DITA Templates

The default templates available for DITA topics are stored in various sub-folders inside the [OXYGEN_DIR]/frameworks/dita/templates/ folder. They can be used for easily creating a DITA concept, reference, task, topic, or other DITA documents.

Here are some of the DITA templates available when creating new documents from templates:

Composite - New DITA Composite
Concept - New DITA Concept
General Task - New DITA Task
Glossentry - New DITA Glossentry
Glossgroup - New DITA Glossgroup
Machinery Task - New DITA Machinery Task
Reference - New DITA Reference
Task - New DITA Task
Topic - New DITA Topic
Learning Assessment - New DITA Learning Assessment (learning specialization in DITA 1.2)
Learning Content - New DITA Learning Content (learning specialization in DITA 1.2)
Learning Summary - New DITA Learning Summary (learning specialization in DITA 1.2)
Learning Overview - New DITA Learning Overview (learning specialization in DITA 1.2)
Learning Plan - New DITA Learning Plan (learning specialization in DITA 1.2)
Troubleshooting - Experimental DITA 1.3 troubleshooting specialization

DITA for Publishers topic specialization templates (available when using the built-in DITA-OT 1.8 version):

D4P Article - New DITA for Publishers article
D4P Chapter - New DITA for Publishers chapter
D4P Concept - New DITA for Publishers concept
D4P Conversion Configuration - New DITA for Publishers conversion configuration
D4P Cover - New DITA for Publishers cover
D4P Part - New DITA for Publishers part
D4P Sidebar - New DITA for Publishers sidebar
D4P Subsection - New DITA for Publishers subsection
D4P Topic - New DITA for Publishers topic

Note: If you select the built-in DITA-OT 2.x (with experimental DITA 1.3 support) option in the DITA Preferences Page, you will also have access to some experimental templates for DITA 1.3.