DITA Machine Industry SC: Draft Version of IssueNumberMI02

["Gerald Goetz" <goetz@noxum.com>]

Dear Working Group Members,
 
I am sending you a draft of "DITA Proposed Feature # MI02"
attached as an HTML document.

Kind Regards,

Gerald Goetz

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Gerald Goetz
Noxum GmbH
Beethovenstr. 5
97080 Würzburg
Germany

Tel: +49 931 385 612
Fax: +49 931 385 602

Title: DITA Proposed Feature # MI02

DITA Proposed Feature # MI02

Relax the content model of step / substep for note / hazardstatement.

Longer Description

Problem

International guidelines require hazardstatements to appear directly before the command. The task topic does not support this requirement.

The current DITA 1.1 content models for step and substep do not support the placement of an element note (or the new domian hazardstatement) directly before an element cmd when more than one element step is present.

The elements context and "info" do allow "note" but "context" only supports notes / hazardstatements for all steps and info only supports a note / hazardstatement after a command.

Solution

Allow the optionial Elements note and hazardstatement before cmd.

Scope

The changes in the content model are minor.

Benefits

This feature would enhance the adoption of DITA in the machine industry and other areas.

Use Case

TBD

Technical Requirements

TBD

Design Justification

TBD

Design Description

TBD

Language Reference

TBD

Implementation Notes

TBD

Related Proposals

DITA Proposed Feature # 05 (Align note or a new domain with ISO and ANSI standards for hazard statements.)

Costs

TBD

Time Required

TBD