A step element is a micro-task that a user needs to perform to complete a more high-level task. For example, three of the steps in making a peanut butter sandwich might be finding the peanut butter jar, opening it, and spreading the peanut butter on a piece of bread with a knife.
Example
<taskbody> <context>If you are new to DITA and DITA Open Toolkit, we recommend that you follow these steps to get started.</context> <steps> <step> <cmd>Read the topics in <xref href="../evaluating/evaluating.dita" scope="local"> Evaluating DITA and DITA Open Toolkit</xref> for suggestions on how to evaluate for use in your environment, and how to choose your initial pilot project.</cmd> </step> <step> <cmd>Be sure your system environment meets the requirements in <xref href="../release_current/sysreqs.dita" scope="local"> System requirements and supported applications</xref>.</cmd> </step> ...