git client, so part of
the project-related functionality handles the interaction with the Git repository. The
Projects functionality has received significant updates for this version.
Access
to All Branches
You can now access all the Git branches from your project, view the documents
from those branches, and make changes on any branch via your Personal
Workspace. Previously, you only had access to the main branch
specified when creating the project.
Merge Branches
The new branch drop-down component includes an action to merge a specified
branch with the current branch. This feature stands out because it incorporates a built-in
merge tool featuring a visual comparison. Unlike the typical text-based comparisons found
in most standard Git clients, this visual approach simplifies the process of understanding
and managing the merge results.
Review Tasks on Any Branch
With the addition of multi-branch support,
you
are now able to create review tasks from branches other than the default
branch. Previously, review tasks could only
be originated from the default branch of the project. The source branch for a task is
displayed in a dedicated column within the project's Review Tasks
list.
Current Branch Filter for Review Tasks
A new Show Only for Current Branch quick filter was added in
the project's Review Tasks page to allow you to filter the task list to
only show the review tasks for the current branch, thus making it more efficient when
trying to locate particular tasks.
Take Ownership of a Review Task
It is now possible to assign yourself as an owner on a review task that
originates from a project (that you have access to), making it easier to take over a
review task in cases where an ownership change is needed.
Validation Improvements
It is now easier to visualize the number of detected problems, filter, and
locate them.
AI Content Generation Actions
Expand DITA Topic Draft
The new Expand Draft AI action enhances a draft of a DITA XML
topic by refining the content, adding consistent markup, and generating documentation
based on referenced images using Vision support. The AI searches for similar content in
topics gathered from related links or through Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). This
action is available for DITA XML documents.
Generate Short Descriptions
The Short Description AI action (in the Content
Generation section) creates a short description based on a summary of the
selected text (or the entire document if there is no selection). You can configure the
style and the approximate number of sentences to be generated.
Generate Image Alternate Text
When editing DITA XML files, you can use the new Generate Image
Alternate Text AI action to generate an alternate text for an image that is
selected in the editing area.
AI-based MathML Generation
The new Formula/Equation action (located in the
Content Generation category) leverages AI to generate MathML formulas
based on your descriptions. This feature simplifies the creation of complex mathematical
representations and enhances technical documentation workflows.
AI Content Improvement Actions
Split Large DITA Topics
The Split Topic AI action splits large topics with numerous
subjects into multiple topic files. The newly created topics are also conveniently
referenced in the DITA map that is currently open in the DITA Maps Manager.
Fix Validation Problems
The new Fix Validation Problems AI action validates the
current document and suggests fixes for all identified issues, streamlining both the
validation process and the resolution of validation problems, ensuring high-quality
content.
Proofread Action
When editing DITA XML documents, a new Proofread AI action is
now available to aid you in identifying potential issues in your content. The AI will then
proceed to add comments in the content regarding logical consistency problems, grammar or
spelling mistakes, or readability and comprehension issues.
Resolve Comments Action
A new Resolve Comments AI action was implemented, enabling the
AI to modify selected content based on suggestions in the comments. It also automatically
removes the comments, saving you time during the cleanup process. This action is available
when working with DITA XML documents.
Improve Structure Action
A new Improve Structure AI action can be used to instruct the
AI to improve the selected DITA XML content by adding additional structure or inline
elements.
Authentication
OpenID Connect Single Sign-on
Administrators now have the possibility of configuring authentication settings
to enable support for OpenID Connect (OIDC) single sign-on. This feature allows seamless
user authentication through the OIDC protocol and is compatible with solutions like
Microsoft Entra ID and Okta.
Control Email and Password Signups
If you allow users to sign up using email and password credentials on your
Content Fusion instance, it is now possible for the admin to limit the sign-up to specific
email addresses or to emails that match a specific pattern (for example, to permit all
email addresses with a specific domain suffix - "@example.com"). This only applies to
sign-ups using email and password credentials and does not affect accounts created with
LDAP or OIDC.
Customization
Custom AI Actions and Tool Functions
Integrators or other advanced users can create custom actions that provide an
initial prompt for the AI engine and a variety of functions that can be used by the custom
actions. A Java API is available to implement custom functions that enable the AI engine,
for example, to dynamically invoke external processing and use the results in generating
its response.
Updated Web Author Visual Editor
Oxygen XML Web Author is used as a component to provide the
visual editing in Content Fusion and it was updated to version 27.0.0.
Content Security Policy Enabled by Default for the Editor
The Content Security Policy (CSP) is now enabled by default for the embedded
editor used in Oxygen Content Fusion. The Content Security Policy provides a standard HTTP
header that allows website owners to declare approved sources of content that browsers
should be allowed to load and execute on that page. Note that this might break some
functionality added by custom plugins or frameworks (for example, if it loads external
scripts). Also, this policy might block videos or other media objects from
loading.
Version 7.1 of Oxygen Content Fusion builds on the
projects concept introduced in the previous version by enhancing its
functionality and offering even more capabilities.
This release provides various new ways to manage files and folders in the workspace, new
side views were added to offer search functionality as well as validation for DITA XML
projects, and you now have the possibility of comparing the differences between XML files in
source mode, while the diff and merge support now also works for Markdown and other text
files. Additionally, various improvements were implemented to continue to streamline the
process of working with review tasks and to continue to enhance the authoring
experience.
Workspace File Management
Rename, Move, and Copy Files or Folders with Automatic Reference Updates
Now, you can easily rename any
workspace
file or folder by using the Enter key on the selected resource or by using the
Rename action found in the contextual menu. One or more workspace files
can be easily moved or copied by using the Cut, Copy,
and Paste actions that are now found in the contextual menu in the
workspace file tree. You can also move files using drag and drop.
