Integrate desktop-based XML editors

There are a lot of XML editors available on the market, and you could be using one already. Adobe FrameMaker is one of the most powerful XML editors, which comes with AEM connector. Using the AEM connector in FrameMaker, you can easily connect with the AEM repository, check-out and check-in files, and edit files directly in FrameMaker. You can also configure Experience Manager Guides to launch FrameMaker from the Web Editor. Once you have the file opened in FrameMaker, you can edit and check the file back into the AEM repository.

Enable file editing in FrameMaker from the Web Editor

You can use FrameMaker or any other DITA editor to create and update DITA content. However, if your organization uses FrameMaker as DITA editor, then you can give your users an option to open DITA documents directly in FrameMaker from AEM.

By default, your users do not see the Open in FrameMaker button on the AEM toolbar. Perform the following steps to add this button on the AEM toolbar:

Use the instructions given in Configuration overrides to create the configuration file. In the configuration file, provide the following (property) details to add this button on the AEM toolbar:

If you are using version 2409 and FrameMaker 2022 September release - Update 3, you must enable the FrameMaker Version 2022 Update 3 or above config for your users to pass on the Experience Manager Guides server details to FrameMaker. By default it is disabled.

When you set openinframebuttonshow property to true, then the Open in FrameMaker button is shown on selecting any DITA file in the AEM repository. When this property is not set to true, the Open in FrameMaker button is shown only when you select a .fm or a .book file in the repository.