DITA
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  • Introduction to DITA 1.3
    • About the DITA specification: All-inclusive edition
    • Terminology
    • Normative references
    • Non-normative references
    • Formatting conventions in the XHTML version of the specification
    • Formatting conventions in the Errata 02 version of the specification
  • Architectural specification: All-inclusive edition
    • Introduction to DITA
      • DITA terminology and notation
      • Basic concepts
      • File extensions
      • Producing different deliverables from a single source
    • DITA markup
      • DITA topics
        • The topic as the basic unit of information
        • The benefits of a topic-based architecture
        • Disciplined, topic-oriented writing
        • Information typing
        • Generic topics
        • Topic structure
        • Topic content
      • DITA maps
        • Definition of DITA maps
        • Purpose of DITA maps
        • DITA map elements
        • DITA map attributes
        • Examples of DITA maps
          • Example: DITA map that references a subordinate map
          • Example: DITA map with a simple relationship table
          • Example: How the collection-type and linking attributes determine links
          • Example: How the cascade attribute functions
      • Subject scheme maps and their usage
        • Subject scheme maps
        • Defining controlled values for attributes
        • Binding controlled values to an attribute
        • Processing controlled attribute values
        • Extending subject schemes
        • Scaling a list of controlled values to define a taxonomy
        • Classification maps
        • Examples of subject scheme maps
          • Example: How hierarchies defined in a subject scheme map affect filtering
          • Example: Extending a subject scheme
          • Example: Extending a subject scheme upwards
          • Example: Defining values for deliveryTarget
      • DITA metadata
        • Metadata elements
        • Metadata attributes
          • Conditional processing attributes
          • Translation and localization attributes
          • Architectural attributes
        • Metadata in maps and topics
        • Cascading of metadata attributes in a DITA map
        • Reconciling topic and map metadata elements
        • Map-to-map cascading behaviors
          • Cascading of attributes from map to map
          • Cascading of metadata elements from map to map
          • Cascading of roles from map to map
        • Context hooks and window metadata for user assistance
    • DITA addressing
      • ID attribute
      • DITA linking
      • URI-based (direct) addressing
      • Indirect key-based addressing
        • Core concepts for working with keys
        • Key scopes
        • Using keys for addressing
        • Addressing keys across scopes
        • Cross-deliverable addressing and linking
        • Processing key references
        • Processing key references for navigation links and images
        • Processing key references on topicref elements
        • Processing key references to generate text or link text
        • Examples of keys
          • Examples: Key definition
          • Examples: Key definitions for variable text
          • Example: Scoped key definitions for variable text
          • Example: Duplicate key definitions within a single map
          • Example: Duplicate key definitions across multiple maps
          • Example: Key definition with key reference
          • Example: References to scoped keys
          • Example: Key definitions in nested key scopes
          • Example: Link redirection
          • Example: Link modification or removal
          • Example: Links from term or keyword elements
          • Example: conref redirection
          • Example: Key scopes and omnibus publications
          • Example: How key scopes affect key precedence
          • Example: Keys and collaboration
    • DITA processing
      • Navigation
        • Table of contents
        • Indexes
      • Content reference (conref)
        • Conref overview
        • Processing conrefs
        • Processing attributes when resolving conrefs
        • Processing xrefs and conrefs within a conref
      • Conditional processing (profiling)
        • Conditional processing values and groups
        • Filtering
        • Flagging
        • Conditional processing to generate multiple deliverable types
        • Examples of conditional processing
          • Example: Setting conditional processing values and groups
          • Example: Filtering and flagging topic content
      • Branch filtering
        • Overview of branch filtering
        • Branch filtering: Single condition set for a branch
        • Branch filtering: Multiple condition sets for a branch
