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Helping Arbortext customers get started
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Jump Start Programs
Our jump-start programs start where the PTC corporate training leaves off. While that training is necessary to navigate and operate the PTC software, for some customers, the training can too generic. Users feel unprepared to go into full-production with only application-level training. The jump-start programs can be used independently or in conjunction with our mentoring or limited-resource consulting services.
Courses are listed below. Based on the time available, the audience is invited to participate with comments on their own experiences and situations.
These courses are also available for licensing to other companies and training organizations.
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Concepts
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Description |
Days |
Why Do Single Sourcing?
(for upper management) |
This is a short presentation that discusses the advantages and disadvantages between modern WYSIWYG authoring systems and XML publishing systems. It includes a discussion of the larger benefits to the enterprise. |
1 Hour |
DocBook
| Title |
Description |
Days |
| How to Customize the DocBook Stylesheets for Arbortext Editor |
Customize DocBook stylesheets for use in Arbortext Editor to improve the productivity of your authors. This course includes instruction in applying data modeling techniques for best representation of style requirements. |
2 |
| How to Customize the DocBook Stylesheets for Arbortext Publishing Engine |
Customize DocBook stylesheets for use by the Arbortext Publishing Engine. The focus is on matching your corporate look and feel. This course includes instruction in applying data modeling techniques for best representation of style requirements. This course focuses on the stylesheet used by the Publishing Engine for print publishing. If time permits, we will begin customization of the stylesheet for web publishing. |
2 |
| How to Generate a DocBook Framework from Your Software Build Process |
Understand how to generate skeleton files—directly from your software build process—for use with DocBook. Learn which elements are required, why they are, and how best to populate them, and how to take advantage of workflow automation. |
1 |
| How to Migrate Your Content to the DocBook DTD |
This is a short course about the elements and attributes available DocBook DTD and how to use them effectively. This course includes instruction in applying data modeling techniques for best representation by DocBook elements for preservation and presentation of your information. |
2 |
DITA
| Title |
Description |
Days |
| How to Customize the DITA OTK Stylesheets for Arbortext Editor |
Customize DITA OTK stylesheets for use in Arbortext Editor to improve the productivity of your authors. This course includes instruction in applying data modeling techniques for best representation of style requirements. |
2 |
| How to Customize the DITA OTK Stylesheets to Arbortext Publishing Engine |
Customize DITA OTK stylesheets for use by the Arbortext Publishing Engine. The focus is on matching your corporate look and feel. This course includes instruction in applying data modeling techniques for best representation of style requirements. This course focuses on the stylesheet used by the Publishing Engine for print publishing. If time permits, we will begin customization of the stylesheet for web publishing. |
2 |
| How to Generate a DITA Framework from Your Software Build Process |
Understand how to generate skeleton files—directly from your software build process—for use with DITA. Learn which elements are required, why they are, and how best to populate them, and how to take advantage of workflow automation. |
1 |
| How to Migrate Your Content to the DITA DTD |
This is a short course about the elements and attributes available DITA DTD and how to use them effectively. This course includes instruction in applying data modeling techniques for best representation by DITA elements for preservation and presentation of your information. |
2 |
S1000D
| Title |
Description |
Days |
| How to Customize the S1000D Stylesheets for Arbortext Editor |
Customize S1000D stylesheets for use in Arbortext Editor to improve the productivity of your authors. This course includes instruction in applying data modeling techniques for best representation of style requirements. |
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| How to Customize the S1000D Stylesheets or Arbortext Publishing Engine |
Customize S1000D stylesheets for use by the Arbortext Publishing Engine. The focus is on matching your corporate look and feel. This course includes instruction in applying data modeling techniques for best representation of style requirements. This course focuses on the stylesheet used by the Publishing Engine for print publishing. If time permits, we will begin customization of the stylesheet for web publishing. |
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| How to Generate a S1000D Framework from Your Software Build Process |
Understand how to generate skeleton files for use with S1000D. Learn which elements are required, why they are, and how best to populate them, and how to take advantage of workflow automation. |
1 |
| How to Implement S1000D in Arbortext Editor for Free |
This course helps you implement and install the S1000D DTDs for use in Arbortext Editor out-of-the-box, with no additional software or plug-ins. |
2 |
| How to Migrate Your Content to the S1000D DTD |
This is a short course about the elements and attributes available S1000D DTD and how to use them effectively. This course includes instruction in applying data modeling techniques for best representation by S1000D elements and data model for preservation and presentation of your information. |
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Data Modeling
| Title |
Description |
Days |
| How to Design a DTD to Fit Your Content |
This course in data modeling teaches you how to examine your content and design an appropriate DTD that fits it. Learn when to use elements and when to use attributes and which information belongs in your DTD and which in your stylesheet. Learn how to construct a DTD and how to examine content. This course is designed to give you the foundation to carry forward with your own in-house data modeling and design. |
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| How to Do Simple Data Modeling |
Like How to Design a DTD to Fit Your Content, this is a course in data modeling. This course is more generic in nature and will examine all kinds of content matter for a greater understanding. If you want a course that is focued on your content, see the information for the other course. |
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| Create a Custom Stylesheet for Arbortext Editor |
Create a stylesheet from scratch for use in Arbortext Editor. |
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| Create a Custom Print Stylesheet for Arbortext Publishing Engine |
Create a print-ready stylesheet from scratch for use with Arbortext Publishing Engine. |
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| How to Migrate Your Content to a Custom DTD |
Learn how to read the documentation for an existing DTD and plan your content migration to it. |
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Technical Arbortext
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Description |
Days |
| How to Automate Publishing with Arbortext Publishing Engine |
Programming required. Create a program to automate the execution of the Arbortext Publishing engine for on-demand publishing from a content management system |
4 |
| How to Customize the Arbortext Editor Interface |
Create XUI interfaces to perform actions on the document in Arbortext Editor (i.e., sort tables, globally update attributes). Coordinate information between your content management system and the document in the Editor through the use of JavaScript, ACL, or other programming languages. |
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| How to Generate a Custom Framework from Your Software Build Process |
Understand how to generate skeleton files for use with a Custom DTD directly from your software build process. |
2-3 |
| How to Generate a New Document Framework From Your Bug Database |
Understand how to generate skeleton files for use with a Custom DTD directly from your bug database. |
2-3 |
| How to Implement "usetext" and "savetext" to Your Advantage |
FOSI Usetext and Savetext can be confusing and problematic. Learn how to expertly apply savetext and usetext in your stylesheets. |
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| Practical Methods for Automating Multi-Channel Publishing with Arbortext Publishing Engine |
Learn how to do profiling and multi-channel publishing automatically through a variety of available avenues. Publish documents to print, web, ebook, or other formats simultaneously, without additional manual effort. |
Days |
| Tweaking Indexes |
Learn how to manipulate the index-generating part of your stylesheet to produce a customized index. |
Days |
MathML
| Title |
Description |
Days |
| Using LaTeX with MathML |
Although the MathML implementation can be tricky, Arbortext products play well with both MathML and LaTex. If you have users who prefer one to the other, design strategies and tools to allow them productivity while creating the source you need for final production. |
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