It is important to
note that when working with DITA XML projects, the files or folders that are renamed or
moved have their references (links, content references, image references) automatically
updated, saving you time since you do not need to update the references manually and
preventing validation issues. The references to the modified files (and from these files
to other files) are automatically updated so that the overall project remains valid
without any broken links.
Upload Existing Content to Workspace
It is now possible to upload files and folders from your local computer to the
Workspace by using simple drag and drop actions. Files can also be uploaded using the
Upload File contextual menu action.
Personal Workspace
Search for Content in Your Workspace
When working within your personal workspace, you can use the new
Search view to easily search for specific content in all of the supported
files (XML, HTML, Markdown, DITA, DITA Map, TXT) from the associated project. You can also
search in review comments and filter them by the author, time, or type of
content.
Entire Project Validation
You can now validate your DITA project using the dedicated
Problems view within your workspace. It provides a way to ensure that
your project remains valid when you commit your changes. The validation process includes
checking compliance with the DITA schema and ensuring that all links and key references
are correctly resolved in your publications.
Git-Friendly Publications Management
You can now configure publications in your personal workspace by using a
convenient Manage Publications button found in the header of the
Publications view.
The main benefit of this functionality is that you can perform
multiple related operations (such as adding a publication, creating the DITA Map, and
adding initial topics) and push them in the repository with a single commit.
You
can also customize the commit message according to your
preference.
Ability to Work With Multiple Editor Tabs
You can now keep multiple files open in separate tabs, making it easier to
switch focus between files while exploring a project.
This
feature is particularly useful when you need to open multiple related links and then
return to the file you were originally reading.
Discard All Changes in Your Workspace
If you experimented with a change that affects a lot of files, but you want to
start from scratch (for example, when your change is in conflict with changes made by your
colleagues), you can use the new "Discard all changes" action to get your workspace to a
pristine state.
File Comparison
Diff Comparison in Source Mode for XML Files
Apart from the visual diff comparison, you can now see differences between two
versions of an XML file in Source mode. This is useful when changes are hard or even
impossible to see in the Author visual editing mode (for example, a change that affects
only white-space formatting, a change in an attribute value, or a change in a review
comment).
Diff and Merge Support for Markdown and Other Text Files
When you modify Markdown or other text files in your workspace, you can now
compare the file version in your workspace to the original version of the file that does
not contain your changes. In this file comparison tool, you can still make changes to the
file and differences are re-computed (automatically for small files). The same file merge
tool can also be used when you pull changes in your personal workspace.
Review Tasks
Create a Review Task with Changes Made in Your Personal Workspace
After you finished making changes in your personal workspace, you can create a
review task that contains your changes so that they can be reviewed before you integrate
them in the project.
Task Owners Displayed in Upper Stripe
When you are inside a review task, information about the task owners is
displayed in the upper stripe. You can click on this Owners area to open
a pop-up window with information about all task owners.
Open and Compare Versions Directly from the Task Activity Page
When you hover over a file change in the Task Activity page
(or side-view), a menu becomes available with actions to open the latest version of a
particular file or the version of the file when the change was made. It also contains
actions to open a comparison (diff) between the selected file and one of its previous
versions.
Authoring
Color Highlights
You can now highlight document content using one of the predefined colors.
These highlights can be used to signal to the reviewers that some content needs special
attention. The color highlights are presented in the review panel where you can easily
manage them.
Edit DITA Map with Topic Content Expanded
When editing a DITA map in the visual editor within your personal workspace, an
Edit Topic Content (BETA) toolbar action (available in the
DITA Map Display Mode drop-down menu) is available to display the map
with all of the topic content expanded in one document and the topic content is editable.
When editing a DITA map in this mode, the editor provides actions for both editing topic
content and editing map content.
Insert Links and Topic References Using Drag and Drop
You can now drag resources from the Files and Publications side-views and drop
them in the specialized DITA map tree editor to easily insert a link or topic reference at
the particular location. This makes it very easy to add existing topics to a new DITA map
or add the same topic to multiple maps.
Simple Text Editor
Now you can use a simple text editor to make changes to non-XML files in your
workspace. For example, you can modify a configuration file written in YAML without using
an external tool. The editor offers basic functions such as undo, redo, and
search.
Chinese IME Support
Chinese IME support is now available in Google Chrome browsers.
Publishing
Project Execution Status View
A new Execution Status page has been added to display
information about the status of deliverables with builds that are pending or in progress
for a project. Authors have the ability to stop builds that are in progress and view the
status of builds, including wait time and run time.
Project Metrics View
A new Metrics page is available at the project level to
display various metrics regarding executed deliverable builds. These metrics include the
number of runs, success rate, execution duration, wait time, and memory usage. This data
can help analyze the project's health and potentially indicate a need for more
resources.
Oxygen Content Fusion version 7.0 enhances the project
support by introducing a personal authoring workspace where you can make
changes across multiple files and once you are happy with the results, you can commit them
directly to the repository to share them with your team. The dedicated Changes side-view
enables you to preview and adjust changes before committing. An XML-aware conflict
resolution tool helps you pull changes from the repository, detects conflicts, suggests
automated solutions, and also allows merging content manually for more complex scenarios.
Along with the powerful editing features for XML documents, the built-in Web Author allows
you to edit Markdown files inside the authoring workspace providing syntax preview and
toolbar actions to insert common structures.
The workspace feature includes a
Publications side-view for easy browsing of a publication's DITA map.
Users can open the map in a specialized DITA map editor to modify the structure using
toolbar or contextual menu actions. The intuitive interface supports drag and drop,
copy/paste, and various other actions for organizing topics. The editor also supports
advanced DITA features such as profiling attributes, key definitions, and map
references.
Continuous Deployment for the output is now possible as version 7.0
adds support for publishing connectors to enable uploading output to
various platforms such as Amazon S3, Netlify, or servers with SFTP protocol. The output can
be configured to include an "Edit Online" link in each topic that sends authors to their
personal workspace where they can make changes to the source of that topic. When used in
conjunction with automated builds, these changes will be live as soon as the build
finishes.
