Insert a conref

In IXIA CCMS Web, you can reuse elements by inserting them as a conref into a topic.

Before you begin

To add a conref, you must check out the topic and select a context map for the topic.

Also, the element you want to reuse as a conref must already be in a topic with the referable-content type and have an ID attribute.

Note: If your organization requires it, you can customize CCMS Web to display potential conref elements from topic types other than referable-content.

Procedure

  1. In Topic Editor, select the location in the topic where you want to add the conref.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • Right-click and select Reuse Content.
    • On the toolbar, click Reuse Content icon ..

    The Reuse Content dialog appears with the results from a preliminary search for topics with elements you can insert as conrefs. You can use Search to refine the results.

    In IXIA Dynamic Release Management these are limited to topics in the same branch as the context map of your topic and associated library branches.

    The Reuse Content dialog uses the standard datagrid, so you can sort and filter the search results.

  3. Click the title of a topic to expand it and see the reusable elements in it.

    All reusable elements are displayed. Elements that are shaded gray cannot be inserted as a conref in the location that you selected.

    You can click the content snippet for the element to see a preview of it in its original context.

  4. To select and insert the element, do one of the following:
    • While in the preview of the element, click Insert.
    • To insert the element without previewing it, click the radio button for it and then click Insert.

Results

The element is inserted at the location you selected as a conref. Its background is shaded differently.