Blog on Component Content Management, Structured Content and Content Automation

Blog on Component Content Management, Structured Content, and Content Automation

Here, we are sharing our insights on recent trends in the industry, exploring the possibilities that structured content opens for you, giving you ideas on how you can leverage your product documentation, and advising how you can get the most out of our products.

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5 days ago
3 min

The Many Faces of Component Content Management

Technical writers are not the only ones who create technical documentation. Engineers, developers, managers, part-time content authors...

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Feb 21
4 min

Can Customer Support Chatbots Be Smart?

These days, we are seeing chatbots virtually everywhere, from pizza ordering to psychological counseling to customer service. Some of...

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Feb 21
2 min

How To Streamline Your DITA Linguistic Review

This is a guest post from our partner WhP International. Since its foundation in 1994, WhP has matured and crafted its DNA in the...

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Feb 8
3 min

Automate It!

So you are in DITA. This means you can reuse and profile content, produce multiple outputs from the single source, reduce translation...

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Jan 5
4 min

Is Your Content Semantically Rich? Why You May Want to Care about Semantics

When your content reaches your customers, usually they have no idea how you created it. Basically, they don't care whether you used DITA,...

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Dec 20, 2022
5 min

True and False about DITA, Part 2

In the previous post, I talked about some popular beliefs about DITA. Today, I’m exploring some more of them. DITA requires a significant...

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Nov 17, 2022
5 min

True and False about DITA, Part 1

In the previous post, I talked about some arguments why DITA could be a good choice for your content. Today, I’m going to discuss some...

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Oct 6, 2022
4 min

Is DITA the Only Choice for Structured Content?

In a series of previous posts, I wrote about using structured content as an enabler for content automation. For many, especially for...

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Sep 15, 2022
3 min

How a Configuration Database Enables Automation of Technical Documentation Assembly for Complex Prod

After posting the recent post about assembling product documentation based on product configuration, I’ve got quite a few requests asking...

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Aug 18, 2022
3 min

Some Thoughts on Our Experience with Assembling Product Documentation Based on Product Configuration

Recently, we've completed several projects for machinery and aerospace customers. The way they create and deliver content is quite...

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Jul 21, 2022
2 min

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words

Complex products with multiple models and various configuration options require significant content maintenance efforts. The content has...

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Jun 15, 2022
2 min

DITA Component Content Management System vs. Git

Quite often customers ask us: what are the advantages of a DITA component content management system (DITA CCMS) over Git? Here’s a thing:...

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May 19, 2022
4 min

How to Choose a DITA CCMS?

Here are some recommendations on how you can choose a DITA Component Content Management System (DITA CCMS) that meets your needs. Use...

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