Authoring Workspace
A personal authoring workspace feature has been introduced, allowing users to
make changes across multiple files within a project and then commit them to the project's
default branch. Since a workspace is lightweight, users can start editing
immediately, without having to wait for an entire repository to be cloned.
File Management
File management has been improved, as users can now organize files inside
folders and create new files based on a set of configurable templates, helping to maintain
a well-structured project environment.
Commit Multiple Files at Once
You can make changes to multiple files and commit them together at once. This makes
the process of modifying content within a project similarly to using a local Git client.
For example, you could create a topic and link it in the DITA map (thus making
modifications to multiple files) and commit the changes on a single commit.
Preview Changes Before Committing
It is now possible to preview your workspace changes prior to committing using
a dedicated Changes view. You can also use this view to discard any particular
modifications that you do not want to keep, or to start from scratch.
Easily Browse Map Content in a Publications Side-View
When you start editing in your workspace, the new Publications
side-view allows you to select a publication and use its structure to browse topics
referenced in the underlying map. The selected publication is also used to resolve DITA
key references when a topic is opened.
XML-aware Conflict Resolution Tool
An XML-aware conflict resolution tool is available to enable pulling changes
from the upstream repository into your personal workspace. This tool is designed to detect
conflicts, suggest automated merging solutions that keep the XML documents well-formed,
and it also provides the flexibility to merge content manually in more complex scenarios.
DITA Map Tree Structure Editor
The introduction of a DITA Map Tree Structure Editor allows you to easily create
and organize a publication. When editing within your workspace, the
Publications side-view has an Open in editor button that
can be used to open the map this new editor.
Easily Organize Topics Inside a DITA Map
You can now effortlessly rearrange the order of topics within a publication or
structure them into chapters using copy/paste, drag-and-drop, or toolbar actions.
Additionally, you have the option to insert helper DITA elements (e.g.
topichead) to group multiple topics under one heading.
View Profiling Attributes Inline
The Show Profiling Attributes action allows you to view all
profiling attributes inline, allowing you to easily understand the conditions required for
a topic to be included in a publication.
Edit Profiling Attributes
The contextual menu now includes an Edit Profiling Attributes
action that allows you to modify the values of profiling attributes for the current DITA
XML element. You can configure the proposed attribute values using a subject scheme map
referenced in the DITA map, or by exporting them from the Attributes and
Condition Sets preferences page in the Oxygen desktop version (these exported
values can then be used as imposed options in the embedded web-based editor).
Create Variables (Defined as DITA Key Definitions)
You can reuse content in multiple places inside a publication by defining
custom variables (specified as a DITA Key Definition with Keyword) and
reference them inside topics.
Publishing
Publishing Connectors
It is now possible to automatically upload your output to various platforms
such as Amazon S3, Netlify, or servers that support SFTP protocol. The user-friendly
Connectors side-view allows you to specify your preferred connector for
automatically deploying your content, streamlining the process of sharing and distributing
content across multiple platforms.
Generate Links to Edit in Workspace
Your output can be configured to include an "Edit online" link
in each topic. These links open the source document in the Content Fusion workspace where
users can make changes and when using this in conjunction with automated builds and
connectors, changes can be seen live as soon as the build finishes.
Markdown Support
Content Fusion now supports Markdown-related features, making it easier for you
to migrate from Markdown to a structured format such as DITA, or to receive contributions
from developers who prefer using Markdown.
Markdown Editor Inside the Personal Workspace
A specialized Markdown editor is now available within your personal workspace.
This editor has built-in actions to create standard Markdown structures, such as links,
images, sections, and tables.
Markdown Publishing
When you link a Markdown file within a DITA map, it will be included in the
WebHelp and PDF outputs alongside regular DITA topics.
Oxygen Content Fusion version 6.2 continues to
streamline and refine the process of working with review tasks and implements various user
requests for additional features and productivity enhancements.
One big focus for this release was to redesign parts of the interface to prioritize
productivity (for example, navigation controls are now more accessible) and to provide
access to more information to users within the most commonly used pages, pop-up windows, and
other components. The list of review tasks can now be filtered to easily find a particular
task and task management actions are now available directly from the task list. Users also
now have access to an action in the Task Activity stream to see what changes were made to a
particular file.
Content Fusion's visual editor was updated to integrate the latest changes implemented
in Oxygen XML Web Author 26.1.0. Some of the interesting new features added
for the visual editor include the ability for DITA users to easily switch profiling
conditions and choose whether to hide the excluded content or show it as grayed out, and the
Outline pane also now distinguishes nodes filtered by a DITAVAL file. The Unicode support
was improved to better support surrogate characters (e.g. emoji characters) and the text
mode is now available as read-only mode for concurrent editing sessions. When Markdown
content is pasted within DITA, DocBook, TEI, or XHTML documents, it is automatically
converted to the target vocabulary by the smart paste functionality. Additionally, the
Split action now automatically inserts required first child
elements.
If users develop customizations for the Web Author visual editor, the new CSS Inspector
lets them see the styles of the selected element, the process of uploading a framework now
includes validation to keep customized frameworks error-free, a new URL parameter can
control whether content excluded by a DITAVAL filter is shown as grayed out or hidden, and a
new API is available to add a toolbar in a side view.
User Interface
UI Redesigned to Prioritize Productivity
The interface was redesigned to be more compact to allow users see more
information at a glance, thus helping them be more productive. For example, the navigation
rail is now collapsible and the text size/spacing was reduced to obtain views that are
more dense in information.
Improved Navigation
The navigation controls are now located in a more predictable place on the
application header, separated from other buttons. A new header stripe presents the name of
the task or project that is currently opened, making it easier to understand the context
of the page.
