Re: [dita] Proposal for DITA 1.3

[Eliot Kimber <ekimber@reallysi.com>]

I agree that it would be sensible to have a mapref specifically for
references to learning object maps.

However, remember that the learning object map elements are a domain and in
the TC-provided learning map document type shell are integrated with an
otherwise generic map. So there is already the ability to use generic
<mapref> to point to maps containing only learningObject elements.

So I'm not sure the lack of a specialized learning object map reference
element is actually preventing satisfaction of the requirement.

On the other hand, the specialization is pretty trivial.

Cheers,

E.

On 7/26/11 3:37 AM, "Buchholz, Thilo" <thilo.buchholz@sap.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I discussed with my team possible input for the DITA 1.3 spec. Since we are
> still in the implementation phase for an infrastructure to produce training
> content, we still collecting first experiences with DITA. Nonetheless the team
> came up with a proposal and would be willing to take ownership for the issue.
> 
> Here is a short description.
> 
> ³The DITA Learning and Training Specialization should support the storage of
> learning objects as separate files on a file system or repository. Currently,
> it only supports the storage of the components within a learning object as
> separate files.
> 
>  In the 1.2 model, learning objects are implemented using the learningObject
> topicref element within a map or learningGroup. Children of the learningObject
> including learningPlanRef, learningAssessmentRef, learningOverviewRef,
> learningContentRef, and learningSummaryRef then contain references to separate
> files. However, it could often be the case that an implementation requires
> that learning objects be stored as a discreet components. In this way,
> multiple learning maps could then reuse the same set of learning objects in
> different aggregations.
> 
>  One possible approach is to implement two new elements, learningObjectMapRef
> and learningObjectMap. The learningObjectMapRef could be a topicref
> specialization that could be a child of a learning map or learningGroup. A
> child of learningObjectMapRef could then be learningObjectMap which could be a
> map specialization that would function as a wrapper element around
> learningObject. This would enable the learningObjectMap to be stored as a
> separate file and referenced by the learningObjectMapRef in one or more maps.²
> 
> BR Thilo
> 
>  
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