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Hi I would like to know if any one has attempted to come up with a ROI template for using arbor text in structured authoring? I would really appreciate if we can discuss and share information related to this topic.RegardsGladstone

Hi!I am a new user with ISODRAW 7.2, and will direct a project that will transfer the existing technical manuals using Arbortext editor 6.0 (with styler)The organization have just begun using Windchill for the technical documentation regarding CAD.Now it is my turn to implement the manuals.So, will i need additional software/add-ons to create a manual with the iSpec 2200-standard of ATA?What are your thoughts and recommendations?RegardsLars

I have a legacy application that consists of stylesheets for the following:- Editor environment- XSLT for HTML output used by an IETM viewer- XSL-FO for PDF generation used by a 3rd party applicationCurrently all of these stylesheets have been developed independently, but should be kept consistent. The HTML output uses a lot of Javascript to manage some fault isolation steps. The Javascript hides the branches not taken during the isolation process; rather than showing a bunch of steps with links to the correct next step (as would be shown in the Editor while authoring). The same steps in PDF are actually rendered via SVG to produce flow charts.These stylesheets are for S1000D data modules, so they are a bunch of individual topics that are then organized as a publication. Currently the PDF is generated by the 3rd party application because it is used to organize the content and bring it together as a single XML file (from SGML data modules).I'm thinking about refactoring all these styles

Hi,Can someone help in getting rid of the issue/warning I am running with? Anyadvice is welcome.Assumptions:

Just wondering if there is a way to tell where a topic is used? Would a CMS tell us which dita maps contain certain topics, if we needed to search for a specific one.eg If we reuse a parts list and illustration from a parts catalog in an instruction, and then update the parts list and illustration in the parts catalog, how will we know that the kit instruction also needs to be updated?ThanksBryon

One of our illustrators has asked if I can put a macro to a function key so he doesn't have to keep picking the macro from a toolbar.I can't find anything that says function keys can be set manually, so just hoping someone knows different.

One of my clients might need an S1000D expert (which I am not) for a production project.Any developer(s) out there who would be available as a contractor for the work? Note that this is just an inquiry about an inquiry, and the timing is unknown.Unless other Adepters really want to know about this, you can reply privately to me.Thanks!Suzanne NapoleonSuzanneNapoleon@FOSIexpert.com."WYSIWYG is last-century technology!"

Here's my structure (Styler 5.4):<condtinsp><inspection><condition></condition><req></req></inspection><inspection><condition></condition><req></req></inspection><inspection><condition></condition><req></req></inspection><inspection><condition></condition></condtinsp>I want to number the condition tags but only if they have content (they have no title so making them a Formal Block didn't help) with the XPATH count(../preceding::condition) + 1I created a content test condition for the XPATH on <condition> in Styler so only the non-empty conditions are numbered, but the counter is incrementing on the empty conditions. So the first three numbered <condition>s are numbered 1, 9, 10 because there are 8 empty conditions following the first numbered one.I don't know how to keep the empty <conditions> from incrementing the counter, or if th

We have a numerical index being generated, but the numbers are in sequential order sort of. We have a mixture of 4, 5, 6 digit part numbers the 6 digit numbers are listed first in sequential order, then it displays the 5 digit numbers in sequential order, then it displays the 4 digit numbers in sequential order, then it does the few alphabetic entries that are in it. Where do you change it, or can you even change it? In styler I have found the indexes tab, and from there checked out the formating tab. I did not see anywhere to make these adjustments. I also found sfe:indexAlphaGroup_Main_Index, also did not see anywhere to make these adjsutments.

Hey everybody...We are looking forward to PlanetPTC Live 2012 in a few weeks, and hope you are, too. We’ll have lots to talk about, share, and showcase. I hope you’re attending, and if so, I’d love it if you could come up and say “hi!” to me while I’m there (look me up on Community to see what I look like, and send me a note, too).I’m also writing to see if you are interested writing up a short article while at the event. We’re not looking for long narratives (though that’s OK) - just some customer reactions to the keynote events, what you think about the Product Updates + Roadmaps, what you’re learning while at the event, or a great connection you made via one of the many networking opportunities. You can even use it as a way to take notes on your sessions – a dual win (plus a digital record to justify why you should attend next year).If you are interested, head over to this post to learn more and contact me.Thanks!-Alan

Currently Arbortext and ACM fail to update the dependent topics contained in a DITA map or DITA bookmap to the latest version in the content management system if other users have updated a dependent topic since the last time the current user has opened that topic themself. This seems to be a failure to adhere to at least the spirit of DITA, if not an full-fledged failure to support the standard.Users should be able to open a DITA bookmap and select File > Update Object and have an open to have all dependent objects updated, as well.