Review Tasks
Filter Review Tasks by Name
Users can now filter the list of review tasks by name. Aside from sorting the
tasks list by several criteria, this is another useful tool to help easily find a
particular task.
Manage Tasks Directly from the Tasks List
Tasks in the "Owned by me" tab of the My review tasks page now
have a menu of actions that allow owners to delete a task or mark it as integrated (if
applicable). These actions enable users to clean up their tasks list without having to
open each task individually.
Reviewers on Non-accessed Tasks are Marked as Pending
Reviewers that have been assigned to a review task but have never accessed it
are now marked as "Pending" in the Review Status Summary pop-up. This
information helps task owners to make sure that the reviewers notice that they have an
assignment.
Compare a File with its Latest Version from the Task Activity Stream
Each file presented in the Task Activity stream now has a
"Compare with latest version" action. This allows users to see what changes were made to
the file
after
a specific event (for example, their last modification) without needing
to go through every change.
My Review Tasks List Presents Originating Project
Authors can now view information about the origins of a project in a dedicated
column in the My Review Tasks list. This provides more context rather
than only showing the task title. This new column is sortable thus enabling authors to
have an overview of all tasks that belong to a certain project.
Administration
Delete Users from Administration Page
Administrators now have the ability to delete a user (for example, one that has
left the company) from the Administration page.
Web Author Visual Editor
Oxygen XML Web Author is used as a component to provide the
visual editing in Content Fusion and it was updated to version 26.1.0. Some
of the most important additions to Web Author 26.1.0 are listed below. For all the details,
see What's New in Oxygen XML
Web Author 26.1.0.
Focus on a Deliverable by Only Showing Content That is Not Excluded by a DITAVAL
filter
For content that is excluded by a context DITAVAL filter, you can now easily
choose whether to hide it or show it as grayed out. By hiding the excluded content, you
can preview the document in its final publication form.
Outline Pane Distinguishes Nodes Filtered by DITAVAL
The Outline pane now grays out nodes that are filtered by the current DITAVAL
file that is applied to the document, making it easier to distinguish which nodes are
excluded.
Read-only Text Mode View is Available on Tasks With Concurrent Editing
Enabled
When using the Edit as XML action to enter the Text editing
mode during an active concurrent editing session, the document is set as read-only to
prevent overriding changes made by other collaborators in the current shared editing
session. Previously, the text mode was unavailable during concurrent editing
sessions.
Smart Paste Markdown Content
Markdown content that is pasted within DITA, DocBook, TEI, or XHTML documents
in the visual editor is converted to the target vocabulary, similar to pasting web page
content or MS Word content in those vocabularies.
Emojis Supported in Document Content
You can insert emojis within document content and they are now rendered
properly.
Split Action in Content Completion Automatically Inserts Required Child
Element
When using the Split action within the content completion
feature, if the initial element has a required first child element, it will automatically
be added as an empty child element inside the newly created element so that after
insertion the document stays valid.
Web Author Customization and Integration
CSS Inspector Pane
A new CSS Inspector side-pane was added that lets you see the
styling/formatting that has been applied to the selected element. It makes it easier to
understand what CSS rules were involved in determining the style of an element. You can
open the view by selecting About Element->Inspect Styles from the
contextual menu.
Framework Validation
You can now spot framework configuration problems in the new framework
validation dialog box that appears when you upload the framework. This helps to keep your
customized frameworks problem-free.
Add a Toolbar in a Side View
Two new API methods can be used to add a toolbar in the header of a side view.
The getToolbarDescriptor method defines the structure of the toolbar,
while the getToolbarActionsMap method creates an actions map that
contains the custom actions that will be made available in the toolbar.
Oxygen Content Fusion version 6.1 continues to
streamline and refine the process of working with review tasks and implements various user
requests for additional features and security enhancements.
Improvements to the review task process include the ability to set a due date
for review tasks, task owners have new options to limit the type of
editing that reviewers can do on a task, request a re-review
after the review has been finalized, and the review status for each
reviewer on a task can now be seen from the various pages within a task. Tasks
can be marked as integrated to hide them from the default view, reviewers
have now the ability to create new files or upload files to a task, and
various interface enhancements were implemented to streamline the overall
workflow and offer more in-place information. The main security enhancement provides the
ability to configure Content Fusion to use an OpenID Connect provider for SSO
authentication.
Authentication
Single Sign On Support Using OpenID Connect
Content Fusion can now be configured to use an OpenID Connect
provider (such as Okta or Microsoft Entra ID) to allow
users to authenticate using the organization's Single Sign On system. If users have an
existing Content Fusion account (created via LDAP or sign up) using the same email address
as the one obtained via OpenID Connect, then they will be able to use the OpenID
Connect to login to their existing account.
Review Tasks
Due Date for Review Tasks
You can now manage deadlines by setting a Due Date when
creating a review task. The due date can be modified if needed and is visible in various
places in the user interface. The reviewers will receive email notifications to remind
them that they need to finalize their review in time.
Comment-only Reviewers Edit Mode
When sharing a task with reviewers, you can control if they have full edit
access, or more limited access to add comments and suggest changes, or to only allow the
reviewers to add comments. The new Comment only option that is available in the
Reviewers edit mode section of the Task Settings page
allows task owners to limit the reviewers to only have the ability to add comments on
content (without changing it), ensuring that the document content is always seen in its
original form by all reviewers.
Option to Request Re-review
Task owners now have the option to request re-review of the
task from all the reviewers. They can request a new review of the task when they re-open
the task or by using the Request re-review button that appears in the
pop-up window when clicking the Finalized drop-down widget that is
displayed under the task name when the task is in the In Review state.
This resets the status of the review from Finalized to In
Progress for all reviewers and they will also be notified via email that there
is a request to review the task again. When a review restarts, the reviewers will be able
to see what files changed since they last finalized their review.
