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User configuration

Content is filtered at runtime based on a user's configuration, which may include information about the equipment being serviced or the status of the operator. Each S1000D technical publication that uses applicability requires an applicability dialog file named applicability.xml.

The following is an example of an applicability.xml file:

<applicability>
  <title>Enter Your Computer Information</title>
  <section desc="Computer Identification" name="applic">
    <select desc="Computer Type " name="type ">
      <option name="desktop">Desktop computer</option>
      <option name="laptop">Portable laptop</option>
      <option name="server">Rack mount server</option>
    </select>
    <text desc="Model Number" name="model" default=""/>
  </section>
</applicability>
Given this file, the user sees an interface that requests this information to be filled in. When the user enters the information, the content is filtered accordingly. The interface would look as follows: