Salt Suite User Guide (Copyright Salt 2000-2001)

A suite of tools

The DCS Editor is designedfor data category

management.The Publisher adds some features

for information dissemination.

The converter allows you to add styles to the data categories and also to generate style sheets and schemas

for conversions between different formats.

Files…

The DCS file tab is the enter point of the Salt Suite.Creation of a new working file.

Loading of a previous work.Preview of the current work file before saving.

View of the reference file.

Admin…

The user can add reference files, levels, …

Readme…

Information concerning the current version

The Editor

Quick Overview

The Salt Suite File tabOpens an existing

file

Opens a newfile

Shows the work file or the reference filein rdf format;

Indicates the reference fileand the mode (always Edition)

Remark :The mode is always Edition (restrictions for other modes have to be defined).

The Salt Suite File tabPreview of the

working file

3 saving modes :With the current name

With an other nameAs a reference

Remark :The mode is always Edition (restrictions for other modes have to be defined).

Saves (or not) thestyles

Coming soon

After a « New file » choice…

The ISO12620 reference file

The Editor - Selection tab

Selected data categoriesAll the data categories

which are defined in the reference file

Selected itemsfrom left to right

Selected itemsfrom right to left

All itemsfrom right to left

All itemsfrom left to right

Quick search fields

The Editor data categories tab

The EditorData categories tab, more details

Creation of a new data category

Data category name

Data category identifier

The EditorData categories tab, more details

The EditorData categories tab, more details

The EditorData categories tab, more details

Definition, Source Note, Comment and Example fields are not large enough for editing text, so it is possible to open an editor window by clicking these buttons

The EditorData categories tab, more details

Add a picklist value from the reference fileCheck the boxes

corresponding to the levels where the datcat is used.

Edit or create a pick list value

Remove a pick list value from the current data

category pick list values

Coming soonContent type

The EditorData categories tab, more details

Same as in the data categories tab main window

The EditorPreview

Shows a preview of the new data category

set in rdf

Different saving modesSave an existing fileSave as a new file

Save as a reference filePreview text area

Indicates the current view

The EditorVisualization tab

Integrated HTML display area

Selects the style sheet

Applies the style sheetto the user data categoryset and shows it in the HTML display area.

Saves the HTML file

The EditorQuery tab

Integrated HTML display area2 modes, full or simplified

Enter query here.

Contains, begins…

Starts the query

Query in the reference or the work file

The EditorHelp tab

The EditorUse case

Scenario

You have to create a new data category set based on the ISO12620 rdf reference file.

You start to create a new set by selecting all the data category you need.

After a preview and a visualization, the new set seems to be correct and you save it in a file.

If it is not correct, you can select/remove data categories.

The EditorUse case – Jennifer at work

I have to create a new data category set based on the

ISO12620 rdf reference file

1. Click the “ New DCS file” button 

2. A small dialogwindow opens.

3. Select the referencefile

4. Click the OK button.

The EditorUse case

After a few seconds of loading,I can start my work

A view of the associated reference file

The EditorUse case

Now I’m ready to select datacategories from the reference

Selection tab

These data categoriesare available for

selection

You can use these buttons

The EditorUse case

Now I have to decide which datacategories I want to select

I want to select all the data categories beginning with term.

A few seconds later…

The EditorUse case

1. Select all data categories You want

2. Click this button

3. Selected data categories have beenadded to the user subset

The EditorUse case

I want to see some details of my selection, so I select the « Data

categories » tab

Data categories tab

Select the appropriate data category

The EditorUse case

I’m subsetting, so I do not add ormodify a field. But I remember

that in this version, all modes are equivalent to Edition.

So if want to change something, I can do it.

The EditorUse case

Now I want to see a preview ofthe new rdf file corresponding to

my subset1. File tab

2. Select the “Preview”

button

3. The rdf file

The EditorUse case

It is easy to apply a stylesheetto my subset and to save it as an

html file

1. Visualization tab

3. Select this button to update the

display

2. Select the appropriate style sheet

5. Save as an html file

4. Display

The EditorUse case

I can also a query in my subset in order to verifying my work in

detail.

The EditorUse case

Now I want to save my work. 1. File tab

2. Select the “Save” button

3. You must addinformation for

Author and Version

4. Select the “OK” button

5. See next page…

Jennifer

The EditorUse case

6. Choose the appropriate

directory and a name for your

subset

7. Select the “Save” button

The EditorUse case

Now I can close the SALT Suite and come back later.

???I have missed some data categories,

so I restart the Salt Suite.

Two hours later…

The EditorUse case

1. Select the “Open file” button

2. Find the previous file and

select it.

3. Select the “Open” button

The EditorUse case

The reference file and the work file

have been identified

The EditorUse case

The previously selected data

categories

Use these button to add the data

categories you missed the first

time

Selection tab

The EditorUse case

I want to add audio and checked by

1. Select audio and checked by

2. Select this button

3. The 2 data categories have

been added

The EditorUse case

Data categories tab

audio and checked by are now in the

subset.

The EditorUse case

File tab

audio

The EditorUse case

Well, it seems to be good now.I will save it.

1. Select the “Save” button

2. You can update previous

information.

3. Select the “OK” button.

The EditorUse case – Jennifer is tired

I have finished my work for today.Next time i will show you how to use the

converter and the publisher.

The Converter

Quick OverviewIn progress…

The Converter - Profile

Profile management, all informations needed for a specific format

The Converter - Convert

Conversions between a format and GMT, in the two ways

The Converter - Schema

Checking of the TML with the automatic generated schema

The ConverterUse case

Scenario

You want to create a profile for TBX.

So,

You must define a TML specification for TBX

in the Editor part.

You must define a main stylesheet* for TBX.

You must create a profile for TBX and generate the stylesheet* conversion rules.

These rules must be included in the main stylesheet*.

You must also generate (automatically) a schema to validate the files based on the TML specification.

(*XSLT)

The ConverterUse case

Profile name

TML specification created with the

Editor

Main stylesheets which you must create yourself

Automatic rules generators

Schema generator, based on the TML

specification

The ConverterUse case

Loaded TBX file

Generated GMT file

2

1

The ConverterUse case

After a conversion to GMT, you can change the profile,convert the previous GMT file to the selected TML

The ConverterUse case

Load a File to check

Click to check

Checking result