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Guidelines for Data

Before you upload content to Content Delivery, check that your data meets these guidelines to ensure a smooth upload process.

Procedure

  1. XML files (topics, DITA maps, and so on) must use PUBLIC identifiers.
  2. You must use PUBLIC identifiers when identifying DTDs and ENTITY files.
  3. Each XML file should have a unique ID attribute on the root element (for example, <task id="T5690">). If you upload multiple XML files that have the same ID, the last one uploaded overwrites any previous version.
  4. To refer to objects in a digital asset management system (DAM), specify the scope as external, as in this example:
    <object src="http://example.com/mpg-videos/c425v.mpg">
         <param name="scope" value="external"/>
    </object>
    Specifying the value attribute as external ensures that Content Delivery seeks the media file at the URL rather than within its own database.