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Je rencontre actuellement un problème sur la publication PDF d’un document SGML au sein de l’éditeur Arbortext Editor version 5.4. Nous avons mis en place une feuille de style de publication réalisée avec le standard XSL-FO. Une des contrainte, imposées par notre client, est que le document PDF se termine systématiquement sur une page paire. Dans le cas d’un nombre impair de page, nous devons ajouter une page intentionnellement blanche. Nous avons suivi scrupuleusement l’exemple illustré à l’adresse suivante http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/fo.html#fo-blank-pages.Seulement, le moteur XSL-FO ignore l’attribut « force-page-count="end-on-even" » si la feuille de style de publication ne comporte qu’un seul élément fo:page-sequence. Nous avons mis en place une solution de contournement (pas satisfaisante pour le client) basé sur le principe suivant : nous ajoutons systématiquement à la fin du document une page vide à l’aide d’un second élément fo:page-sequence et nous forçons la première s

How to use CSDB6.0 to create two SNS tree When I create a second MI, error, content is:" can't  find a class TDlgNewModleID"

Can I get some +1s?Maybe you haven't seen it yet. But when you display a solution, a dialogpop-up appears OVER the solution. You can "minimize" it so just thedialog's title bar shows. You can't move it. It obscures the content of thesolution. Argh! You *can* scroll the solution up and down "under" thedialog to see the content.Annoying. I am currently filling out every dialog with "MAKE THIS GO AWAY"or some such. I should probably be more Zen and find a productive approach,but well, I'm not feeling it yet.The truth is, I normally feel very generous to PTC Support and often willtake post-case surveys or complete questionnaires. I would happily completethis one, honestly, if it would display in an area that didn't obscure thevery content I'm trying to read. Or better yet display when I try to leavethe page either by navigation or by closing the window.-- Paul Nagai

As you may have seen in a previous post, I just moved my print license to support Epic 6.0. I always LOVE application updates. This is no exception. I took a file I know was working and printing in Epic 5.4 and tried to print it using Epic 6.0. Well lo and behold. It FAILED. A few (well more than a few) well chosen words on this. Same file, same style sheets file publishes in 5.4 and fails in 6.0. Seems there are one or more tables whose width exceeds some predescribed value. Of course the error does not specify which of the tables is the culprit. Back to the drawing board. So folks be advised there are some deltas between 5.4 and 6.0 that may cause printing issues. 😞Lynn

I have an older license (grandfathered thank heaven) for print composer with my 5.4 (and previous) installations. I now have to do some testing of print output using Epic 6. Does anyone know if I install the Epic 6 print composer license how it will impact my 5.4 license? Typically I am allowed one fixed and one portable license with each license. As most of the work I support still is in support of 5.4 users. I am hesitant to make the switch if I lose my 5.4 functionality. Any help on this one would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Lynn

I see a lot of interesting macros for IsoDraw in the discussions that I would like to try out, however I don't know how to get them to show up in the macros menu.Does anyone know how to add macro files or copy and paste the macro text from a discussion on here in to IsoDraw?Thanks!

Dear adapter,We have recently upgraded our ArborText Editor version for 5.4 to 6.0. In 6.0, when I click Help menu of the editor, it shows the attached error message. We tried all possible avenues to find the root cause of the error but we could not able to nail down this issue.Karthik

We have an issue with Isodraw not sure where the problem is.We have a jt file that is exported from SE ST3. We open our pre sized template and place the image on the standard layer in isodraw. We then rotate it to the view that is required, convert to 2D, scale and move it to fit on our template. Convert back to 3D. The model will rotate again with out any user input. If the user places a second assembly on the standard layer, when he goes to 2D, then back to 3D the second model will move and rotate itself also. We have also had this happen just opening an iso file, using the cut command then, rotating, then 3D to 2D and back causes it to rotate all crazy again.Any suggenstions would be great.Bryon

In Arbortext Editor automatic character substitution is working when we press hypen(-) key. first time it appears - and continue pressing endash and emdash will appear.I want to modify the scenario. First time "-" second time key press then "endash". No more emdash.Is it possible? could you please guide me.Note. I know "ElementOption" in DCF to switch character substitution. But it is switched off the feature.

We're in the process of installing this on approximately 200 workstations and have begun receiving sporadic reports of users being unable to access the Help files either by using the F1 key or via the Arbortext Editor Help menu.On the PCs where this fails, the user receives an HTTP Error 500. I managed to discover that the Help file dialog that opens is trying to access this address--http://127.0.0.1:62174/index.jspx?id-help7550&action-. No other pattern has been detected for the PCs this is happening on. Our environment is primarily Windows XP with a handful of Windows 7 PCs.Has anyone else run into this issue or know of a possible resolution? Thanks.

I am currently starting a Arbortext pilot with our current PDMlink installation. We are running PDM Link 9.1 M060 and Arbortext 6.0 M040. It is a straight up installation and I am trying to upload default burst configuration files to a Library in PDM Link.In Arbortext I can do the save as server object operation with no errors but the atidefaults.bcf never shows up in the library. I am able uploadsmaple dynamic docs no problem. PTC tech support is working on it but I just wondered if anyone else has encounted similar behaviour.Stewart Maclean C.E.T.Windchill Application SpecialistInformation TechnologyWeatherford | Edmonton RegionCell: 780 905 0525stewart.maclean@ca.weatherford.com | www.weatherford.com

Anyone used the new schematron abilities? I'm trying to utilize the <include> tag in a schematron file, but run into problems when I try it with a relative path.I have the main schematron file in the custom/doctype directory and I want to point to file in another directory under the custom directory, like this:<include href="../../schematron/diagnostics.sch"/">I got it to work with the full path, like this:<include href="C:/Projects/XXXXX/custom/schematron/diagnostics.sch"/">I've tried the relative path as being relative from the main schematron file and also from the xml document being validated.Any ideas? I haven't tried using the catalog for this, does anyone know if that's possible?-- Brian Jensenbjensen@bluelid.com

Available for immediate downloading from PTC's support site is theArbortext 5.4 M130 release. If you want to know all the details about this maintenance release,please check out the release notes<">https://www.ptc.com/view?im_dbkey=139504> . If you have any questionsabout the release schedule, please reference the PTC Product Calendarat: