Authoring

The CCM of Choice for Technical Communication

Work in a familiar authoring environment

Authors like to write in a familiar, user-friendly authoring environment. SDL Structured Content Technologies CCM Solutions support and integrate with all leading XML authoring tools such as XMetaL, Arbortext Editor, Adobe FrameMaker, as well as word processing-oriented solutions such as In.Vision Xpress Author or an integrated web forms XML authoring environment. The integration between SDL Structured Content Technologies and the authoring tool can be loosely or tightly coupled. Such a tight coupling is available through SDL's Authoring Bridge.

Apart from this, SDL Structured Content Technologies solutions also integrate with tools as SDL AuthorAssistant™ to enhance the quality and efficiency of the global authoring process.

Author and reuse information modules

SDL Structured Content Technologies CCM Solutions store the structure of your different publications separately from the information modules. An information module is a document component in which a certain topic (a procedure, a process, etc) is described. A module is the smallest document component that exists on its own and is therefore the best level of granularity for single sourcing. SDL Structured Content Technologies CCM Solutions promote reuse on topics since this is the most author and management friendly way.

Information architecture support

When writing in a modular way in view of an increased reuse of content, it is important to have an information architecture in place. This enables you to plan reuse instead of counting on accidental reuse. SDL Structured Content Technologies CCM Solutions support the market leading standards such as DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) or IMAP (Information Mapping)., but they can also be easily configured for specific, custom built information architectures or designs.