Better Control of the Finalized Review Status
When a user marks a review task as Finalized, it remains in that
review state even when other collaborators make changes to documents within the task.
The Finalized state will change to In progress for
that particular user only if they make changes to the task documents, or if a task owner
either re-opens the task or requests a re-review of the task.
Review Status Information
The status information of a review task is presented under the task name. This
shows the number of reviewers assigned and how many total reviewers have finalized their
review. If the review is in progress, it presents a drop-down that opens a pop-up window
where you can see the list of all the reviewers and their finalized review status, as well
as some actions that make sense in the particular context (for example, an action to
request a re-review).
Integrated Review Status
Review tasks that are created from the Content Fusion add-on in Oxygen XML
Editor/Author, or as non-project tasks from the web interface, can now be marked as
Integrated when the review is closed. The tasks in the
Integrated state cannot be edited and are hidden by default, thus
enabling you to remain focused only on the tasks that you are actively working on. In the
web interface, the hidden integrated tasks can be displayed on demand.
Upload Files to a Review Task
Users can now upload files in a review task within the Content Fusion browser
interface. These files will appear in the list of files to be reviewed for the particular
task.
Reviewers Can Now Create New Files in a Review Task
Reviewers have now the ability to suggest adding new content in a review task
by creating a new file from a template. This makes it possible to create new files
directly from the Content Fusion browser interface. Previously, only task owners had this
ability.
Show Document Titles for Review Tasks Created From a Project
Content Fusion now displays the document titles instead of file names for files
included in a review task that was created from a project. This makes it easier to
identify and open a particular file. If the titles change during the review process, users
can update them in the task files list on demand (by using the Update
Titles button).
List of Review Tasks is Sortable
It is now easier to find the tasks that need your attention by sorting the
columns in the list of tasks by name, due date, or review status.
Track Task Evolution in Task Activity
The Task activity page was redesigned to make it easier to see
changes made by collaborators. You can now click on the highlighted file name for a
particular change listed in the Task activity view and it will open the two versions of
the document in a file comparison view so that you can clearly see the
differences.
Security
Improved TLS Security
The TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384 weak cipher is no
longer accepted.
Oxygen Content Fusion 6.0 introduces a lot of interesting and
substantial improvements for the online collaboration platform designed to improve the DITA
documentation review and publishing processes.
One of the most interesting new features added in this version is the new
Projects feature, which allows you to manage a DITA project
hosted in a Git repository while maintaining full compatibility with existing
workflows and tools. Authors can create review tasks inside a project and
reviewers' feedback is tracked on a dedicated branch in the Git
repository. New publishing features help authors build WebHelp and PDF
outputs and the Oxygen Styles Basket has been integrated to make it very easy to
customize the output using CSS styling. Review task owners can now
close a review task to prevent others from making changes while
integrating the reviewers' feedback. Numerous enhancements were also made to the Content
Fusion user interface to make navigation easier and workflows more
efficient. Bug fixes and security enhancements were also implemented, and various
internal components were updated.
Projects
Manage DITA Projects Hosted in Git Repositories
The new Projects feature provides a way for authors to manage
DITA projects hosted in Git repositories. A Content Fusion project allows authors to
create and manage review tasks within the project, define Content Fusion
Publications as DITA map/DITAVAL pairs, and build Content Fusion
Deliverables that enable publishing DITA content to Webhelp and
PDF.
Compatibility with Existing Workflows and Tools
DITA project configuration changes and merged review tasks are automatically
synchronized between Content Fusion and your Git repository. This means that you can still
use the Git repository from any client application or Continuous Integration job.
Create and Merge Review Tasks Inside Projects
A Content Fusion project has a default branch in the Content Fusion
repository that mirrors the corresponding Git branch from the upstream remote
repository. This allows authors to create review tasks inside a Content Fusion project
quickly and using a minimum amount of storage, review tasks being just additional
branches in the Content Fusion local repository. All authors that have access to the
project are able to see all the review tasks created within that project.
After
closing a review task that was created within a project, the task owner has access to an
action to integrate the changes into the project's default branch using the built-in file
comparison/merge tool. This tool allows you to visually spot the differences and choose
which changes to merge.
Feedback Tracked in Git Repository
Suggestions or changes made by reviewers on a review task created within a
project are tracked on a dedicated branch in the Content Fusion Git repository. When a
task is finished, the changes are merged and pushed to the upstream remote
repository.
Private Projects
Projects can be configured to be private, making it possible for you to share
them only with specific collaborators. When creating a project in the Content Fusion
interface, there is a Visibility option that can be set as
Public or Private. Private projects are only
accessible to select individuals who are added on the Members page for
the particular project.
Publishing
Build WebHelp and PDF Deliverables
The new publishing features within Content Fusion projects allow you to
configure the process for transforming the DITA content into WebHelp and PDF deliverables.
Now, you can build the transformations directly in Content Fusion and you can even
configure automatic builds. Access to the transformation log file is available both during
the build process as well as afterwards, thus allowing you to debug any transformation
issues.
Built-In Publishing Templates
When configuring a deliverable, you can select from a variety of built-in
publishing templates to easily customize the appearance of the WebHelp and PDF output.
Oxygen Styles Basket Integration
You can duplicate and edit existing templates to customize various aspects of
the layout and style of the output. This is done through a built-in integration of the
Oxygen Styles Basket, which is a simple web-based tool that makes it
very easy to visually customize the WebHelp and PDF output.
Deploy Deliverables on a Hosting Platform
Once a deliverable has been produced, you can download and deploy it on a
third-party hosting platform.
User Interface Enhancements
New Navigation Features
The Content Fusion user interface was enhanced to make navigation easier and
workflows more efficient by providing actions in the top stripe, a new navigation stripe
on the left side of the interface, and a breadcrumb in the main area that can be used to
navigate to previous pages.
