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THE QUESTION is, is there any way -- without buying a third-party tool -- to have a valid DITA xref appear in clickable form in an Adobe-generated FrameMaker book or PDF?

I see there are evidently several problems associated with FM8-DITA and cross-references. (Can't blame Adobe for not wanting to rush too hastily into this fringe area of operation...)

In my case, I can create and maintain DITA xref tags that will validate properly an persist from file-open to file-open.

BUT if I export the DITA-MAP file as a DITABook (a.k.a. FrameMaker book file) the x-refs disappear entirely. This is true regardless of whether I use DITA xref tags or FrameMaker x-refs in the DITA files. (Parenthetical note: pushing the envelope by using FrameMaker xrefs results in "unknown xref format".)

So, are DITA xrefs non-functional in their entirety, save through the purchase of a supplemental tool?

Cheers & thanks,
Riley