In general terms, a
Document Type Association is a set of rules that
associate a document type with a
framework. In
Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin,
Document Type
Association also specifically refers to a
preferences page where you can create new custom
frameworks or edit
existing ones. Note that
frameworks (document types) that come built-in with
Oxygen XML Author Eclipse plugin are read-only, but you can
Extend or
Duplicate them to configure them as custom
frameworks.