Previewing data modules in LiveContent

Contenta S1000D LiveContent Preview lets you see how a single data module looks before it is published to LiveContent S1000D.

Before you begin

The following conditions must be met:
  • If you do not have Internet access, you must configure LiveContent Preview to resolve entities locally. See Configuring the Upload tool and other S1000D tools to use local entities.
  • If you are using custom LiveContent styles, they must be copied to the correct directory on the Contenta Web Server. See the Configuring LiveContent Preview to use custom styles topic in the SDL Contenta S1000D Installation and Upgrade Guide.

Procedure

  1. In Contenta S1000D, navigate to the data module that you want to preview.
  2. Click Tools, and then click S1000D LiveContent Preview.

Results

The data module appears in the S1000D LiveContent Preview browser window.
If the data module has associated tasks, reference materials, material requirements, supplemental equipment, or illustrations and multimedia, you can preview those items under these tabs:
  • Task: tasks
  • Ref Mat: reference materials
  • Mat Req: material requirements
  • Supt Eq: supplemental equipment
  • Illustration: illustrations and multimedia

What to do next

If the S1000D Issue 3.0 or later data module content has applicability conditions specified, you can specify filtering criteria under Current Applicability Shown to show how the filtered content would be rendered in the IETM.

If the data module has illustrations and multimedia, you can browse that content by expanding the Illustrations section near the top of S1000D LiveContent Preview.