Content referencing (conref) is a convenient DITA mechanism for reuse of content from other topics or maps. A fragment of content in one topic or map can be pulled by reference into any other topic or map where the content is allowed. To create the reference, start by creating an empty element of the type that you want to pull in, and then use the element's conref attribute to provide the target's location.

The architectural specification describes content referencing at:

• http://docs.oasis-open.org/dita/v1.0/archspec/conref.html

The language specification describes the syntax of the conref attribute at:

• http://docs.oasis-open.org/dita/v1.0/langspec/id-atts.html

Editors for the Architecture area:

• Bruce Esrig
• Michael Priestley