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Is there a way to view the source code of the previous versions of topics?I can see how to view the preview in both Assets and XML Editor, we can see the metadata, we can compare two versions, but we'd like to be able to view the Source of older versions? Is that possible? If not, can that be added as a feature in future versions?

Hello! I've been working on a bookmap template and the chapter content is looking good, but when I came across my first appendix I noticed that the footers weren't in the output. I think that makes sense since it isn't technically a <chapter> anymore. I created a page layout (with the footer) and an associated outputclass. I applied it and the output started showing the footer, but it appears to be breaking pages on headers (despite selecting avoiding breaks). What is the best way to get page numbers on appendices without breaking pages? Thanks in advance!Josh

Hello, Right now I have my Native PDF template set to add a prefix before all tables titles. It looks like this: Table #: Title here in DITA My question is, how do I replace that # with autonumbering? I'd like it to count the entirety of the document for this number (not reset per topic/chapter). Here is the source I'm using:table .title {font-size: 12pt;font-weight: bold;text-align: left;color: #001F3F;margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;}table .title::before {content: "Table #: ";font-weight: bold;} Thanks in advance for your help!Josh

Hi there! I'm using the following code to reference the most modified date from a map:data-subtype="//critdates/revised/@modified"If the map has more than one revised tag, how can I amend this to call the last revised tag present in critdates? Thanks in advance!Josh

Document state and Outgoing References metadata property need to move to third column but by default it is available in 2nd column. Please help how we can rearrange these two metadata.  

The pre-existing application language variables aren't working in any Native PDF Publishing outputs for any selected language (other than English). Specifically, I'm looking at all the note- fields (warning, caution, important, note, etc). I have verified in the Output > Language Variables screen that the fields are translated. I select a language in the Output > Presets > General screen, and all the note signal words (Warning, Caution, Important, Note, etc) are still in English. In the Expert Session "Translate content in Guides - part 2", it is stated that these application language variables "just work" out of the box. Is there another setting somewhere that I missed? Why are these default language variables still in English? I also created a custom variable, translated it into all the activated languages, inserted it into my output template page setup, and it worked perfectly the first try. AEM Guides (UUID) 4.4 On-Prem Installation (24 Jun 2024)AE

Hi, all. I have a situation in which I'm adding copyright verbiage to the end of a preface in a bookmap. I've gotten it to work when the copyright is only one page (thanks to a little previous help). When I came to a two-page preface, the copyright info shows up on the first page (which is not what we need). I created a "first page" alternate layout, but unfortunately this solution only works when there is a two-page preface. The bottom line:Is there any code I can add that tells Native PDF to hide a copyright on the first page if there is a multi-page topic, but to display it on the first page if the topic is only one page? Thanks in advance!Josh

Why are the footnotes restarting at (1) for each page instead of continuing throughout the document? Research online says that numbering continuously seems to be the international standard. Is there a way to change the numbering to be continuous throughout the document instead of restarting on each page? (Tested in both maps and bookmaps). AEM Guides (UUID) v4.2 On-Prem Installation (late April/early May 2023)AEM 6.5.15 On-Prem Installation

Hello! I'm working on a bookmap template in Native PDF. Here is the page layout order I'm using:When I publish, this is what the List of Tables shows:I'm assuming these tables in the red rectangle are pulling from frontmatter content. How can I make the list of tables start with page one, as illustrated above? Thanks!Josh 

We would like to create a Native PDF output layout for a multicolumn document but I have not found the proper way to do that either through defining that in the content nor the layout. Is there documentation somewhere that others have used to create this type of experience? Objectives:Create content that is independent of layout.On output have the content applied to a layout that is designed as 2 or more columns. 

I have created a plugin using same DITA-OT  that  came with  AEM guide (DITA-OT version = 3.3.2) and created a dita profile,  duplicating default profile.I am able to generate pdf output  in AEM local(windows) but it fails in linux environment with following error - BUILD FAILED /apps/author/crx-quickstart/profiles/ditaot--9842db1d-c803-24d6-63d6-4fb12ce75b01/DITA-OT/plugins/org.dita.base/build.xml:31: The following error occurred while executing this line: /apps/author/crx-quickstart/profiles/ditaot--9842db1d-c803-24d6-63d6-4fb12ce75b01/DITA-OT/plugins/org.dita.base/build_preprocess2.xml:71: Failed to run pipeline: [DOTJ078F][FATAL] Input file 'file:/apps/author/crx-quickstart/profiles/ditamaps/ditamap13892787852144256491/PI11/GUID-4073e645-e440-4ce0-85f5-5b2964d200ed.ditamap' could not be loaded. Ensure that grammar files for this document type are referenced and installed properly. Cannot load file: /apps/author/crx-quickstart/profiles/ditamaps/ditamap

