Checking out a map within Publication Manager
You can check out a publication’s map and edit its structure in the Publication Manager interface.
Procedure
- In the Publication Manager, open a publication:
- Click Publication > Open...
The tree view of the repository is displayed.
- Locate the folder in the repository that contains your publications and click on it.
- In the right pane of the window, select the publication you want to open.
- Click the Open button.
- Click Publication > Open...
- In the publication tree, right-click on the map then click Check Out....
A red open lock icon appears on the object to indicate it is checked out and you can modify it. The map's structure can easily be modified within the Publication Manager interface.
The XML is not displayed, you can move topics, add topics, or delete topics, or you can modify the rows and columns in an existing reltable. To display and edit the XML in your authoring tool, you can check out the map from the SDL LiveContent menu in the authoring tool.
- Or in the publication tree, right-click on the map then click Check Out With...
A standard Windows pop-up screen opens and lets you make a choice to open with your preferred local xml editor.