Presentation by Mikhail Vaysbukh at XPubs 2008.

This presentation will look at the lessons learned and pitfalls that can be avoided when migrating legacy content to DITA. Beyond a manual ‘copy-and-paste’ approach there are scalable solutions to moving old documents to a new DITA system – if you do some simple steps before conversion. This presentation will offer tips on what you can do right now to prepare your content for a painless migration that results in robust and useful DITA XML. The presentation will utilize case studies and examples from actual DITA conversion efforts to provide the attendee with real-life tips and techniques to make the migration process as smooth as possible.