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Hello, when I generate a large document, I receive the following error message: D:\Apps\Oxygen XML Author 12\frameworks\dita\DITA-OT\build_preprocess.xml:281: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded. As Support suggested to other users on this forum, I raised the "Memory available to the built-in FOP" value to 1024. I still receive the error message and the operation fails. I can generate other, smaller PDF documents successfully. I use Oxygen Author 12, Windows 7 and Java 1.6. Please suggest other strategies to try.

Hi,

You may have seen the instructions for Docbook to PDF, which involve that option.
For DITA the transformation is run differently (by the DITA-OT), so you need to increase the memory for the DITA-OT process.
Edit the transformation scenario (duplicate it if asked), and in the Advanced tab modify in the JVM arguments field the value of the -Xmx argument. e.g. -Xmx1024m.

Regards,
Adrian

This did the trick, Adrian. Many thanks!