Review Task Workflow Improvements
Uninterrupted Integration of Reviewer's Feedback
During the review process, you now have the ability to integrate changes into your
documentation project undisturbed. To facilitate this workflow, we have introduced the
Close Review button. This feature enables you to lock the task,
preventing reviewers from making changes. It allows you to focus on addressing
previously received feedback and making the necessary modifications without
interruptions, ensuring a seamless integration of changes into your Content Fusion
project. Should you require additional input or feedback, you can easily reopen the
review, making the task editable to receive further suggestions.
Visual Editor
Updated Oxygen XML Web Author
Oxygen XML Web Author is used as a component to provide the
visual editing in Content Fusion and it was updated to version 26.0.0.
For more details, see What's New
in Oxygen XML Web Author 26.0.0.
Markdown Support
Markdown documents can be added to a review task and they can be opened as
read-only so that reviewers can see the content directly in the visual editor.
Licensing and User Roles
New Licensing Model Based on User Roles
The license for Content Fusion 6.0 covers a configurable number of user-based
licenses for Authors and predefined packages of floating licenses for
Subject matter experts (SME). Authors have access to projects and
publishing-related features, while SMEs only have access to review tasks. An administrator
can configure user roles in a new Users Management tab within the
Content Fusion Enterprise Administration page according to the limits
imposed by the license key.
Component Updates
Apache Shiro 1.12
Updated the Apache Shiro library to version 1.12.
Transport Layer Security v1.3 Support
Content Fusion has been updated to include support for TLS v1.3. Note that
support for older versions, namely v1.0 and v1.1, has been removed. As a result, Content
Fusion now exclusively supports TLS v1.2 and TLS v1.3.
Version 5.1 of Oxygen Content Fusion is a minor
release for the innovative collaboration platform that is designed to improve any
documentation review process. The main focus of this release was to integrate the latest
changes brought by Oxygen XML Web Author version 25.1.0 into Content
Fusion's visual editor and to enhance the security of the platform.
Visual Editor
Oxygen XML Web Author is used as a component to provide the
visual editing in Content Fusion and it was updated to version 25.1.0. Some
of the most important additions to Web Author 25.1.0 are listed below. For all the details,
see What's New in Oxygen XML
Web Author 25.1.0.
IME Support Improved
The support for Input Methods Editors (IME) for non-Latin languages was
improved in terms of stability and performance.
Precise Presentation for the Surround Differences in the File Comparison Tool
The file comparison tool now better identifies and presents the differences
produced by the surround edits. For example, it recognizes when a piece
of text is marked with a <bold> tag and the comparison tool will only
highlight the additional tags.
Order Block Elements With Keyboard Shortcuts
You can now easily move block elements up or down on the same hierarchical
level by using the Alt+UpArrow or Alt+DownArrow keyboard
shortcuts.
Image Maps Now Support Images Referenced Using Keyrefs
Image maps can now be edited when the image is referenced using a
keyref.
Component Updates
Deprecated Protocols (TLSv1 and TLSv1.1) Disabled
Support for the deprecated protocols (TLSv1 and TLSv1.1) has been
disabled.
Third-Party Libraries Updated to Help Reduce Security Risks
Various integrated third-party libraries were updated to help reduce security
risks.
Bug Fixes and Enhancements
Various bug fixes and other security enhancements were
implemented.
Version 5.0 of Oxygen Content Fusion is the latest
release for the innovative collaboration platform that is designed to improve any
documentation review process.
Some of the most interesting new features added in this version include a new
Search side-view that enables searches throughout all files in a task,
various user interface improvements, the ability to mention other
collaborators in comments, actions in Oxygen XML Editor/Author to open a
task's files or the context map specified for a task, and other enhancements
designed to improve the user experience.
Full Text Search
Search all Files in Review Task
Content Fusion now has a Search side-view (on the left side
pane) that makes it possible to search for specific content in all files attached to the
task. Previously, you were only able to search the current file.
Find/Replace Side View
A Find/Replace side-view was added to the visual editor (on
the right side pane). It makes it easier to see both the search UI and the document with
results highlighted. Moreover, it makes it possible to see all search results at a glance
without having to scroll through the document.
Review
View Comments and Tracked Changes Throughout the Entire Task
The new Search side-view now makes it possible to see all the
comments added in a review task and to filter them by author, date, or type.
Mentions Supported Inside Comments
You can now mention (@user) other collaborators in review
comments and the collaborators will see those comments highlighted in the Content Fusion
browser interface.
Review Tasks Created in the Browser Have Change Tracking Disabled by Default
By default, when you create a review task using the Content Fusion interface in
a browser, the change tracking feature is disabled. This helps Subject Matter Experts
create draft content without being distracted by the change tracking
mechanism.
Control Change Tracking Colors
A new option was added in the Preferences dialog box for
controlling the colors of tracked changes. You can choose to have insertions shown in
green while deletions are shown in red for all authors, or you can choose to show a
different color for each author.
User Interface Design Improvements
Color Theme Modernized
The color theme was updated to offer Content Fusion a more modern look and
feel.
Side Views Reorganized
The left-side pane was re-organized to offer easier access to various features
with a tabular design. The Task Files tab displays all the files attached
to the task, the Task Activity tab displays a history of the activity
that has occurred for the task (e.g. changes and comments), and the
Search tab makes it possible to search for specific content in all
files attached to the task.
Visual Editor
Updated Oxygen XML Web Author
Oxygen XML Web Author is used as a component to provide the
visual editing in Content Fusion and it was updated to version 24.1.0.
Some of the most important features are listed below. For more details, see:
The Concurrent Editing feature uses advanced algorithms and
data structures to synchronize changes between users in real-time. The memory overhead
incurred by this feature was reduced by 75% compared to the previous version. Furthermore,
compared to a scenario where each user edits their own copy of a document,
the Concurrent Editing sessions consume only 50% more
memory.
