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Hi,We are able to generate the PDF file from Arbor text editor with Publish->PDF option using XSLT stylesheet. Intermittently PDF has to be generated and modify the content before generating the final PDF. Could you suggest what ways customization can be done in XSLT to achieve the required functionality. Thanks in advance.

We use an in-house authored, very simply styled FOSI to generate PDFs from our XML files (using a slightly modified version of NLM's JATS 1.3 with Oasis tables and MathML). One problem we continue to have is that some Unicode characters, especially those for non-Latin scripts are not displaying in the generated PDFs. These characters display correctly in Arbortext Editor (we are using version 8.1.3.1). When generating the PDFs we will see warning messages like this:Attempt to use non-existent character 'ব' (2476,0x09ac) in font "Cambria"- looking for slant=regular, weight=regular (400)- no substitute character exists in font "Lucida Sans Unicode"Attempt to use non-existent character 'ন' (2472,0x09a8) in font "Cambria"- looking for slant=regular, weight=regular (400)- no substitute character exists in font "Lucida Sans Unicode"Attempt to use non-existent character 'ব' (2476,0x09ac) in font "Cambria"- looking for slant=regular, weight=regular (400)- no subst

Is there a way to test if something is not fr-FR. Styler only seems to have if it is equal to something. Bryon Attribute Test Dialog Box Attribute Value - Choose the test type and the value of the attribute that you want to test, where applicable. The options are:◦ Assigned any value (default)◦ Not assigned a value◦ Includes whole word - Select this option then specify an alphanumeric character string as the word the attribute value must include.◦ Comparison - Select this option, choose an operator (=, <, >, <=, >=, or !=), then enter an alphanumeric character string in the text box for Arbortext Styler to compares with the matching attribute in a document. This text field will include a drop down list of values if the selected attribute has an enumerated set of values.If one of the numeric operators <, <=, >, or >= is chosen, the attribute value and the value it is being compared with must both be

Agenda for the December 7, 2022, PTC User, Technical Authoring TC MeetingPlease join us on December 7, at 10:00am CST for a great discussion.  At this meeting, we will be covering the following topics:PTC User Overview and News—Brian YorkMember Brief, The Toro Company—Andrew PieperPTC News and Marketing Update (Arbortext Symposium at LiveWorx)—Deb WilliamsPTC Product Spotlight—Patti LutskyTranslation Roundtable Discussion—AllIntroduction to New Ideas from the Community Discussion—Paul Hartwig/Andrew PieperFuture Meetings/Events:Technical Authoring TC Meeting—March 8Service Symposium at PTC LiveWorx—May 15-16 Arbortext, Servigistics, and iWarranty for SLM PTC Liveworx May 16-18th in Boston www.liveworx.comTo Join: https://www.ptcuser.org/  and Join this Committee: Technical Authoring and Management 

Is there a way to rotate text 90 degrees in a table row or table cell?Thanks,

The use case I'm styling for is that we want to be able to publish one section of a document at a time, retaining compound numbering as if it were lifted from the whole document. So, I might want to number a section as "4B" and have all the automatic compound numbering underneath work as usual under that.At the top level, I am able to style the title (numbering style 1,2,3,...) to start at a number designated by an attribute on the top (part) element at that level (as "4", for example).One level down, however, the (chapter) numbering style switches to A,B,C,... and I am unable to style the title numbering to start at "B" (whether starting from a fixed start position or using an attribute).By default, numbering for this level starts at "A", as one would expect. However, if I click on "Start at" at this level, it gives me a default fixed value of "1", rather than "A". If I set the fixed value to "2", this shows in the preview in the dialog as "B", but the published result is still to sta

Hello,With Arbortext Command Language, How to write a function to get all children of a parent tag ?David

