The OASIS DITA Technical Committee has realized that parts of the DITA 1.2 specification do not unambigiously cover important questions about keys. We offer the following FAQ items in advance of an DITA 1.2 errata:

Q1: Given multiple key definitions, how does a processor determine which key definition is effective?

Q2: What should rendering tools display in the place of elements which have a keyref attribute?

DITA was approved as an OASIS standard on 1 December 2010. You can download the DITA 1.2 specification from the official OASIS Web page.

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White paper from the OASIS DITA Adoption Committee. Authored by DITA Translation Subcommittee. Published 24 May 201.

White paper from the OASIS DITA Adoption Committee. Authored by JoAnn Hackos, Comtech Services. Published 9 July 2010

DITA 1.2 introduces the General Task Model as an alternative to the DITA 1.0 and 1.1 Strict Task Model. It also adds capabilities to the <steps> content unit for both task models.

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White paper from the OASIS DITA Adoption Committee. Authored by Marc Speyer. Published 1 March 2010.