Case study on XML-Authoring Software
Jalkanen, Yuliya (2018)
Oulun ammattikorkeakoulu
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018073014405
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018073014405
Tiivistelmä
During the past few decades there has been a significant change in the ways that the technical documentation is perceived and created. This change is a result of the current globalized environment where communications and technologies develop and spread as fast as ever, and where the documentation often needs to be mass-produced, customized, tailored and delivered on demand around the globe. Current technical content creation and management approaches are often focused on dynamic, medium independent documentation that can be effectively maintained, continually edited and stay as accurate, clear and structured as possible.
Seen as a part of product development and as an asset, the technical documentation must satisfy the raising expectations and address the current trends in the field of content creation. To explore the modern ways of technical content creation, it is necessary to examine which aspects of content creation have changed and what technologies, approaches and philosophies are trending in the field of content creation now.
The purpose of this research is to examine one of the modern solutions for dynamic technical content creation, a combination of two PTC Arbortext Family products, PTC Arbortext® Editor™ and PTC Arbortext® Styler™.
This case study uses applied research methods, with main aim for practical application of the findings, specifically, to create a demo package that showcases main features of the chosen solutions. To achieve that aim, a theoretical framework had been established and examined. The main concepts that formed the basis for the research include current trends in technical documentation production, information architecture philosophy, advantages of structured information concepts such as descriptive markup, and Darwin Information Type Architecture (DITA) approach to technical content creation.
Results of the research suggest that the practical outcomes of the case study support the concepts covered in the theoretical framework. The demo package contents address the goals that were set in the beginning of the research. As the concepts examined in this case study are constantly developing, further research on the topic is required.
Seen as a part of product development and as an asset, the technical documentation must satisfy the raising expectations and address the current trends in the field of content creation. To explore the modern ways of technical content creation, it is necessary to examine which aspects of content creation have changed and what technologies, approaches and philosophies are trending in the field of content creation now.
The purpose of this research is to examine one of the modern solutions for dynamic technical content creation, a combination of two PTC Arbortext Family products, PTC Arbortext® Editor™ and PTC Arbortext® Styler™.
This case study uses applied research methods, with main aim for practical application of the findings, specifically, to create a demo package that showcases main features of the chosen solutions. To achieve that aim, a theoretical framework had been established and examined. The main concepts that formed the basis for the research include current trends in technical documentation production, information architecture philosophy, advantages of structured information concepts such as descriptive markup, and Darwin Information Type Architecture (DITA) approach to technical content creation.
Results of the research suggest that the practical outcomes of the case study support the concepts covered in the theoretical framework. The demo package contents address the goals that were set in the beginning of the research. As the concepts examined in this case study are constantly developing, further research on the topic is required.