New element <data>

In DITA 1.1, you can use new element, <data>. This element and the content inside it is ignored in the transformation process of DITA files.
Note:
  • Because OASIS DITA 1.1 is not yet an approved standard as of the release of DITA OT 1.3, the functionality described here should be considered a preview capability.
  • The specification and the defined functions that need to be supported can change by the time OASIS formally approves DITA 1.1.

As an author, when you create DITA files, you can add the <data> element, and put content inside it. When you transform the DITA files to the output that you want, the transformation ignores the <data> element and any content inside.

As a specializer, when you specialize the <data> element, and put information inside the specialized element, you can create a transform override to use the information.