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[Kristen Eberlein]

This is an attribute that we might want to consider for changes in DITA 2.0. Here what the DITA 1.3 spec says: @lockmeta By default, metadata in the map supplements or overrides metadata that is specified at the topic level, unless the @lockmeta attribute of the <topicmeta> element is set to no . Allowable values are yes , no , and Using the -dita-use-conref-target value . A couple of things: I'm not sure that we specify anywhere what our expectations for processors are about the differences between supplementing and overriding metadata. The DITA 1.3 element reference topic for <topicmeta> is ambiguous, since it implies that navigation titles are metadata, but whether navigation titles specified in maps are used depends on whether @locktitle is set to yes . (Does @lockmeta also have an effect on navigation titles?) -- Best, Kris Kristen James Eberlein Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting www.eberleinconsulting.com +1 919 622-1501; kriseberlein (skype)