Architectural specification : Base architecture : Configuration, specialization, and constraints
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Configuration, specialization, and constraints
The extension facilities of DITA allow existing vocabulary and constraint modules to be combined to create specific DITA document types. Additionally, vocabulary modules can be extended to create more-specialized markup to meet new requirements not satisfied by existing markup.
1. Overview of DITA extension facilities
2. Configuration (Document type shells)
3. Specialization
4. Constraints
Architectural Specification: Base