        • Branch filtering: Impact on resource and key names
        • Branch filtering: Implications of processing order
        • Examples of branch filtering
          • Example: Single ditavalref on a branch
          • Example: Multiple ditavalref elements on a branch
          • Example: Single ditavalref as a child of map
          • Example: Single ditavalref in a reference to a map
          • Example: Multiple ditavalref elements as children of map in a root map
          • Example: Multiple ditavalref elements in a reference to a map
          • Example: ditavalref within a branch that already uses ditavalref
          • Example: ditavalref error conditions
      • Chunking
        • Using the chunk attribute
        • Chunking examples
      • Translation and localization
        • The xml:lang attribute
        • The dir attribute
      • Processing documents with different values of the domains attribute
      • Sorting
    • Configuration, specialization, generalization, and constraints
      • Overview of DITA extension facilities
      • Configuration
        • Overview of document-type shells
        • Rules for document-type shells
        • Equivalence of document-type shells
        • Conformance of document-type shells
      • Specialization
        • Overview of specialization
        • Modularization
        • Vocabulary modules
        • Specialization rules for element types
        • Specialization rules for attributes
        • class attribute rules and syntax
        • domains attribute rules and syntax
        • Specializing to include non-DITA content
        • Sharing elements across specializations
      • Generalization
        • Overview of generalization
        • Element generalization
        • Processor expectations when generalizing elements
        • Attribute generalization
        • Generalization with cross-specialization dependencies
      • Constraints
        • Overview of constraints
        • Constraint rules
        • Constraints, processing, and interoperability
        • Weak and strong constraints
        • Conref compatibility with constraints
        • Examples: Constraints
          • Example: Redefine the content model for the topic element
          • Example: Constrain attributes for the section element
          • Example: Constrain a domain module
          • Example: Replace a base element with the domain extensions
          • Example: Apply multiple constraints to a single document-type shell
          • Example: Correct the constraint for the machinery task
    • Coding practices for DITA grammar files
      • Recognized XML-document grammar mechanisms
      • Normative versions of DITA grammar files
      • DTD coding requirements
        • DTD: Overview of coding requirements
        • DTD: Coding requirements for document-type shells
        • DTD: Coding requirements for element type declarations
        • DTD: Coding requirements for structural modules
        • DTD: Coding requirements for element domain modules
        • DTD: Coding requirements for attribute domain modules
        • DTD: Coding requirements for constraint modules
      • RELAX NG coding requirements
        • RELAX NG: Overview of coding requirements
        • RELAX NG: Coding requirements for document-type shells
        • RELAX NG: Coding requirements for element type declarations
        • RELAX NG: Coding requirements for structural modules
        • RELAX NG: Coding requirements for element domain modules
        • RELAX NG: Coding requirements for attribute domain modules
        • RELAX NG: Coding requirements for constraint modules
      • XML Schema coding requirements
        • XML Schema: Overview and limitations of coding requirements
        • XML Schema: Coding requirements for document-type shells
        • XML Schema: Coding requirements for element type declarations
        • XML Schema: Coding requirements for structural modules
        • XML Schema: Coding requirements for attribute domain modules
        • XML Schema: Coding requirements for constraint modules
    • Technical content specializations
      • Technical content: Document types
        • Concept topic
        • Reference topic
        • General task topic
        • Task topic (strict task)
        • Machinery Task topic
        • Troubleshooting topic
        • Glossary entry topic
        • Glossary group topic
        • Bookmap
      • Technical content domains
        • The xNAL domain
        • xNAL usage guidelines
        • MathML and equation domains
        • Release management domain
      • Troubleshooting information
    • Learning and training specializations
      • Overview
      • Objectives of the DITA learning and training specializations
      • A learning objects approach to learning and training content
