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<faq id="ditafaq" xml:lang="en-us"><title>About DITA</title>
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<faqgroup><title>Designing Specializations</title>
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        <faqquest>How do I create a specialization?</faqquest>
        <faqans>Create a DTD module in which the DTD elements derive from elements in an existing DTD module.</faqans>
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                <ownerEmail href="mailto:jsmith@a.company.com"><name>Jane Smith</name></ownerEmail>
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    <faqitem>
        <faqquest>Which element should be the basis for my specialized element?</faqquest>
        <faqans>You should look for a base element that
            <ol>
            <li>Has a more general meaning that also applies to your content</li>
            <li>Can accomodate the substructure   of your content.</li>
            </ol>
            <p>For example, this specialization is based on the <keyword>simpletable</keyword> element, which models information with a repeating substructure.</p>
        </faqans>
    </faqitem>
    </faqlist>
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<faqgroup><title>Processing Specializations</title>
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    <faqitem>
        <faqquest>How do I format my specialization?</faqquest>
        <faqans>First, consider whether the default formatting for the base elements meets your requirements.  If not, create a new XSLT script that imports the base XSLT script and provides the special formatting for your specialized elements. </faqans>
    </faqitem>
    <faqitem>
        <faqquest>What if  another DITA user needs to reuse my content but doesn't have my specialization?</faqquest>
        <faqans>DITA provides a built-in generalization process that automatically promotes your specialized elements to the base elements that the other user already has.</faqans>
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