Tags Display Mode Switcher
A Tags Display Mode switcher was added directly in the
breadcrumb bar to make it easier to change the amount of Tags that are displayed when
exploring the document structure.
EXF Files Now Supported When Uploading Frameworks
Frameworks that are developed using framework extension files (with the
.exf extension) can now be uploaded from the
Administration page and the Web Author-based visual editor will compile
them on the fly.
Editing Content Fusion Files in Oxygen XML Editor/Author
Open Files from a Review Task
It is now very easy to open a file from a Content Fusion task in Oxygen
XML Editor/Author. You simply need to copy the file's URL from the browser and
paste it in the dialog box that is presented when using the Open URL
action from the toolbar or the File menu in Oxygen XML
Editor/Author.
Edit Context DITA Map for a Review Task
The Content Fusion Task Manager view now has an action (Open context
DITA map) in the contextual menu to open the DITA map that is specified as the
context map for the task. This makes it easier for technical writers to make changes in
the task's files directly from the XML editor or to apply a transformation scenario on the
map.
Deprecations
AWS and VMware Installation Kits Deprecated
To make upgrades and security updates easier, the AWS and VMware installation
kits have been deprecated and are scheduled for removal. If your are using one of these
platforms, you can start a Virtual Machine that runs one of the supported Linux
distributions and use our Linux installer.
Component Updates
Ubuntu 20.04.2
Ubuntu Server (used in VMware, AWS, and Docker images) was updated to use
version 20.04.2.
Docker 20.10.9
The version of Docker was updated to 20.10.9 in the AWS and VMware vSphere
kits. Docker is no longer distributed with the Linux installer.
Docker-compose 1.29.2
The version of Docker-compose was updated to 1.29.2.
License Server 24.1
The embedded license server was updated to version 24.1.
Version 4.1 of Oxygen Content Fusion is the latest
maintenance release for the innovative collaboration platform that is designed to improve
any documentation review process. The main focus for this release was to improve the very
popular Concurrent Editing feature that was introduced in the most recent
major release and we are very happy to announce that the feature in no longer in the BETA
stage. Numerous bug fixes and security improvements were also implemented for this
release.
Concurrent Editing
Concurrent Editing Passed the BETA Phase
The ever popular new Concurrent Editing feature has progressed
through the BETA testing stages and is now a fully implemented and permanent part of the
visual editor in Oxygen Content Fusion. User feedback has been very
helpful in our quest to make as many improvements as possible to prepare the feature to be
production-ready.
Visual Editor
Updated Oxygen XML Web Author
The Oxygen XML Web Author is used as a component to provide
the visual editing in Content Fusion and it was updated to version
23.1.1. For details, please see What's New in Oxygen XML Web Author 23.1.1.
Other
Security Improvements and Bug Fixes
A lot of effort was put into security improvements, fixing various reported
bugs, and offering more customization possibilities for integrators and
administrators.
Version 4.0 of Oxygen Content Fusion is the latest
release for the innovative collaboration platform that is designed to improve any
documentation review process.
Some of the most interesting improvements added in this version include the ability for
collaborative teams to edit and review content concurrently, a new
dynamic floating toolbar gives you easier access to the most common
editing and styling actions, the language can now be changed for the entire
user interface, and more.
Concurrent Editing
Concurrent Editing Support
Authoring teams now have the ability to edit and review content
concurrently. This option can be enabled for any particular task that you are
assigned as the owner in the Settings page. You and your colleagues can
then edit and review the same document simultaneously in the visual editor. Each user can
see the changes made by other users, and vice versa, in real-time.
Localization
Change the UI Language
It is now possible to easily change the language of the interface. This option
is found in your user profile page and the supported languages include
English, French, German,
Dutch, Japanese, and simplified
Chinese.
Visual Editor
Updated Oxygen XML Web Author
The visual editor that is based on Oxygen XML Web Author was updated to version
23.1.0, which contains numerous editing, performance, and security improvements. For
details, please see What's New in
Oxygen XML Web Author 23.1.0.
Floating Toolbar Provides Quicker Access to Common Editing Actions
You can now quickly invoke context-specific common actions in the visual
editor. They are available in a floating toolbar that pops up when you select content. For
example, if you select content inside a paragraph element, the floating toolbar includes
common styling actions such as Bold, Italic,
Underline, Subscript, Superscript,
and others. It helps to increase your productivity by giving you easier access to the most
common editing and styling actions.
Copy Content and Paste as HTML
You can now copy content from documents in the visual editor and paste it into
an external application (such as a Word document or email) and the HTML structure is
preserved.
Ctrl+Click to Open Links
It is now easier to open links when editing documents in the visual editor,
simply by using the Ctrl+Click shortcut. It opens the target of the link
in a new browser tab.
Outline Pane Moved to the Right Side of the UI
The Outline pane, which displays a general tag overview of the
currently open document, was moved to the right side of the interface along with the other
useful side panes. This leaves more room for the activity stream on the left side of the
interface.
Search Performance Optimized
Find/replace operations in the visual editor are optimized for better
performance, particularly for very large documents with numerous matches.
Component Updates
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu Server (used in VMware, AWS, and Docker images) was updated to version
20.04.
What's New in Oxygen Content Fusion 3.0
July 3, 2020
Version 3.0 of Oxygen Content Fusion is the latest
major release for the collaboration platform that is designed to improve any documentation
review process.
Important improvements added in this version include the ability to view changes in a
side-by-side visual diff tool, better control over which collaborators have access to a
task, the possibility to download the task content as a Git repository and inspecting the
change history, an updated visual editor based on the latest version of Oxygen XML
Web Author, and more.
Review History
Each edit within a review task is now recorded. Using the link displayed in the
activity stream, you can see what changes were made by each user. The changes are
presented using a side-by-side visual comparison tool.