      • Use cases
      • Summary of learning topic, map, and domain designs
      • Support for learningDomain1 and learningDomain2
      • Learning and training specialization usage
  • Language reference: All-inclusive edition
    • Element quick reference
      • Base DITA elements, A to Z
      • Technical content elements, A to Z
      • Learning and training elements, A to Z
      • All DITA elements, A to Z
    • Topic elements
      • Basic topic elements
        • topic
        • title
        • titlealts
        • searchtitle
        • navtitle
        • shortdesc
        • abstract
        • body
        • bodydiv
        • related-links
        • dita
      • Body elements
        • alt
        • cite
        • dd
        • desc
        • ddhd
        • div
        • dl
        • dlentry
        • dlhead
        • dt
        • draft-comment
        • dthd
        • example
        • fig
        • figgroup
        • fn
        • image
        • keyword
        • li
        • lines
        • longdescref
        • longquoteref
        • lq
        • note
        • object
        • ol
        • p
        • param
        • ph
        • pre
        • q
        • section
        • sectiondiv
        • sl
        • sli
        • term
        • text
        • tm
        • ul
        • xref
      • Table elements
        • table
        • tgroup
        • colspec
        • thead
        • tbody
        • row
        • entry
        • simpletable
        • sthead
        • strow
        • stentry
      • Related links elements
        • link
        • linklist
        • linkpool
        • linktext
        • linkinfo
    • Map elements
      • Basic map elements
        • map
        • topicref
        • topicmeta
        • anchor
        • navref
        • reltable
        • relrow
        • relcell
        • relheader
        • relcolspec
        • ux-window
      • Map group elements
        • anchorref
        • keydef
        • mapref
        • topicgroup
        • topichead
        • topicset
        • topicsetref
    • Metadata elements
      • Prolog (metadata) elements
        • prolog
        • audience
        • author
        • brand
        • category
        • component
        • copyright
        • copyrholder
        • copyryear
        • created
        • critdates
        • featnum
        • keywords
        • metadata
        • othermeta
        • permissions
        • platform
        • prodinfo
        • prodname
        • prognum
        • publisher
        • resourceid
        • revised
        • series
        • source
        • vrmlist
        • vrm
      • Indexing group elements
        • indexterm
        • indextermref
        • index-see
        • index-see-also
        • index-sort-as
      • Delayed conref resolution elements
        • exportanchors
        • anchorid
        • anchorkey
    • Domain elements
      • Hazard statement elements
        • hazardstatement
        • consequence
        • hazardsymbol
        • howtoavoid
        • messagepanel
        • typeofhazard
      • Highlighting elements
        • b
        • i
        • sup
        • sub
        • tt
        • u
        • line-through
        • overline
      • Utilities elements
        • area
        • coords
        • imagemap
        • shape
        • sort-as
      • DITAVAL reference domain
        • ditavalref
        • ditavalmeta
        • dvrResourcePrefix
        • dvrResourceSuffix
        • dvrKeyscopePrefix
        • dvrKeyscopeSuffix
    • Classification elements
      • Subject scheme elements
        • subjectScheme
        • schemeref
        • hasInstance
        • hasKind
        • hasNarrower
        • hasPart
        • hasRelated
        • enumerationdef
        • elementdef
        • attributedef
        • defaultSubject
        • subjectHead
        • subjectHeadMeta
        • subjectdef
        • relatedSubjects
        • subjectRelTable
        • subjectRelHeader
        • subjectRel
        • subjectRole
      • Classification domain elements
        • subjectref
        • topicapply
        • topicsubject
        • topicSubjectTable
        • topicSubjectHeader
        • topicSubjectRow
        • topicCell
        • subjectCell
    • Specialization elements
      • boolean
      • data
      • data-about
      • foreign
      • index-base
      • itemgroup
      • no-topic-nesting
      • state
      • unknown
    • Legacy conversion elements
      • required-cleanup
    • DITAVAL elements
      • val
      • style-conflict
      • prop
      • revprop
      • startflag
      • endflag
      • alt-text
    • Technical content elements
      • Concept elements
        • concept
        • conbody
        • conbodydiv
      • Task elements
        • task
        • taskbody
        • prereq
