Authoring content with Authoring Bridge
When using Authoring Bridge and editing content in an XML editor, you can create new objects from templates or from an existing object. You can modify objects in the repository or in local storage, update properties, and compare versions of an object.
- Creating a new object from a template with Authoring Bridge
You can create a new object in Content Manager using an approved template stored in the repository. The template contains a standardized approach for tagging your XML data according to the DTDs approved by your organization. - Creating a new object based on an existing object with Authoring Bridge
You can a create new object from form an existing one that you have open in your authoring tool. This method of creating an object results in a copy of the template and the contents of the existing object into the new object. You can then modify the new object, independent of the existing one. - Checking out objects for editing with Authoring Bridge
While working in Authoring Bridge, you can check out an object from the repository and modify it in your authoring tool. Checking out an object provides you with write access to the object. - Checking in objects with Authoring Bridge
Checking in an object saves the data in the Repository. Checking in data ensures that the Repository contains the most up-to-date version of the object. - Opening objects as read-only with Authoring Bridge
Read-only mode allows you to access the data in an object as a reference, or from which to copy data. You cannot modify objects opened in read only mode. - Inserting an image with Authoring Bridge
You add images to your file by inserting a reference to an image file stored in the repository. If you are using DITA, you insert an <image> element. If you are using another XML DTD, you might insert an <icon> or <graphic> element. - Inserting a cross reference to a bookmark with Authoring Bridge
Insert a cross reference to a bookmark to create a link to a specific location in another object in the repository. - Inserting a conref with Authoring Bridge
A conref allows you to reference another object or the contents of an element stored in another object in the repository. You can insert a conref into a topic or map that is checked out from the repository. - Viewing and editing the source file of a conref
A conref enables you to reference another object or an element stored in another object in the repository. From within the file where the data is referenced, you can open the conref source file to view (read-only mode) or to edit.