Arranging objects in the map within Publication Manager

You can arrange the topicrefs in the map from the Publication Manager. This is an alternative way from editing in your authoring tool.

Procedure

  1. In the Publication Manager, open a publication:
    1. Select Publication > Open.
      The tree view of the repository is displayed.
    2. Locate the folder in the repository that contains your publications and select it.
    3. In the right pane, select the publication you want to open.
    4. Select Open.
  2. Check out the map.
    A red lock icon is displayed next to the map that indicates that it is checked out.
  3. In the Publication Manager, move the object by selecting the object then clicking the appropriate arrow on the toolbar.
    IconDescription
    left arrow

    Promotes the object one level in the structure. The object is placed as a sibling of the current parent object. It is ordered last in the sibling list.

    This arrow is available for child objects only.

    right arrow

    Demotes the object one level in the structure. The object is demoted to a child of the sibling that appears directly above it.

    This arrow is not available for the first object in the map, or for child objects that do not have siblings or are the first child object listed.

    up arrow

    Moves the object one place up in the list, maintaining its status as child or parent.

    This arrow is not available for the first object in the map.

    down arrow

    Moves the object one place down in the list, maintaining its status as child or parent.

    This arrow is not available for the last object in the map, or for child objects that do not have siblings or are the last child object listed.

  4. Repeat the previous step until the structure of your publication is as required.
  5. Check in the mapt.
    The new structure is saved to the repository.

Alternate method for arranging objects in the map within Publication Manager

Procedure

  1. In the Publication Manager, open the publication and check out the Map.
  2. Click on the object you want to move and drag it into position in the map.
  3. Repeat the previous step until the structure of your publication is as required.
  4. Check in the map.
    The new structure is saved to the repository.