        • context
        • steps
        • steps-informal
        • steps-unordered
        • step
        • stepsection
        • cmd
        • info
        • substeps
        • substep
        • stepxmp
        • choicetable
        • chhead
        • choptionhd
        • chdeschd
        • chrow
        • choption
        • chdesc
        • choices
        • choice
        • steptroubleshooting
        • stepresult
        • tutorialinfo
        • tasktroubleshooting
        • result
        • postreq
      • Reference elements
        • reference
        • refbody
        • refbodydiv
        • refsyn
        • properties
        • prophead
        • proptypehd
        • propvaluehd
        • propdeschd
        • property
        • proptype
        • propvalue
        • propdesc
      • Troubleshooting elements
        • troubleshooting
        • troublebody
        • condition
        • troubleSolution
        • cause
        • remedy
        • responsibleParty
      • Glossary elements
        • Glossentry elements
          • glossentry
          • glossterm
          • glossdef
          • glossAbbreviation
          • glossAcronym
          • glossAlt
          • glossAlternateFor
          • glossBody
          • glossPartOfSpeech
          • glossProperty
          • glossScopeNote
          • glossShortForm
          • glossStatus
          • glossSurfaceForm
          • glossSymbol
          • glossSynonym
          • glossUsage
        • Glossary related elements
          • abbreviated-form
          • glossref
          • glossgroup
      • Bookmap elements
        • Bookmap content elements
          • bookmap
          • abbrevlist
          • amendments
          • appendices
          • appendix
          • backmatter
          • bibliolist
          • bookabstract
          • booklibrary
          • booklist
          • booklists
          • booktitle
          • booktitlealt
          • chapter
          • colophon
          • dedication
          • draftintro
          • figurelist
          • frontmatter
          • glossarylist
          • indexlist
          • mainbooktitle
          • notices
          • part
          • preface
          • tablelist
          • toc
          • trademarklist
        • Bookmap metadata elements
          • bookmeta
          • approved
          • bookchangehistory
          • bookevent
          • bookeventtype
          • bookid
          • booknumber
          • bookowner
          • bookpartno
          • bookrestriction
          • bookrights
          • completed
          • copyrfirst
          • copyrlast
          • day
          • edited
          • edition
          • isbn
          • maintainer
          • month
          • organization
          • person
          • printlocation
          • published
          • publisherinformation
          • publishtype
          • reviewed
          • revisionid
          • started
          • summary
          • tested
          • volume
          • year
      • Technical-content domains elements
        • Equation domain elements
          • equation-block
          • equation-figure
          • equation-inline
          • equation-number
        • Markup domain
          • markupname
        • MathML domain elements
          • mathml
          • mathmlref
        • Programming elements
          • apiname
          • codeblock
          • codeph
          • coderef
          • option
          • parmname
          • parml
          • plentry
          • pt
          • pd
          • synph
          • syntaxdiagram
          • groupseq
          • groupchoice
          • groupcomp
          • fragment
          • fragref
          • synblk
          • synnote
          • synnoteref
          • kwd
          • var
          • oper
          • delim
          • sep
          • repsep
        • Release-management domain elements
          • change-completed
          • change-historylist
          • change-item
          • change-organization
          • change-person
          • change-request-id
          • change-request-reference
          • change-request-system
          • change-revisionid
          • change-started
          • change-summary
        • Software elements
          • msgph
          • msgblock
          • msgnum
          • cmdname
          • varname
          • filepath
          • userinput
          • systemoutput
        • SVG elements
          • svg-container
          • svgref
        • Task requirements domain
          • prelreqs
          • closereqs
          • reqconds
          • reqcond
          • noconds
          • reqcontp
          • reqpers
          • personnel
          • perscat
          • perskill
          • esttime
          • supeqli
          • supequi
          • supequip
