Experience with XML – based production of publications Case of « Statistical yearbook 2005 and 2006  » Guy Zacharias Centralisation et Diffusion STATEC Tel: 00352 247-84281 Email : guy.zacharias@statec.etat.lu

Workflow : Set up of tables in Beyond 20/20 application (ivt cube format) and export in XML editing of text documents in MS Word RTF format (using a template) and exporting in XML set up of maps in Corel Draw and transformed in SVG. organisation of any type of publication via Publication Management System PMS (tree structure, automatic creation of the table of contents, pagination and key words) creation of one PDF per publication one or two proof readings before final validation print of publication

> Document generation flow – RTF to PDF

> Publication tree

> Menu

> Adding / modifying a document

> Addition / modification of a Beyond table - XML format

> Document in Ms Word structured with styles

> Document is not structured according the predefined rules

> Table in IVT XML format

> Charts, maps and images integrated in the publication

Advantages of XML based publication reducing amount of errors in work process (the PMS checks if the content is structured according the rules defined in the DTD / Schema) no time lost for type setting or table formatting (as template is used) use of same basic data (ivt BEYOND tables) for web site and publication: all modifications are done in the source document easy update of any single table or text document before creation of the final print-ready PDF document (one PDF per publication, independency from the printing company) track of all changes, automatic creation of table of contents, keyword index and pagination

Conclusions after 2 years experience The access via web to the external server is sometimes slow or interrupted during maintenance. The system is expensive if it is used for a low number of publications Strong commitment to an external service provider No in-house development, maintenance and know how necessary Very user friendly tool, easy to use even for beginners