Transformation Parameters
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This list includes the most common customization parameters that are available in the DITA Map PDF - based on HTML5 & CSS or DITA Map PDF -based on DITA & CSS (WYSIWYG) transformation scenarios. Other standard DITA-OT parameters were omitted for clarity, but they are still supported.

args.css You can use this to specify a list of CSS URLs to be used in addition to those specified in the dita.css.list parameter or publishing template (for the DITA Map PDF - based on HTML5 & CSS transformation). The files must have URL syntax and be separated using semicolons.
args.input Specifies the master DITA map file for your documentation project.
clean.temp Specifies whether the DITA-OT deletes the files in the temporary directory after it finishes a build. Allowed values: yes (default) / no
css.processor.type Specifies the processor to use for the transformation. Allowed values: chemistry (default) / antenna-house / prince.
css.processor.path.chemistry Path to the Oxygen PDF Chemistry executable file that needs to be run to generate the PDF (for example, C:\path\to\chemistry.bat on Windows). If this parameter is not set, the plugin will use the system's PATH environment variable to locate and start Oxygen PDF Chemistry.
css.processor.path.antenna-house Path to the Antenna House executable file that needs to be run to generate the PDF (for example, C:\path\to\AHFCmd.exe on Windows).
css.processor.path.prince Path to the Prince executable file that needs to be run to generate the PDF (for example, C:\path\to\prince.exe on Windows).
editlink.remote.ditamap.url Use this parameter in conjunction with editlink.web.author.url to add an Edit link next to the topic title in the PDF output. When a user clicks the link, the topic is opened in Oxygen XML Web Author where they can make changes that can be saved to a file server. The value should be set as the custom URL of the main DITA map. For example, a GitHub custom URL might look like this: https://getFileContent/oxyengxml/userguide/master/UserGuide.ditamap.
editlink.web.author.url This parameter needs to be used in conjunction with editlink.remote.ditamap.url to add an Edit link next to the topic title in the PDF output. When a user clicks the link, the topic is opened in Oxygen XML Web Author where they can make changes that can be saved to a file server. The value should be set as the URL of the Web Author installation. For example: https://www.oxygenxml.com/oxygen-xml-web-author/.
show.changes.and.comments

When set to yes, the user comments, colored highlights and track-changes are shown in the output.
figure.title.placement Controls the title placement of the figures, relative to the image. Possible values include top (default) and bottom.
For the DITA Map PDF - based on HTML5 & CSS transformation type, the following parameters can be used to specify a publishing template:
pdf.publishing.template Specifies the path to the folder containing the custom PDF template.
pdf.publishing.template.descriptor Specifies the name of the descriptor to be loaded from the PDF template folder or package. If it is not specified, the first encountered descriptor will be loaded.