Writing in DITA - Tip #2

You are writing a procedure. You are, therefore, using <steps> for your list of actions that your reader needs to follow to complete the task. You have in mind something like this:

Because DITA tags are semantic, you want to enclose db2iauto -on <instance name> within a <codeblock> tag. But you hit a roadblock. You cannot include a <codeblock> tag within a <step> tag, says the DITA language specification.

What do you do now?
Insert an <info> tag after the mandatory <cmd> tag in the <step> tag. Then, insert <codeblock> within the <info> tag.
The <info> tag is pretty useful - it can contain paragraphs, lists, notes, images, ...