          • nosupeq
          • supplies
          • supply
          • supplyli
          • nosupply
          • spare
          • spares
          • sparesli
          • nospares
          • nosafety
          • safecond
          • safety
        • User interface elements
          • uicontrol
          • wintitle
          • menucascade
          • shortcut
          • screen
        • XML mention domain
          • numcharref
          • parameterentity
          • textentity
          • xmlatt
          • xmlelement
          • xmlnsname
          • xmlpi
        • xNAL domain elements
          • authorinformation
          • addressdetails
          • administrativearea
          • contactnumber
          • contactnumbers
          • country
          • emailaddress
          • emailaddresses
          • firstname
          • generationidentifier
          • honorific
          • lastname
          • locality
          • localityname
          • middlename
          • namedetails
          • organizationinfo
          • organizationname
          • organizationnamedetails
          • otherinfo
          • personinfo
          • personname
          • postalcode
          • thoroughfare
          • url
          • urls
    • Learning and training elements
      • Learning and training: topic elements
        • learningOverview
        • learningOverviewbody
        • learningContent
        • learningContentbody
        • learningSummary
        • learningSummarybody
        • learningAssessment
        • learningAssessmentbody
        • learningPlan
        • learningPlanbody
        • learningBase
        • learningBasebody
      • Learning and training: map types
        • learningGroupMap
        • learningObjectMap
      • Learning and training: map domain elements
        • learningGroup
        • learningObject
        • learningObjectMapRef
        • learningGroupMapRef
        • learningPlanRef
        • learningPreAssessmentRef
        • learningOverviewRef
        • learningContentRef
        • learningContentComponentRef
        • learningSummaryRef
        • learningPostAssessmentRef
      • Learning and training: interactions domain elements
        • Top level interactions elements
          • lcInstructornote2
          • lcOpenQuestion2
          • lcTrueFalse2
          • lcSingleSelect2
          • lcMultipleSelect2
          • lcSequencing2
          • lcMatching2
          • lcHotspot2
          • lcInteractionBase2
          • lcQuestionBase2
        • Interactions domain content elements
          • lcAnswerContent2
          • lcAnswerOption2
          • lcAnswerOptionGroup2
          • lcArea2
          • lcAreaCoords2
          • lcAreaShape2
          • lcAsset2
          • lcCorrectResponse2
          • lcFeedback2
          • lcFeedbackCorrect2
          • lcFeedbackIncorrect2
          • lcHotspotMap2
          • lcInteractionLabel2
          • lcItem2
          • lcMatchingHeader2
          • lcMatchingItem2
          • lcMatchingItemFeedback2
          • lcMatchingPair2
          • lcMatchTable2
          • lcOpenAnswer2
          • lcQuestion2
          • lcSequence2
          • lcSequenceOption2
          • lcSequenceOptionGroup2
      • Learning and training: interactions domain elements (DEPRECATED)
        • Top level interactions elements (DEPRECATED)
          • lcInstructornote
          • lcOpenQuestion
          • lcTrueFalse
          • lcSingleSelect
          • lcMultipleSelect
          • lcSequencing
          • lcMatching
          • lcHotspot
          • lcInteractionBase
          • lcQuestionBase
        • Interactions domain content elements (DEPRECATED)
          • lcAnswerContent
          • lcAnswerOption
          • lcAnswerOptionGroup
          • lcArea
          • lcAreaCoords
          • lcAreaShape
          • lcAsset
          • lcCorrectResponse
          • lcFeedback
          • lcFeedbackCorrect
          • lcFeedbackIncorrect
          • lcHotspotMap
          • lcItem
          • lcMatchingHeader
          • lcMatchingItem
          • lcMatchingItemFeedback
          • lcMatchingPair
          • lcMatchTable
          • lcOpenAnswer
          • lcQuestion
          • lcSequence
          • lcSequenceOption
          • lcSequenceOptionGroup
      • Learning and training: metadata elements
        • lcLom
        • lomAggregationLevel
        • lomContext
        • lomCoverage
        • lomDifficulty
        • lomInstallationRemarks
        • lomIntendedUserRole
        • lomInteractivityLevel
        • lomInteractivityType
        • lomLearningResourceType
        • lomOtherPlatformRequirements
        • lomSemanticDensity
        • lomStructure
        • lomTechRequirement
        • lomTypicalAgeRange
        • lomTypicalLearningTime
      • Learning and training: common content elements
