Language reference : Base elements : Metadata elements : Prolog (metadata) elements : prolog
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prolog
The <prolog> element contains information about the topic as an whole (for example, author information or subject category) that is either entered by the author or maintained by a software application. Much of the metadata inside the <prolog> will not be displayed with the topic when the topic is rendered, but may be used by processes that generate search indexes or customize navigation.
Contains
Note: These models represent only the default document types distributed by OASIS. Actual content models will differ with each new document type.
Doctype
Content model
topic, concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task, machineryTask
( (author) (any number) then (source) (optional) then (publisher) (optional) then (copyright) (any number) then (critdates) (optional) then (permissions) (optional) then (metadata) (any number) then (resourceid) (any number) then (data or data-about or foreign or unknown) (any number) )
learningAssessment, learningContent, learningOverview, learningPlan, learningSummary
( (author) (any number) then (source) (optional) then (publisher) (optional) then (copyright) (any number) then (critdates) (optional) then (permissions) (optional) then (metadata or lcLom) (any number) then (resourceid) (any number) then (data or data-about or foreign or unknown) (any number) )
Contained by
Doctype
Content model
topic (base), topic (technical content)
concept
ditabase
glossary, glossentry
glossgroup
reference
task (strict), task (general), machineryTask
learningAssessment
learningContent
learningOverview
learningPlan
learningSummary
Inheritance
- topic/prolog
<prolog>
<metadata>
<audience type="user" job="using" experiencelevel="novice"/>
</metadata>
</prolog>
Attributes
Name
Description
Data Type
Default Value
Required?
univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups)
A set of related attributes, described in univ-atts attribute group
global-atts attribute group (xtrf, xtrc)
A set of related attributes, described in global-atts attribute group
class
A common attribute described in Other common DITA attributes