Create Profiling Attributes

Note: To ensure the validity of the document, the attribute must already be defined in the document DTD or schema before referencing it here.

To create custom profiling attributes for a specific document type, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Preferences dialog box and go to Editor > Edit modes > Author > Profiling/Conditional Text .
  2. In the Profiling Attributes area, press the New button.

    The Profiling Attribute dialog box is opened.

  3. Fill-in the dialog box as follows:
    1. Choose the Document type on which the profiling attribute is applied. * and ? can be used as wildcards, while ,(comma character) can be used to specify more patterns. For example use DITA* to match any document type name that starts with DITA.
    2. Specify the Attribute name.
    3. Specify a Display name. This field is optional, being used only as a descriptive rendering in profiling dialog boxes.
    4. Use the New, Edit, Delete buttons to add, edit, and delete possible values of the attribute. You can also specify and optional description for each attribute value.
    5. Choose whether the attribute accepts a Single value or Multiple values separated by a delimiter (space, comma, semicolon, or a custom one). A custom delimiter must be supported by the specified document type. For example, the DITA document type only accepts spaces as delimiters for attribute values.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Click Apply to save the profiling attribute.
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