Prolog Meta Audience Annotation
Syntax
prolog.meta.audience((name=value)(type=person)(othertype=other type of person)(job=type of job)(experiencelevel=level))
- name
label used to associate the values of the audience
attribute with the audience element
- type (optional)
person reading the document;
specific allowed values are: user, purchaser, administrator, programmer, executive, services, other
- othertype (optional)
person reading the document;
when type is set to other, this value is used as the audience. This
allows values not listed for type
- job (optional)
kind of job or task you are trying to
accomplish. Possible values are installing, customizing, administering, programming, using,
maintaining, troubleshooting, evaluating, planning, migrating, other
- otherjob (optional)
kind of job or task you are trying
to accomplish; used when job is set to other.
- experiencelevel (optional)
level of experience attained by reader
Purpose
The prolog.meta.audience() annotation is used to indicate the intended
audience for your topic. You can optionally specify the type of person you expect to read
the document, the type of job you expect the reader to need to accomplish, and the
experience level you expect them to have.
The following is an example of what the annotation may look like when filled out.
The following is an example of the DITA output you would get from this annotation.
<prolog>
<metadata>
<audience name="engineer" type="programmer" job="maintenance" experiencelevel="expert"/>
</metadata>
</prolog>