I think we need to author and release a committee note about Upgrading to DITA 1.3 . (Perhaps it should simply be Upgrading to a new version of the DITA standard ...) There are a lot of moving pieces involved in thoughtfully and successfully upgrading an implementation. Here is a quick and imprecise brain dump: (Requirements and information architecture) Determining what aspects of the new release an implementation needs (Grammar files) Creating new or modifying existing document-type shells, specialization, and constraint modules Some CCMS modify OASIS grammar files to add support for their custom attributes (Authoring tools) Support for DITA 1.3 grammar files CSS for new shells, if applicable Help for new DITA addressing, linking, and filtering mechanisms (CCMS) Support for DITA 1.3 grammar files Updated bridge to authoring environment Updated map editor, if applicable Help for new DITA addressing, linking, and filtering mechanisms (Rendering tools) Support for DITA 1.3 grammar files Support for new DITA addressing, linking, and filtering mechanisms Updated style sheets (Style sheets and transformations) Support for new topic types and elements -- Best, Kris Kristen James Eberlein Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting
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