Hi there, I was wondering if there is a setting somewhere in Native PDF that allows me to publish a PDF that displays the content and bookmark panes by default? Right now I have the single-page scrolling enabled at 100%, but it does not look like there is an option for bookmarks here. We are currently opening the PDFs and enabling, then resaving, but I'm hoping I can get the bookmarks pane to show by default. How can I accomplish this? Thanks!Josh

Hello! I customized a front page in my Bookmap Native PDF Page layouts. I would like for a copyright page to show up directly after the Front page. Am I able to do this through page layouts?Here is what I have going on with my settings: What am I doing wrong here? Or is it possibly something in the bookmap DITA itself? Thanks for your help!!Josh  

Is there a way to change the default topic type from "topic" to "concept" in the + Create > DITA Topic menu? Is there something in the ui_config.json file that defines this?

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Hi All, I'm interested to learn AEM Guides. Can someone help me point out the right resources?   Thanks, Aditya Chabuku

Hi, all! I know it perhaps isn't the best DITA, but is there a way to get an <ol> to continue numbering inside of a <step>? For example, here's how it looks currently in a task:1. Step one here.2. Step two here.a. Substep here.b. Substep here.1. Legacy third layer <ol>. 2. Legacy third layer <ol>. Notice that the legacy third layer starts numbering at 1. no matter what. I would like it to look like this:1. Step one here.2. Step two here.a. Substep here.b. Substep here.i. Legacy third layer <ol>. ii. Legacy third layer <ol>. Notice that the legacy third layer <ol> continues the numbering hierarchy. How can I make this happen? Using a counter? Thanks in advance!Josh Monacella

Hi,We have configured the Default Template in the OSGI Configuration (com.adobe.fmdita.config.ConfigManage) to display the default Design template as configured.  This helps to display the default template while creating the New Output Preset in the Open map dashboard editor view.But this is not working when we create a Output preset in Advanced map editor view.Please suggest.

I am using AEM service Pack 13 with Adobe Experience Manager Guides 4.1. I tried creating a new topic and got the following error. How to resolve this issue ?  

Hi, all! I have a question regarding custom note types in Native PDF.  In our current DITA OT output, we have custom note types set up like this: The type=other tells the output to use whatever text the author enters in the othertype field. In this case, "Notes" display instead of "Note." How can I get my AEM Native PDF output to utilize this in the same way? Thank you!Josh

Hi,We recently upgraded our guides to 4.3.1. After upgrading we see the issue while generating the ditamaps with AEM site that, the generation is failing with below error. Missing scope attribute in xref: https://rest.com/content/site/us/en/1-0.html in /content/dam/site/us/ja/dita/general/globalization/test/g11n-test-for-guides-4-3-1-with-connector/content/Documentation-resources.dita  PublishWorkflowStep.publishDITAMap(): java.lang.NullPointerException. If the dita topic contains the xref without scope value its failing. Below is the example. <li><xref href="#">SE</xref>Its working fine if we add the scope to the xref tag.  <li><xref href="#" scope="local">SE</xref>Please suggest.

I recall that it is possible to add a bit of code to a paragraph tag in a DITA template (e.g., Topic) that would display a prompt for the author regarding the text to enter in that tag. When the author clicks within the tag, the prompt text disappears. Does any remember the specifics of that?

New to v4.3.1.390:  Within the XML Editor, the editor no longer appears to be restricting element selection based on the cursor position. For example, my cursor was in the middle of a <plentry> element and should have only allowed me to insert a <pd> element in that specific position. Instead, most of the element list was available. Is this a configuration setting to turn back on? Or a bug new to v4.3.1.390? Versions on Production (Prod)AEM Guides (UUID) 4.3.1.390 On-Prem Installation (Jan 15 2024)AEM 6.5.19 (Service Pack 19) On-Prem Installation (Jan 15 2024)

Hi, Using the below code in page layouts, I tried to get the total page count of the PDF.<span data-field="total-pages" data-format="default">1</span>total page count is getting added in pdf. But can't able to fetch the value in JS. When trying to fetch the page count it's giving counter(pages) in console.How to achieve this functionality?  

 In my DITA XML docs, I want elements that have an auto-generated unique ID, but I also want the IDs to follow a format/pattern of element<title>, followed by element name, and unique generated ID number (eg. <fig id="Toaster-Oven_fig_2">).When configuring element id patterns in the Adobe Experience Manager Web Console Configuration page, can you specify the element <title> in the "pattern for generating IDs field"? The pattern is ${elementName}_${id}. Is it possible to specify the pattern: ${title}_{elementName}_${id}?