History: back in 2014 in 6.1 M040 we turned on the rewritten DITA rds (resolved document for styling) code.At that time, we introduced a settingset ditausenewrds="on/off"This setting was intended to be temporary.  It was a way for customers to revert to the old code if they found an issue.  Once the issue was fixed, they were expected to change the setting to "on". It is 8 years later, and time to deprecate this setting.  The "old" rds code is not supported, and any issues should be reported to Technical Support for resolution. We expect that starting in Arbortext 8.2, the set ditausenewrds="off" will be a "no-op" and all customers will use the "new" rds. --Patti

Looks like it has been updated to 64 bit. Available to download here:https://support.ptc.com/appserver/cs/software_update/swupdate.jsp Also requires a new updated license file https://support.ptc.com/apps/licensePortal/auth/ssl/index Bryon

I am upgrading from Arbortext Editor 7 F000 to Arbortext Editor8.1.  In our schema we have many attributes defined with values that contain spaces.  In Arbortext 8.1, those values are not presented as options in the Editor.  And, when opening a xml document that has one of these attributes with a value containing a space, I get an "out of context" error.  Can you please advise on how to set these values to be valid?? Schema element, Attribute example:<xsd:element name="DocumentType">   <xsd:complexType>        <xsd:attribute name="Type">            <xsd:simpleType>                <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">                    <xsd:enumeration value="Book"/>                    <xsd:enumeration value="Conference Brief"/&

How does the List of Effective Pages autogenerate when lepcontents is set to autobuild (1)? There must be additional markup you place in a Chapter or modify the attribute.

Hello all, I'm authoring a TM in XML using Arbortext and Notepad to the MIL-STD-40051D. When I open the TM in Arbortext I get the following errors: "Document is structurally invalid at the cursor. <titleblk> in entry &titleblk-XXXX is out of context. Context rules are being turned off..." I click OK and the Completeness Check Log pops up with the following: "Completeness ErrorsObject out of context titleblk-XXXX: titleblk" The cursor is put at the first line of the titleblk. It doesn't give me anymore information than that. When I open the titleblk-XXXX.xml in Arbortext by itself, there are no context errors. Can Arbortext show me where the problem is other than just pointing to the specific .xml file??? Or, at the very least, give me a hint where to start? If this program can detect an issue, why can't it show me what that issue is?  

Are there any Arbortext sales people reading this group? I have been trying to get in contact with a sales person by going through the PTC website and not having any luck. Can someone from Arbortext sales please email me?   Thank you, Amy Hill

We are exited to introduce a new version of PTC Arbortext Content Delivery - 7.2.0.2 (7.2 CPS02), that has been released today and now available for download!! Key HighlightsHigh Availability improvements – Viewers kept available to end users even in case of data loading failureSearch exclusion for Out of Context (standalone) PartsSecurity Enhancements – log4j v2 updateMicrosoft Edge Browser supportMobile GUI support for additional viewport range and device optionsSSO improvements - PingFederate version 11.0.2 supportSoftware and Products Compatibility Enhancements – support added for Publishing Engine 8.1.3.1, Creo llustrate 9.0 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 Operating Systems. Please refer to Release Notes Document and the Download Software page on the eSupport Portal for more information.

Good morning - I am trying to find an Arbortext FOSI for MIL-DTL-87929,Detail Specification for Technical Manuals, operation and MaintenanceInstructions in Work Package Format. Does anyone have an Arbortext FOSI forthis standard they can share with me? Thanks, Kim Willmott

Hi together, we are currently testing the newest version of the Arbortext Editor 8.1., because we are using 7.1. M060 and want to update to be up to date. We are using some customizations in ACL like sending the full marked text from the xml to a java interface, which sends the xml content to a web service. This webservice returns an "errors.xml" back, which we check and create a xui window with these entries of "errors" and show them to the user.We noticed with version 8.1. that our java_static command gets an exception. If we install 7.1. M060 the same code works. Do you think that behaviour has something to do with the java integration in the arbortext editor versions? Or: Do you have an idea how we can send the xml content to our webservice without java? This is our ACL code:$sel = main::selection$java_rueckgabe = java_static('ArbortextServiceWrapper','CheckJurBookPlausibility',$sel) Greetings from Germany

