Content Reference Tab
The Content Reference tab enables you to insert content references into DITA topics and DITA maps. If you select the > menu choice and the Resource Manager is not already open, the Resource Manager opens with the Content Reference tab active. For a DITA map, the Content Reference tab appears in a separate, undocked Resource Manager dialog box.
If the element you are inserting as a content reference does not currently have an ID assigned to it, an ID is generated for the element (if you have write access to the source file). If a valid referencing element is not currently in your document, the Resource Manager automatically inserts a new, empty element into your document to be the target of the content reference. This tab is available in the Resource Manager when you are editing a topic, map, or a specialization of a topic or map.
The Content Reference tab contains the following options:
• Look in — Determines the location of the content displayed in the Resource Manager browser.
Select a location from the drop-down list. This field always contains the location currently available in the browser. Double-clicking on a folder in the browser causes that folder to be displayed in the Look in field.
The list contains a
Favorite Locations
choice. Selecting this choice moves the location displayed in the browser to the
Favorite Locations node where there is a list of the favorite locations you have saved.
The list also contains a
History
choice. Selecting this choice moves the location displayed in the browser to the
History node where there is a list of all the locations you have visited in the current session.
• Menu button
— Displays a menu that contains the following options:
◦ Open (suffixed with Document) — If you have a document selected in the browser, opens that document in a new window.
Selected XML, DITA, SGML, and HTML documents open in a new Arbortext Editor window. Other types of documents or graphics open in the associated application. For example, a graphic opens in your default graphics application.
◦ Clear History — Clears the list of visited locations from the History node in the browser.
This choice is only available when the History node is selected.
◦ Add to Favorites — Adds the selected location to the Favorite Locations list.
This choice is only available when a file system folder, content management system (CMS) folder, or similar location is selected in the browser.
◦ Remove from Favorites — Removes the selected location from the Favorite Locations list.
This choice is only available when an item in the Favorite Locations list is selected.
◦ Move Up — Moves an item in the Favorite Locations list up one level in the list.
This choice is only available when an item in the Favorite Locations list is selected.
◦ Move Down — Moves an item in the Favorite Locations list down one level in the list.
This choice is only available when an item in the Favorite Locations list is selected.
◦ Export Favorites — Opens the Save As dialog box where you can save the list of your current favorite locations in an XML file.
This choice is only available when the Favorite Locations node is selected in the browser. This option saves your favorites in an XML file that can then be imported as a list of favorites using the Import Favorites menu choice. Do not modify this XML file, as it is just intended for saving a list of favorites.
◦ Import Favorites — Opens the Open dialog box where you can select an XML file containing an exported Resource Manager favorites list.
This choice is only available when the Favorite Locations node is selected in the browser. This option enables you to import as a list of favorites that were exported using the Export Favorites menu choice.
After you select a file in the Open dialog box and click Open, another dialog box opens asking whether to Merge with or replace current favorites list? Click Merge to have locations in the imported list that are not already in your current list added to your favorites list. Click Replace to have your current favorites list completely replaced by the imported list.
◦ Check Out and Edit — Opens the selected CMS object in Arbortext Editor for editing.
If the object is not checked out, the Resource Manager checks out (locks) the object for you. You have the option to check out any dependant objects in the same operation. This menu choice is only available for PTC Server connection objects.
◦ Check Out — Checks out (locks) the selected unlocked CMS object.
You have the option to check out any dependant objects in the same operation. This menu choice is only available for PTC Server connection objects.
◦ Undo Check Out — Cancels the check out of a CMS object and discards any changes made to that checked out version.
After canceling the check out of an object, if the document object is open in Arbortext Editor, it will change to read-only. This menu choice is only available for PTC Server connection objects.
◦ Properties — Displays the
Object Properties dialog box containing the properties of the selected object.
This menu choice is only available for PTC Server connection objects.
◦ Search CMS — Displays the
Search dialog box.
This menu choice is only available for PTC Server connection objects. The Search dialog box allows you to enter a query to find all CMS objects matching some search criteria. Search results appear in the CMS Search Results node of the Resource Manager browser.
◦ Clear CMS Search Results — Clears any CMS objects that have been added to the CMS Search Results node of the Resource Manager browser.
This menu choice is only available for supported CMS adapters. This option does not remove those objects from the CMS, just from the Resource Manager browser.
◦ Synchronize Location Across Tabs — Determines whether the location you browse to in the Resource Manager browser is maintained when you switch to a different tab or open another Resource Manager dialog box.
The setting of the ditasynctabs advanced preference determines whether this feature is on or off by default.
• Previous Folder button
— Moves the location displayed in the browser to the last folder that was displayed in the browser.