Inspect History Using Git Tools
A task owner now has the ability to download the contents of a task as a Git
repository and inspect the change history using Git-aware tools. Ultimately, it can be
used as a remote Git repository to integrate changes into your local copy.
Securely Assign Tasks to Specific Collaborators
You can now control exactly who has access to a review task without sacrificing
usability. You can invite collaborators who do not already have a Content Fusion account
just by entering their email address.
Redesigned Task List
The My Tasks page was redesigned with a two-column layout,
making it easier to locate and access both tasks assigned to you and tasks you
created.
Updated Oxygen XML Web Author
The visual editor that is based on Oxygen XML Web Author was updated to version
22.1.0, which contains numerous editing, performance, and security improvements. For
details, go to the What's New in
Oxygen XML Web Author 22.1.0 page.
What's New in Oxygen Content Fusion 2.0
February 12, 2020
Version 2.0 of Oxygen Content Fusion is the latest
major release for the innovative collaboration tool that is designed to improve any
documentation review process.
Some examples of improvements added in this version include the ability to create new
tasks and files directly in the Content Fusion browser interface, a DITAVAL file can now be
attached to a task so that content is filtered based upon its defined conditional profiling
attribute values, a new option is available for non-DITA file types to automatically include
files that are referenced within files attached to a task, various security improvements
were added, and more.
Content Fusion
Create a New Task Directly in the Browser Interface
It is possible to create a task directly in the Content Fusion browser
interface. This means that the task creation process is available to anyone who has access
to the browser interface, even if they do not have access to Oxygen XML
Editor/Author.
Create a New File Directly in the Browser Interface
If you are the owner of a task (any task that you created or were assigned as
an owner), you now have the ability to create a new file from a list of templates and the
newly created file will automatically be added to the current task. This means that
subject matter experts can create content drafts directly from a web browser and send them
to the Content Author to be integrated into the documentation.
Filter Content in Uploaded Files Based on a DITAVAL File
A DITAVAL file can now be attached to a task so that the content in the
uploaded DITA topics is filtered based upon the conditional profiling attribute values
defined in the DITAVAL file. If a condition set is selected in the DITA Maps Manager, the
corresponding DITAVAL file will automatically be selected in the task.
Option to Detect Files Referenced in Attached Non-DITA Files
For tasks that contain any file types other than DITA (for example, DocBook
files), an option is now available to detect any files referenced within the attached
documents and automatically upload those referenced files in the task. This means that the
Reviewers have access to the referenced content.
See Avatars for All Users Who Have the Current Document Open
The avatars for all of the users who are currently accessing a particular file
are shown in the left panel of the visual editor as well as in the Task
Details page. You can hover over an avatar to see the names of the users and
you can see which user is currently editing the file because there is a red border around
that avatar.
Configure Authentication to Accept Only LDAP Accounts
In previous versions, an admin could enable LDAP Authentication and users could
log in using their LDAP credentials or sign up using their email address. Now, the
Use LDAP Authentication option only allows LDAP credentials. However,
there is now a new option (Allow both LDAP accounts and standard email
accounts) so that users can still log in using either type.
Component Updates
Oxygen XML Web Author 22.0
The visual editor that is based on Oxygen XML Web Author was updated to version
22.0, which contains numerous editing, performance, and security
improvements.
Docker 19.03.4
Docker was updated to version 19.03.4.
What's New in Oxygen Content Fusion 1.1
February 22, 2019
The release of Version 1.1 of Oxygen Content Fusion
adds various new features and improvements to the innovative collaboration tool for any XML
documentation review process. Oxygen Content Fusion has a connector add-on
that comes bundled with Oxygen XML Author and Oxygen XML
Editor. To fully take advantage of all of the benefits and features, your
organization will need an Oxygen Content Fusion Enterprise Server. For more information, see
the Content Fusion website.
Some highlights of the new features and improvements in version 1.1 include the ability
to restore Content Fusion data from backup, the possibility of
upgrading your version of Content Fusion Enterprise, a new feature that
allows you to add owners to an existing task, options for
customizing term lists for the spell checker or AutoCorrect feature, and
much more.
The built-in web-based editor now benefits from an improved design, the
Review panel now has a better filtering mechanism and comment threads are rendered so that
it is easier to identify groups of comments. Also, when a DITA map is open, you have the
ability to choose from several new display modes, including a mode to display the map with
all the topic content expanded.
Content Fusion
Restore from Backup
A server administrator now has the ability to restore Content
Fusion for a backup using a simple command. For more details, see Back Up Content
Fusion Data.
Added Ability to Upgrade
There is now a supported procedure in place to upgrade the Content
Fusion Enterprise server to a new version of Content Fusion.
For more details, see Upgrading Content Fusion.
Add Custom Term Lists to the Spell Checker
You can create
personalized term lists that are used to store specialized terms (learned words)
or control forbidden words in the spell checker.
Customize Term List for the AutoCorrect Feature
The Content Fusion built-in visual editor includes an
AutoCorrect feature to automatically correct misspelled words as you type. There is a
default list of commonly misspelled words and symbols for each supported language, but you
can modify the
list to suit your specific needs.
Share Ownership of a Task
It is now possible to add additional
owners to an existing task so that more than one Content Author can manage the
task or merge the changes in Oxygen XML Editor/Author.
Google/GitHub Authentication
The server administrator can enable Google or GitHub
authentication so that users have the option to log in with those credentials when signing
in to Content Fusion.
Component Update: Oxygen XML Web Author Version 20.1.1
The web-based editor was updated to use Oxygen XML Web Author version
20.1.1.
Component Update: Ubuntu Version 18.04
The installation kit was updated to run on Ubuntu version 18.04.
What's New in Oxygen Content Fusion 8.1
April 24, 2025
Oxygen Content Fusion version 8.1 introduces significant enhancements to streamline your DITA content management and collaboration.
You can now include publications from existing DITA-OT project files and enjoy flexible project creation workflows.
