Training

• Practical Introduction to DITA
• Introduction to OmniMark
• Advanced OmniMark Programming
• XML Best Practices
• Content Engineering Workshop
• XML Schema Modeling

XML Best Practices

The XML Best Practices course is aimed at IT and business professionals who already know how XML can serve their needs and require a deeper insight into the possibilities of XML content processing.

The course provides attendees with a practical orientation to the effective deployment of XML in e-publishing solutions and the ways in which XML can be processed for interchange between applications.

The course reviews various underlying technologies for XML processing such as DOM, SAX, XSLT and other approaches, and outlines proven methodologies for capturing business requirements into XML information models. The course considers the two most common models for processing XML content, which are streaming and in-memory transformations. Both techniques are discussed giving participants the background to understand the pros and cons of each approach, when to best use one instead of the other, or how to combine them together. A special emphasis is placed on XSLT and how it compares to streaming technologies such as OmniMark. Participants will also be introduced to the techniques of information modeling in XML, including XML Document Type Definitions and XML Schema. Both techniques are discussed and their relative merits considered. Best practices in developing XML models are showcased with reference to actual implementation case studies.

Duration: 2 days

Course objectives

Following the two day course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the role different technologies play in an XML application
• Determine what type of tool is best for specific XML content processing needs
• Appreciate the bigger picture and future directions of XML content processing
• Know the difference between traditional data-modeling and XML modeling
• Understand what is involved in an XML Information Analysis phase
• Know the steps required to build a good XML information model

Who should attend

• Application project managers
• Content managers
• Publications managers
• Web portal designers
• Information management consultants
• Enterprise architects
• Senior application developers

Price (excluding expenses and local taxes)

UK £5,300
EU €7,500
US $7,500

Up to 8 attendees

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