This paper shows an interesting similarity between the reuse mechanism of the DITA content reference feature and a translation memory system (TMS). We then discuss this similarity in terms of cost and show that the savings that can be achieved using DITA’s content reuse feature are similar to the savings possible using a TMS.

Many thanks again to Julio Vazquez for his excellent review and feedback on this paper. Thanks Julio!

>Mark Lewis

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This paper is the third in the DITA Metrics series which examines the cost and reuse values for a DITA project to determine DITA ROI. The concepts and ideas discussed are based on the cost model introduced in the first paper, DITA Metrics: Cost Metrics – Part 1.

This paper is the second in the DITA Metrics series which examines the cost and reuse values for a DITA project to determine DITA ROI. The concepts and ideas discussed are based on the cost model introduced in the first paper, DITA Metrics: Cost Metrics – Part 1

This paper looks at the savings trend when reusable master topics are used to document similar products. How much does it cost to document each additional similar product?

Many thanks to Julio Vazquez for his excellent review and feedback on this paper. Thanks Julio!

White paper from the OASIS DITA Adoption Committee. Authored by Tony Self, , HyperWrite PTY Ltd. Published 16 December 2009

White paper from the OASIS DITA Adoption Committee. Authored by Kristen James Eberlein, Eberlein Consulting. Published 26 October 2009; updated 22 November 2009. Note that the offical version of this document is the PDF file that is located in the document repository for the OASIS DITA Adoption Committee.

DITA 1.2 introduces the conref push feature, which enables users to insert or replace content in DITA topics and maps. This is accomplished by the introduction of a new @conaction attribute with four values: pushreplace, pushbefore, pushafter, and mark.