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Understanding Structured FrameMaker

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Structured FrameMaker (FM) utilises Extensible Markup Language (XML) structured documents and templates.

The XML structure (schema) is defined in a Document Type Definition (DTD) file, which consists of a hierarchical series of definitions (rules). Each rule describes an "element" of the XML schema.

Documents which comply with a DTD—those which are structured appropriately to the rules—are said to be valid and structured, whereas those documents which do not comply are invalid and unstructured.

When working with a structured document in FrameMaker, the element definitions and structural information is stored in an Element Definitions Document (EDD). The EDD also contains formatting and style information. When you create a structured document in FrameMaker, you must associate an EDD to the document.

 

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