variables in XML workflow

[eric.dunn at ca.transport.bombardier.com]

It's all in how you represent the variables and then in how your various 
tools handle XML roundtripping and their internal functionality.

The elements used could be individual elements for each variable, a single 
element for all variables with an attribute for type and content for the 
value, a single element for all variables with an attribute for type and 
an attribute for the value, or a mixture of different approaches.

With FrameMaker for example, it would be a simple matter of defining 
certain elements as variables in the R/W rules. In other tools, you'd have 
to investigate their functionalities. At a minimum, it would be easy to 
XSLT the content of elements and attributes identified as variables.

Eric L. Dunn
Senior Technical Writer

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