        • lcAge
        • lcAssessment
        • lcAttitude
        • lcAudience
        • lcBackground
        • lcChallenge
        • lcCIN
        • lcClassroom
        • lcClient
        • lcConstraints
        • lcDelivDate
        • lcDelivery
        • lcDownloadTime
        • lcDuration
        • lcEdLevel
        • lcFileSizeLimitations
        • lcGapAnalysis
        • lcGapItem
        • lcGapItemDelta
        • lcGeneralDescription
        • lcGoals
        • lcGraphics
        • lcHandouts
        • lcInstruction
        • lcInteraction
        • lcIntervention
        • lcInterventionItem
        • lcIntro
        • lcJtaItem
        • lcKnowledge
        • lcLearnStrat
        • lcLMS
        • lcModDate
        • lcMotivation
        • lcNeeds
        • lcNeedsAnalysis
        • lcNextSteps
        • lcNoLMS
        • lcObjective
        • lcObjectives
        • lcObjectivesGroup
        • lcObjectivesStem
        • lcOJT
        • lcOrganizational
        • lcOrgConstraints
        • lcPlanAudience
        • lcPlanDescrip
        • lcPlanObjective
        • lcPlanPrereqs
        • lcPlanResources
        • lcPlanSubject
        • lcPlanTitle
        • lcPlayers
        • lcPrereqs
        • lcProcesses
        • lcProject
        • lcResolution
        • lcResources
        • lcReview
        • lcSecurity
        • lcSkills
        • lcSpecChars
        • lcSummary
        • lcTask
        • lcTaskItem
        • lcTechnical
        • lcTime
        • lcValues
        • lcViewers
        • lcW3C
        • lcWorkEnv
        • lcWorkEnvDescription
    • Attributes
      • Universal attribute group
        • ID attribute group
        • Metadata attribute group
        • Localization attribute group
        • Debug attribute group
      • Architectural attribute group
      • Attributes common to many map elements
      • Complex-table attribute group
      • Data element attributes group
      • Date attributes group
      • Display attribute group
      • Link relationship attribute group
      • Other common attributes
      • Simpletable attribute group
      • Specialization attributes group
      • Topicref element attributes group
      • Complex attribute definitions
        • The href attribute
        • The keys attribute
        • The keyref attribute
        • The keyscope attribute
        • The conref attribute
          • Using the -dita-use-conref-target value
        • The conaction attribute
        • The conrefend attribute
        • The conkeyref attribute
        • The type attribute
        • The format attribute
        • The scope attribute
        • The role and otherrole attributes
  • Conformance
  • Acknowledgments
  • Non-normative information
    • About the specification source
    • Changes from previous versions
      • Changes from DITA 1.2 to DITA 1.3
      • Changes from DITA 1.1 to DITA 1.2
      • Changes from DITA 1.0 to DITA 1.1
    • File naming conventions
    • Migrating to new versions of DITA
      • Migrating from DITA 1.2 to 1.3
      • Migrating from DITA 1.1 to 1.2
    • Considerations for generalizing foreign elements
    • Element-by-element recommendations for translators: All-inclusive edition
    • DTD public identifiers
    • XML Schema catalog identifiers
    • Domains and constraints in the OASIS specification
      • Domains and constraints in the OASIS specification
      • Base domains: Where they are used
      • Technical content domains and constraints: Where they are used
      • Learning domains and constraints: Where they are used
      • Base document types: Included domains
      • Technical content document types: Included domains and constraints
      • Learning and training document types: Included domains and constraints
    • Processing interoperability considerations
    • Specialization design, customization, and the limits of specialization
  • Content models for learning and training package
    • A elements
    • B elements
    • C elements
    • D elements
    • E elements
    • F elements
    • G elements
    • H elements
    • I elements
    • K elements
    • L elements
    • M elements
    • N elements
    • O elements
    • P elements
    • Q elements
    • R elements
    • S elements
    • T elements
    • U elements
    • V elements
    • W elements
    • X elements
    • Y elements

<tbody>

The <tbody> element contains the rows in a table.

Content models

See appendix for information about this element in OASIS document type shells.

Inheritance

- topic/tbody

Example

See table.

Attributes

The following attributes are available on this element: Universal attribute group, outputclass, and @valign from Complex-table attribute group.

Parent topic: Table elements
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