16.2.1.8 Excluding <topicmeta> elements for FrameMaker 8 import

The setting described in this section applies only if you expect to re-import your DITA output into FrameMaker version 8, without using the Leximation DITA-FMx plug-in.

Without DITA-FMx, on import to FrameMaker version 8, if a <ditamap> contains any <topicmeta> elements, the text content of those elements is tacked onto the end of the topic file, after the closing tag of the root element. This causes an error message, and the text turns up at the end of the FrameMaker topic file. The only remedy is to eliminate <topicmeta> elements entirely.

To exclude <topicmeta> elements from map <topicref> elements:

[DITAOptions]

; MapTopicmeta = Yes (default, include topicmeta with

;  searchtitle and shortdesc, if any, in map topicrefs)

;  or No (omit topicmeta, required for Frame 8 import

;  without DITA-FMx).

MapTopicmeta = No

Note:  When [DITAOptions]FM8Import=Yes, Mif2Go changes the default value of MapTopicmeta to No; see §15.2.6 Ensuring FrameMaker 8 import compatibility.

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