Hi David,

If you have an XSL stylesheet (XSL-FO) that produces an FO (which can then be processed into PDF), you should create a scenario of the "XML transformation with XSLT" type for the "current XML file".

To set up the scenario you can either:
- open the XML file and look in the "Transformation Scenarios" view (Window > Show View > Transformation Scenarios)
- open the XML file and from the main menu invoke Document -> Transformation -> "Configure Transformation Scenario(s)" (there's a corresponding button in the toolbar - looks like a wrench near a tiny "play" button)
- right click on the XML file in the Project view and from the contextual menu choose Transform -> "Configure Transformation Scenario(s)".

In the "Configure Transformation Scenario(s)" dialog press "New" and select "XML transformation with XSLT" to create a new scenario:
1. Give it an appropriate name
2. Leave the "XML URL" field to its default (${currentFileURL})
3. In the "XSL URL" field browse for your stylesheet.
4. If you have an XSLT 2.0 stylesheet choose from the transformer combo Saxon-PE or Saxon-EE (we always suggest using the -PE edition, unless the -EE is specifically required), otherwise you can leave it to Saxon6.5.5.
5. Since you also need to publish the result in PDF format, you should go to the "FO Processor" tab in the configuration dialog and enable the "Perform FO Processing" option (make sure you have "pdf" selected under "Method").
6. You should also specify the output file in the "Output" tab. Please note that the "Save as" field must refer a single file, NOT an output directory. Use the editor variables to compose a generic name instead of a fixed one.
e.g in the "Save as" field you can specify: ${cfd}/${cfn}.pdf which translates into <current-file-directory>/<current-filename>.pdf
7. You may also want to enable the "Open in Browser/System Application" option so that the PDF is opened in your default system associated PDF reader. Also clear the "XML" box from the "Show in results view as" section.
8. Press OK in the editing dialog and then "Save and close".

To run the transformation for an open XML file, go to "Configure Transformation Scenario" and select the transformation scenario you have just configured (check its corresponding box in the scenarios list), then click "Apply associated" to start the transformation process.
If your document is already associated with the scenario, you could just press the "Apply Transformation Scenario(s)" button (big red "play" button in the toolbar), or use the equivalent action from oXygen menu Document > Transformation.

Furthermore, if you need to apply this scenario to multiple XML files (batch transformation of your XML documents), you should first add them to your project, select them (or their folder) in the Project view and from the contextual menu (right click) choose either:
- Transform -> "Transform with...", then select your scenario from the list and press "Apply selected scenarios" (this only applies the specific transformation scenario once, but it does not also associate the scenario with the files for further transformations)
- Transform -> "Configure Transformation Scenario(s)" and select your scenario from the list and press "Apply selected scenarios". This will also associate the scenario with the selected files /folders, so next time you can simply use Transform -> "Apply Transformation Scenario(s)" and the associated scenario will be used.

The transformation scenario will be applied by Oxygen separately for each XML file. This is why the output of the transformation scenario must refer a single file.

I hope these tips help.

Regards,
Costin

Costin Săndoi
XML Editor, Author and Developer
http://www.oxygenxml.com
Tel: +1-650-352-1250 ext.302
Fax: +40-251-461482

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On 7/13/2016 6:18 PM, David Coe wrote:
I am looking for some suggestions how to develop a transformation scenario that uses a customer-provided XML DTD and XLST Stylesheets developed for MIL-STD-40051-2B. 

Previously, I used Oxygen XML Editor 16.1 to edit and validate XML against the customer-provided DTD. Once all the code and content was completed, then I used ArborText Editor 7 with Print Composer and its default FOSI to transform the the XML using the customer-provided XSLT stylesheets to PDF output.

With my new client, I no longer have access to ArborText Editor and I want to be able to produce the PDF output through Oxygen XML Editor, some guidance is greatly appreciated.


Respectfully yours,

David Coe
321-287-4263

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