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:
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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.
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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.