Parameters Tab (DITA-OT Transformations)

The Parameters tab allows you to configure the parameters sent to the DITA-OT build file.

The table in this tab displays all the parameters that the DITA-OT documentation specifies as available for each chosen type of transformation (for example, XHTML or PDF), along with their description and current values. You can find more information about each parameter in the DITA-OT Documentation. You can also add, edit, and remove parameters, and you can use the text box to filter or search for a specific term in the entire parameters collection. Note that edited parameters are displayed with their name in bold.

Depending on the type of a parameter, its value can be one of the following:

A simple text field for simple parameter values.
A combo box with some predefined values.
A file chooser and an editor variable selector to simplify setting a file path as the value of a parameter.

Note:

To input parameter values at runtime, use the ask editor variable in the Value column.

Below the table, the following actions are available for managing parameters:


Unset: Resets the selected parameter to its default value. Available only for edited parameters with set values.

Parameters Contributed by an Oxygen Publishing Template

Transformation parameters that are defined in an Oxygen Publishing Template descriptor file are displayed in italics. After creating a publishing template and adding it to the templates gallery, when you select the template in the Templates tab, the Parameters tab will automatically be updated to include the parameters defined in the template descriptor file.