NATEC Pubs and Modular DTDs

Report · Apr 08, 2008

Has anyone had experience with NATEC pubs in FM?
I have FM 7.2 in Windows.
To summarize how they should be asembled:
All versions of the MIL-STD-3001 DTDs are organized as modules, with each
module (collection of Work Packages) and TM front matter represented as a separate module (DTD). Once all pieces of a TM are created, they may be assembled together using the Assembly DTD (milstd1.dtd).

I am creating the Front Matter with one DTD(milstd1.dtd) and the body with another DTD(maintim.dtd). I have both DOCTYPES listed in my application file with one application name. But I don't know how they are to be combined to create the whole pub. How does one bring in a whole FM document into another? Can't find anything about this in the FM Developer's Guide.

Carron

Report · Apr 12, 2008

To add to the above message....
I've kept both DTDs in the same apps file but now made 2 separate applications. Still don't know how to bring them together into one pub. Is there any documentation I can go to that covers this, using 2 DTDs? ANY direction is appreciated.
Carron

Report · Apr 14, 2008

Carron,

I'm not sure whether you are asking about DTDs, application definitions, or documents. If you want to combine multiple FrameMaker documents into one publication with continuous page numbering and a common table of contents, put the different chapters into a book. Book components can be derived from different XML documents and use different templates. If you want to save the entire book to XML (or SGML), though, you'll need a combined DTD (and it sounds like you've got that already).

--Lynne

Report · Apr 15, 2008

Lynne,
I'm asking about the DTDs. I have the main DTD, milstd1.dtd, and the modular DTD I'm supposed to use for the body (all workpackages after the front matter). (But they share many .ent files which carry all of the Elements needed for these pubs.) So in my apps file, I have set them up as separate applications.
Ok, hopefully the pub will work when I create the Book file to create the whole pub. And when I save to XML, I'll use just that main DTD.
Thanks for the help,
Carron

Report · Nov 08, 2012

Cameron, I have a delima that I am trying to contend in which I am hoping you can offer me some guidance. I am needing to create an EDD for a MIL-STD 3001, my first attempt and my kung-fu in FrameMaker developing is not that strong. I am wondering if you can guide me or share with me how you created your MIL-STD 3001 EDD for your template, how you created the DTD and FOSI files. I have absolutely nothing to start from, and any help what so ever would be greatly appreciable, thanks.