This section provides a high level presentation of attributes you will typically encounter and use when working in Oxygen. Attributes are a primary component of conditional processing, which allows you to filter content that you want or do not want in a particular deliverable. With conditional processing, you create a master topic that contains content variations for different users, products, platforms (our outputs: PDF or webhelp), versions, or other defined conditions.
In DITA, almost every element has a common set of attributes to use for conditional processing, consisting of the following:
| Audience | the intended audience of the content |
| Platform | the platform on which the product is deployed |
| Product | the product that is the subject of the discussion |
| Rev | the revision or draft number of the current document |
| Otherprops | any other attribute you include |
NOTE: for more information on using attributes within a DITA map, see Using attributes in a DITA map.
To Use:
Select the entire element in either the Author or Text view (the Author view appears below).
From the Attributes view, double-click the value column next to the desired attribute (for example: audience). Click a value to select it.
To Remove an Attribute
Right-click on either the Audience attribute or its Value in the Attribute view and select Remove.
Further reading:
Section K, Understanding Conditiona Processing, page 257; Introduction to DITA: A User Guide to the Darwin Information Type Architecture, Linton, Bruski.
