DITA Map Document Type

DITA maps are documents that collect and organize references to DITA topics to indicate the relationships between the topics. They can also serve as outlines or tables of contents for DITA deliverables and as build manifests for DITA projects.

Maps allow scalable reuse of content across multiple contexts. They can be used by information architects, authors, and publishers to plan, develop, and deliver content.

A file is considered to be a DITA map document when either of the following is true:

Default schemas that are used if one is not detected in the DITA map document are stored in the various folders inside DITA_OT_DIR/dtd/ or DITA_OT_DIR/schema/.

The default CSS files used for rendering DITA content in Author mode are stored in [OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR]/frameworks/dita/css/.

The default catalogs for the DITA Map document type are as follows:
  • [OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR]/frameworks/dita/catalog.xml
  • DITA_OT_DIR/catalog-dita.xml