Terminology Checker for DITA and XLIFF

Parent: Terminology plugin

You can search for not recommended terms in DITA and XLIFF files with Schematron rules. You can generate them with the with the termchecker-dita and termchecker-xliff transformations. These Schematron rules suggest corresponding preferred synonyms.

NOTE You can create an Oxygen validation scenario to perform these checks automatically.

Termchecker DITA

The transformation termchecker-dita generates Schematron rules for DITA topics.

Parameters

debugging.mode
Activates the debugging mode. Possible values are true and false. Default value is false.
args.language
Language of the terminology check rules, for instance en-US.

Termchecker XLIFF

Parameters

debugging.mode
Activates the debugging mode. Possible values are true and false. Default value is false.
args.check.elements
Choose whether terms should be checked only in source elements or target elements or in both of them.
args.language
Language of the terminology check rules.

Publishing a Termchecker for DITA from oXygen XML

  1. Open the samples DITA map ~/org.stefan.jung.terminology/samples/terminology.ditamap in the oXygen DITA Maps Manager.

  2. In the Transformation Scenarios view, double click the entry Termchecker for DITA.

    The terminology is transformed to the Schematron file ~/out/termchecker-dita/terminology-DITA-en-GB.sch. By default, the terminology checker is generated for British English (en-GB). If you want to generate the terminology checker for another language, you have to change the parameter args.language of the transformation scenario.

  3. Create a new DITA validation scenario and refer to the generated Schematron file.

    1. In oXygen open the menu Options > Preferences.
    2. In the Document Type Association menu, select the DITA document type association and click the buttonEdit.
    3. Open the Validation tab and click the + button, to create a new validation scenario.
    4. Create a new validation scenario named Terminology and specify the Schematron schema.

  4. Create a new DITA topic.

  5. Set the xml:lang attribute of the topic to en-GB and write the word truck somewhere in the topic.
    The term violation is indicated with a small lamp icon. Click on the lamp select the Replace with an allowed term action. This works both in text and in author mode.

    The deprecated term has been replaced.

Explanation

The deprecated and the allowed term notations are defined in the truck.dita file.

<fullForm usage="notRecommended" language="en-GB">
  <termVariant>truck</termVariant>
</fullForm>
<fullForm usage="preferred" language="en-GB">
  <termVariant>lorry</termVariant>
</fullForm>

This page explains how to use the termchecker for XLIFF. The Termchecker XLIFF (as the Termchecker DITA) is technically a Schematron file, that searches for not recommended terms and replaces them with preferred synonyms. It is recommended add a new document type association by extending the XLIFF framework and create a new validatation scenario using the termchecker XLIFF Schematron file.

Parameters

args.check.elements
Choose whether terms should be checked only in source elements or target elements or in both of them. Possible values are source, target, both. Default value is source.
args.language
This is the language of the terminology check rules, for instance de-DE.

Quick Start Presentation: Recorded by Syncro Soft/OxygenXML Editor, DITA-OT Day 2016, Munich

INFO To learn how to validate your DITA topics with the Schematron termchecker, read Creating a New Validation Scenario.