Oxygen XML Forum

Hi,

I want to create a validation scenario to validate DITA files against a customized DITA definition, implemented as a DITA-OT plugin, without having to switch DITA-OTs or frameworks. However, it looks as if I can only point a validation scenario to a single schema file but not an XML catalog file as would be required. Am I missing something? Or is there a workaround for that?

Kind regards,
Frank

Hi Frank,
A validation scenario points to a schema, that schema reference may be resolved by Oxygen through an XML catalog. XML catalogs map schema references to various resources on disk. An XML catalog is a mapping, it is not a schema.
The only two places where to add XML catalogs to Oxygen so that it knows about them are the Preferences->"XML Catalogs" page and inside framework customizations.
Regards,
Radu

Oh, there is also a plugin extension point allowing a Java based plugin to contribute an entity resolver, basically the plugin's code gets called to resolve a certain DTD reference for example and it controls what schema reference to return instead, somehow like an XML catalog does but implemented in Java code instead.

https://www.oxygenxml.com/InstData/Edit ... yResolver-

Hi Radu,

Many thanks for the quick reply and the pointers.

Best regards,
Frank

Hi Radu,

I have created a DITA framework extension that as the only customization points to the additional catalog file. That way, I can easily switch between the two DITA flavors for validation purposes. Thanks again for your pointers.

Best regards,
Frank

Hi Frank,

Right, all XML catalogs are contributed to the global catalog resolver so the catalog contributed by the framework will influence all other frameworks as well.

Regards,
Radu