Native PDF Publishing and XSLT

[frameexpert]

I am exploring native PDF publishing with AEM. Is there a way to modify the content using XSLT before the PDF is created? Or before the intermediate HTML is created? Thank you.

[gkalyan]

@frameexpert AFAIK AEM does not natively support XSLT transformations directly before PDF generation.

[punagpal]

It is possible to modify content using JavaScript functionality on intermediate HTML  before PDF publishing. Native PDF doesn't have XSLT transformation.

Some examples of using JS in Native PDF:
Add Enterprise Branding to the First Page of a PDF
Use JavaScript to work with content or style

Let us know your use case to assist you better.

-Pulkit Nagpal

 

[frameexpert]

I don't have any specific use cases yet. My client is currently using an AEM to FrameMaker workflow and we are investigating using native PDF publishing from AEM.

[punagpal]

@frameexpert 
Additionally, Starting from AEM Guides release 4.6 / 2410, the DITA OT preprocess step in NativePDF allows for adding or overriding XSLT-processing steps in the pre-processing pipeline using the Custom DITA OT plugin.

Ref:

https://www.dita-ot.org/3.7/topics/plugin-overridestyle