The Resource Manager maintains a history of the folders you have viewed in the current session, so you can use this button to move the browser view back through that history. If you have viewed only one folder in the current session, this button is disabled.
• Up One Level button
— Moves the location displayed in the browser up one level in the current hierarchy.
If you are at the top of the hierarchy, this button is disabled.
• Refresh button
— Updates the browser view to reflect any changes made to the objects displayed in the browser.
• Current Document button
— Opens the current document in the browser view.
• Use CMS Object Browser button
— Invokes the
Browser for the
PTC Server connection or a repository adapter.
This button is only available when you are connected to a content management system (CMS) through the PTC Server connection or a repository adapter.
• Search CMS button
— Invokes the
Search dialog box.
This button is only available for PTC Server connection objects. The Search dialog box enables you to enter a query to find all CMS objects matching some search criteria. Search results appear in the CMS Search Results part of the Resource Manager browser.
• Filter — Enables you to filter the list of files and document elements displayed in the browser.
When you enter text in this option, the list of files and document elements displayed in the browser is filtered to just show the files or elements for which the labels contain the text you have entered. In this case, the Filter option and the browser display a light yellow background color to indicate that the contents of the browser are being filtered.
For example, if you enter “test”, then just objects with labels containing “Test”, “testing”, “test cases”, and so forth are displayed in the browser. If you have expanded a document to show the elements inside the document, then the displayed elements are also filtered. In this case, the document remains displayed in the browser even if its label does not contain the filter text.
Filtering is case insensitive. Folders and similar objects are not filtered. If you enter multiple terms in the Filter option, the matching labels must contain all of those terms.
• Resource Manager browser — Provides a file system, content management system (CMS), or document hierarchy.
The Resource Manager browser enables you to locate content in either a file system or a CMS to insert into your document. The browser provides a hierarchical view of the contents of the file system or CMS. In addition to showing folder and files, the browser also enables you to view the contents of DITA documents. For example, when you are using the Content Reference tab, the browser shows you the elements in a DITA document that are available for use as a content reference based on the current context in the document. The type of element, a brief excerpt of the element's content, and the element's ID (depending on the setting of the ditahideids advanced preference) are also displayed in the browser.
If you are browsing the contents of a DITA map that contains key definitions, you can expand that map and the key definitions are indicated by a key icon
. Only key definitions that have the same value in the
format attribute as the current document appear in the browser. You can expand the key definition to show the tags in the document referenced by the key. If you select a tag in the key definition, the key name is inserted in the
Conkeyref option. If you insert the reference with a tag in the key definition selected, the values of the
conref and
keyconref attributes are set for the inserted content reference. The setting of the
ditakeyrefui advanced preference determines whether this option is available in the
Resource Manager browser.
The browser contains a
Favorite Locations node that contains the list of the favorites locations you have saved. Double-clicking on one of the favorites opens that location in the browser. If a favorite location is not currently available, for example if the location has been deleted or is a CMS folder and you are not logged onto the CMS, then the folder has special icon
to indicate that status.
The browser also contains a
History node that contains a list of all the locations you have visited in the current session. Double-clicking on one of the locations opens that location in the browser.
Click on the plus sign ( + ) in the hierarchy to open a level in the hierarchy or the contents of a document. Click on the minus sign ( – ) to close a level or document. Click on an object in the hierarchy to select it. Double-click on a folder to move the browser focus to that folder. Double-click on a document element to insert a content reference to that element into your document.
You can insert a reference to content displayed in the browser into your document in the following ways:
◦ Highlighting an element and selecting the Insert button
◦ Double-clicking on an element
◦ Using drag and drop
• Type — Determines the type of document displayed in the Resource Manager browser.
Use this drop-down list to filter the documents displayed in the browser by the type of document. You can choose the following types of documents:
◦ Map — Only display DITA map documents.
◦ Map or Topic — Display either DITA map or topic documents.
◦ Topic — Only display DITA topic documents.
◦ Any — Display all types of documents.
• Show — Determines the type of elements displayed for documents in the Resource Manager browser.
Use this drop-down list to filter the elements displayed for documents in the browser by the type of element.
• Conkeyref — Enables you to optionally enter a key reference to insert in the conkeyref attribute for the reference.
Use this option when you want to add a content key reference to the reference you are inserting. The setting of the ditakeyrefui advanced preference determines whether this option is available in the Resource Manager. If there are keys defined in one of the key-defining maps set in either the ditakeycontext or ditakeybaselist advanced preferences for the object selected in the browser, then those keys appear in the drop-down list by default.
• Insert — Inserts a reference to the selected document element into the document you are editing.
If the current context in your document is not a valid insertion point, this button is disabled.
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