Adding a PDF output format
To publish from Content Manager to PDF, you must configure a PDF output format. Various DITA Open Toolkit transformation types of PDF output format are available. After it is created, it is available in Publication Manager to add as output for your publications.
Before you begin
- The user performing the task has an Output Formats Management privilege or a System Administrator privilege.
- The style sheets for the output format being added are in place.
About this task
The following DITA Open Toolkit transformation types of PDF output format are available:
- ishpdf
- A standard PDF generator. Requires integration with a PDF formatter such as Antenna House.
- ishxpp
- An XPP PDF generator. Requires integration with the RWS product XPP.
- pdf2
- A PDF generator using the pdf2 plugin that ships with the DITA Open Toolkit. Can be customized by hand.