The <steps> section of a task provides the main content of the task topic. The task is described as a series of steps that the user must follow to accomplish the task. One or more <steps> elements is required inside the <steps> section.
Two or more steps appear as an ordered list. A single step appears as a paragraph. If all of the contained steps are simple (that is, have no more than a <cmd> element each) then the step list should default to compact. Otherwise it should be formatted as uncompact (with blank lines between each step on output).
<task id="sqlj"> <title>Creating an SQLJ file</title> <taskbody> <context>Once you have set up SQLJ, you need to create a new SQLJ file.</context> <steps> <step> <cmd>In a text editor, create a new file.</cmd> </step> <step> <cmd>Enter the first query statement.</cmd> </step> </steps> </taskbody> </task>
Doctype | Content model |
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ditabase, task | ( ( step) (one or more) ) |
Doctype | Parents |
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ditabase, task | taskbody |
- topic/ol task/steps
Name | Description | Data Type | Default Value | Required? |
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%univ-atts; (%select-atts;, %id-atts;, %localization-atts;) | A set of related attributes, described at %univ-atts; | parameter entity | PE not applicable | Not applicable |
%global-atts; (xtrf, xtrc) | A set of related attributes, described at %global-atts; | parameter entity | PE not applicable | Not applicable |
class, outputclass | Common attributes described in Other common DITA attributes |
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