Creating a Task
Follow these steps to create a Task topic:
1. Choose > .
The New Document dialog box opens.
2. Select the appropriate version of DITA Technical Content in the Category list and DITA Task in the Type list and then click OK.
A DITA Task template is loaded into the Arbortext Editor window:
3. Enter the following text in the title tag:
Preparing for a Meeting
4. Enter the following text in the shortdesc tag:
There are certain steps you should follow to prepare for a meeting.
5. Enter the following text in the prereq tag:
Before scheduling a meeting, make sure that the things you want to discuss cannot be handled in another way such as through E-mail.
6. Enter the following text in the context tag:
Whether a meeting is successful or not is usually determined by the things you do to prepare for it. Follow these steps to prepare for a successful meeting:
7. In the steps tag, for each bullet in the following list enter the following steps in the cmd tag inside of the step tag (adding additional step tags as needed):
◦ Define the desired outcome of the meeting.
◦ Design the meeting agenda and objectives.
◦ List the participants and their role in the meeting.
◦ Reserve the meeting room and make sure it has the equipment you need.
◦ Invite the meeting participants including information about the agenda, their roles, and anything they need to review before the meeting.
◦ An hour before the meeting, check the meeting room to make sure it is set up correctly.
8. Enter the following text in the result tag:
If you follow these steps, your meeting is much more likely to be a successful one.
9. Select and delete the example tag.
10. Enter the following text in the postreq tag:
Be sure to take minutes during the meeting and send them to all participants.
11. Save the Task with the name schedMeetings.dita.
Your completed Task should look like this: