Training


Enigma provides hands-on training, the fastest and easiest way to become productive with our products. With Enigma's training programs, you not only receive crucial product information, but also learn how to maximize your e-publishing capabilities with the power of Enigma 3C®.

Please email support@enigma.com  to set-up training.

Delivering Content to the Web Using Enigma 3C®

This hands-on course teaches you how to create a web-based publication that can be delivered on the Web or CD. Learn how to create a publication containing several data formats, including XML, SGML, Word, PDF and an Illustrated Parts Catalog (IPC), with different presentation rules, which can be accessed from any supported web browser.

You will learn how to use the Enigma 3C Workbench to perform all the steps necessary to format your data, create an interactive table of contents, set up hyperlinks, transform data from one format or another, and incorporate it into the Enigma 3C repository.

You will use the power of XML and XSL to create powerful yet simple searching capabilities and create both online and print views using the same data source. Hands-on exercises will be used to reinforce the concepts presented.

Who Should Attend

Technical writers, production specialists, programmers, electronic publishing managers, or webmasters responsible for the presentation of a company's documentation.

Prerequisites

  • Working knowledge of XML and XSL
  • Ability to create, edit, and manipulate files and directories on Microsoft Windows 2000 or NT (Open Enrollment classes are taught on Windows 2000)
  • Working knowledge of web browsers and HTML
  • Familiarity with the structure, content, and presentation goals of your documents
  • For custom courses only, up to 100 pages of valid XML data and up to 25 graphics; (Open enrollment courses use sample data provided by Enigma)

Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Duration: 3 days

Day 1
Overview
What is Enigma 3C V8?

Module 1: Working with XML/XSL

  • Benefits
  • Terminology
  • XSLT/XPATH
  • XSL:FO

Module 2: Content Analysis and Project Design

  • Analyzing your content
  • Planning your publication's structure
  • Designing your publications's appearance

Module 3: Enigma 3C Workbench Overview

  • What is the Workbench?
  • System requirements
  • Definitions
  • The Workbench Studios

Module 4: Pre-Process Studio

  • What is a pre-process?
  • Purposes
  • Supported formats
  • Creating, running and viewing a process
  • Pre-defined pre-processes

Day 2
Module 5: Admin Studio

  • Adding collections
  • Adding source files to collections
  • Indexing and building

Module 6: Type Properties Studio

  • Creating and editing types
  • Editing type properties
  • Creating search fields
  • Images and links
  • Revised text

Module 7: Creating a Table of Contents (TOC)

  • Editing the XSL stylesheet
  • Defing TOC links
  • Generating the TOC
  • Previewing the TOC

Day 3
Module 8: Styling Studio

  • Styling properties
  • Creating qualification rules
  • Formatting lists
  • Generating prefix/suffix text
  • Creating a print stylesheet

Module 9: Creating Document View Headers

  • Header components
  • Editing the XSL stylesheet
  • Editing the jsp file
  • Previewing the header

Module 10: Creating Customized Search Forms

  • The default search form
  • Steps for adding a customized search form
  • Previewing your search form

Module 11: Publish and Install

  • Publishing options
  • Installing options
  • Viewing your publication
  • Formatting tables

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