  REGISTER NOWPTC Arbortext and GPSL have partnered together to bring this exclusive webinar series to the U.S. Army – Digital Thread for Technical Authoring. This four-part series is designed to assist in leveraging the Digital Thread to help you effectively create, manage, and deliver your content, specifically as it relates to MIL-STD-40051.1. October 26th: How Does MIL-STD-40051 Create, Manage, Deliver MIL-STD-40051 Authoring in Arbortext EditorContent Management with Windchill (ePDM) with 40051 SolutionMIL-STD-40051 PublishingQ&A2. November 2nd: How to Create Illustrations Connected to the Digital Thread Creating 2D Illustrations with IsoDrawCreating 3D Illustrations and Augmented Reality Content with Creo IllustrateCreating 3D Illustrations for the RPSTLQ&A3. November 9th: Advanced Content Management for MIL-STD-40051 StructuresContent Configuration / Change ManagementWorkflowsImpact AnalysisBill of Materials Transformation / LSA FeedDigital Thread OptimizationQ

Hi together, we would like to call a web request from ACL and also we will get a response string from this web request. Do you know an opportunity to do that? With javascript, vbscript maybe? Unfortunately we have no experience with that.Greetings from germany

Hello, With ACL, I try to use this function:oid_xpath_nodeset(oid_root(), arr, "count(//proceduralStep)>0"); The function fails with the error message:[A30283] Cannot convert result to requested type: Cannot convert 'number' to 'string' However, the following function executes successfully:oid_xpath_boolean(oid_root(),"count(//proceduralStep)>0") Can you help me to solve this problem ?

I used to be able to edit the Windows Registry to have Styler open as the default program for *.xml/*.dita files. However, since Windows 2007, the registry is has changed, so I can't figure-out how to do this "hack" anymore. So, I have to launch Styler first, then open a *.xml/*.dita file. Has anyone figured out how to set Styler as the default program? (I'm on Arbortext 6.1 if that makes any difference). Thanks, Todd

Hello,What is the easiest method to export a BOM reports to use in Arbortext IsoDraw?IsoDraw accepts xml files for BOM creation in specific format, and I would like to export the necessary xml file from Windchill.Thanks in advance.Kind Regards,Andaç ADAL

Dear Valued PTC Customer, As we approach the end of calendar year, we would like to provide a helpful reminder to our customers regarding Arbortext Content Delivery (aka ACD) 7.2 and its earlier versions.  PTC released Arbortext Content Delivery 7.2.0.0 in December 17, 2021. This version is the latest long-term supported version of Arbortext Content Delivery, which will be in standard support until December 31, 2025.  In order to keep up with industry’s security threats and interoperability with other software products, PTC made adjustments to the Arbortext Content Delivery Standard Support Life-Cycle.  This initiative directly aligns with our commitment to maintaining the stability and performance of Arbortext Content Delivery, and ensuring that our customers have a positive experience using our software. PTC will continue to strengthen 7.2 with additional CPS (7.2.0.x) releases, contingent upon potential bugs or security threats, to make sure it addresses ind

Hello, PTC Arbortext Editor version 8.1.3.1. I have a DITAmap document which includes several chapters.Each chapter has a bunch of topics/concepts.Each topic/concept is in a separate dita file (see example screenshot below).  In Web output, topics are displayed in the right side all together (see next screenshot below).When a topic is selected in the left menu, the right page scrolls to the selected topic.I need the right page to display only the content of the selected topic, as in a real navigation menu.How to do that? Best,Pietro  

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Hello i am currently working with styler and a Dita Map. In the styler i cannot see some elements that are not present in the map but are in the topicref. I can see then in the pink tags, but i cannot see them in the elements list. Some of this elements are sections and chapters, without then i cannot creat divisions in my document. Thank you