SDL Trisoft

SDL offers several courses focused on DITA in a Trisoft environment as well as multi-level Trisoft user training.

Whether you are just getting started using DITA or you are a beginning or advanced Trisoft user, SDL offers a course to meet your needs. To inquire about scheduling a class, please contact us.

DITA Training in an SDL Trisoft Environment

Duration:	3 days
Location:	Onsite - Please contact us for scheduling information
Course Outline:	This first event in the series of training provides a brief overview of the SDL Trisoft system, and focused DITA training for the implementation team. • Basic DITA concepts and authoring • Training and practice using the XMetaL authoring tool on your documents • Help client choose a document or small document set for the quick start
Goals:	Provide foundational knowledge of the DITA standard and provide guidance on consideration points for your DITA implementation.
Objectives:	Session 1: Organizing and generating deliverables with DITA maps Session 2: Controlling links and metadata in maps Session 3: Creating well-formed DITA topics Session 4: Creating topics and specifying metadata Session 5: Reusing content Session 6: Creating your deliverables

NOTE: Training on the DITA standard is available upon request.

SDL Trisoft User Training

Duration:	2 days
Location:	Onsite - Please contact us for scheduling information
Course Outline:	This event in the series of training provides a background and overview of the SDL Trisoft system. Once that foundational knowledge is set, the training continues to discuss and perform examples of typical SDL Trisoft daily activities for authors, information architects and project managers. This session is delivered as demonstration and lecture. In addition, labs and examples will be provided. Interactive discussion will be encouraged.
Goals:	Provide foundational knowledge of the SDL Trisoft system and provide users with a basic understating of the SDL Trisoft usage.
Objectives:	Objective 1: Planning for success in the new paradigm Objective 2: Guided system demo Objective 3: XMetaL Authoring Bridge Objective 4:Getting familiar with SDL Trisoft concepts Objective 5: Planning publications Objective 6: Advanced XMetaL Bridge Features Objective 7: Reviewing Objective 8: Search Objective 9: Translation Objective 10: Using Conditions and Variables Objective 11: Publishing Objective 12: Advanced Exercises

SDL Trisoft Power User Training

Duration:	1 day
Location:	Onsite - Please contact us for scheduling information
Course Outline:	This event in the series of training provides a background and overview of the SDL Trisoft system. Once that foundational knowledge is set, the training continues to discuss and perform examples of typical SDL Trisoft configuration and system management. This session is delivered as demonstration and lecture. In addition, labs and examples will be provided. Interactive discussion will be encouraged.
Goals:	Provide foundational knowledge of the SDL Trisoft system and provide guidance on consideration points for configuring your SDL Trisoft system.
Objectives:	Objective 1: SDL Trisoft concepts Objective 2: Security, Usergroups and Users Objective 3: Object types and folder structure Objective 4: Workflow and Transition Status Objective 5: Content migration from a file system Objective 6: Illustrations, images and graphics Objective 7: Modifying templates Objective 8: SDL Trisoft Translation Management Objective 9: Managing Conditions & Variables