oxygenxml / oxygen-dita-prolog-updater-addon

Updates the author information, created and modified dates in the DITA prolog section for topics and maps.

Oxygen DITA Prolog Updater

Oxygen XML plugin that contributes a preferences page that includes various options for updating the "prolog" section of a DITA topic/map.

Compatibility

This add-on is compatible with Oxygen XML Editor (or XML Author) version 22.1 or higher.

How to install

1. In Oxygen, go to Help->Install new add-ons to open an add-on selection dialog box.
2. Enter or paste https://www.oxygenxml.com/InstData/Addons/default/updateSite.xml in the Show add-ons from field.
3. Select the DITA Prolog Updater add-on and click Next.
4. Read the end-user license agreement. Then select the I accept all terms of the end-user license agreement option and click Finish.
5. Restart the application.

Result: A DITA Prolog Updater preferences page will now be available in Options->Preferences->Plugins. This preferences page includes various options for updating the prolog section of a DITA topic or map.

The add-on can also be installed using the following alternative installation procedure:

1. Go to the Releases page and download the oxygen-dita-prolog-updater-{version}-plugin.jar file.
2. Unzip it inside {oXygenInstallDir}/plugins. Make sure you don't create any intermediate folders. After unzipping the archive, the file system should look like this: {oXygenInstallDir}/plugins/oxygen-dita-prolog-updater-x.y.z, and inside this folder, there should be a plugin.xmlfile.

Configuration

To configure the update options, go to Options->Preferences->Plugins->DITA Prolog Updater.

The following options can be set for DITA topics or maps (or both):

• Author: Specifies the name of the author. By default, it is the system user name.
• Date format: Specifies the format for the date added in the created date or revised date elements. If the specified format is invalid, yyyy/MM/dd is used as a fallback.
• Limit the number of revised dates to: Specifies the number of revisions that will be kept. Anytime a revised element is added in the prolog section and the specified limit has been reached, the oldest revised element is deleted.
• Custom type attribute value for the original author: Specifies a custom value for the type attribute of the author element that is inserted to specify the primary or original author of the content. If it is not set, the creator value is used.
• Custom type attribute value for an additional author: Specifies a custom value for the type attribute of the author element that is inserted to specify an additional author who is not the primary/original author. If it is not set, the contributor value is used.
• Enable automatic prolog update on save: When this option is selected, the prolog is updated anytime the document is saved.
• Set creator name: When this option is selected, the author is set as the document's creator in the prolog when the document is saved. This option is only applicable for new documents.
• Set created date: When this option is selected, a created date is added to the prolog when the document is saved. This option is only applicable for new documents.
• Update contributor names: When this option is selected, the author is set as a contributor in the prolog when the document is saved. This option is only applicable for already existing documents.
• Update revised dates: When this option is selected, a revised date is added to the prolog when the document is saved. This option is only applicable for already existing documents.

Copyright and License

Copyright 2018 Syncro Soft SRL.

This project is licensed under Apache License 2.0