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SDL XPP plugin overview

This procedure describes how to configure SDL XPP publishing through SDL LiveContent Architect. This should be automatically configured however, if upgrading from a previous version and the output option is not available, you can add it by following the steps below.

  1. Adjust the SDL LiveContent Architect repository setup by executing the runsetup_SDLXPPIntegration.bat file.

    The SDLXPPIntegration.bat file is located in the upgrade specific folder in the database location: <drive-letter>:\Infoshare\App<project-suffix>\Database\Migration\DatabaseIndependent\

  2. Adjust the SDL LiveContent Architect user interface to allow the creation of the new output formats and adjusting the layout using the publication output switches.
  3. Extend the current DITA Open Toolkit with the sdlxpp plugin configuration.
  4. Extend the current SDL LiveContent Architect publishing chain to include the new integration files for SDL XPP publishing.
  5. Add the new output format to the SDL LiveContent Architect repository.