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Working with DITA
This section provides information and instructions about how to author content using IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop.
Applying conditions (profiling and conditional processing)
Conditional attributes let you tailor the same document for different requirements.
Using conrefs and keyrefs
IXIASOFT CCMS provides multiple features that allow you to easily reuse content.

CCMS Desktop User Guide
- Introduction
  IXIASOFT CCMS is a documentation solution that combines the mechanics of an extensible environment, a powerful Content Management System (CMS), and the elegant modularity of DITA.
- Overview of the IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop
  This section provides a brief explanation of what DITA is and an overview of the IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop interface.
- Getting Started
  This section provides a starting point for working with IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop.
- Working with DITA
  This section provides information and instructions about how to author content using IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop.
  - Working with objects
    This set of topics describes the functions common to all objects.
  - Working with DITA maps
  - Working with topics
    Topics are the building blocks for document deliverables.
  - Working with images
    This section provides the procedures to manage images for different types of output.
  - Working with resources
    Resources are document objects that support a documentation project. For example, schedule charts could be added as a reference resource for a project with a long and complex timeline.
  - Creating links
    You can provide links to reference other topics in a variety of ways.
  - Applying conditions (profiling and conditional processing)
    Conditional attributes let you tailor the same document for different requirements.
    - About how conditional processing attributes are defined
      Since conditional processing attribute values can be defined in several places, it is important to understand how IXIASOFT CCMS resolves conflicts between these values.
    - Create a subject scheme map
      You can create a subject scheme map to define a list of controlled values for the conditional processing attributes (enumerated attribute values subject scheme map).
    - Set conditional text attributes in the Oxygen XML Editor
      You can set conditional text attributes to parts of a topic when working in the Oxygen XML Editor.
    - Set conditions on objects in a map
      You can apply conditions to topics and relationship tables in a map.
    - Review conditional values on a map object
      You can easily see the conditional values assigned to topics and relationship tables in a map.
    - Preview which topics are included in a map with conditions
      You can use the Show Conditions feature to preview which topics are included in a map when you specify certain conditions. This can give you an idea of the topics that would be included when you generate the output of a map.
    - Identify all conditional objects in a map
      If your map has many conditional topic references, you may find it difficult to remember which ones have conditions applied to them. This functionality lets you identify the topics and relationship tables that are conditional.
    - Preview a topic
      Use this procedure to see a WYSIWYG version of a topic.
    - Using Ditaval files for conditional processing
      IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop offers an intuitive interface for creating and organizing Ditaval files.
    - Using conrefs and keyrefs
      IXIASOFT CCMS provides multiple features that allow you to easily reuse content.
      - Conref and keyref best practices
        IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop provides a topic specialization and a map template that let you store and organize your reusable components.
      - Creating and using conrefs
        The Referable-Content view lets you search for reusable components and insert them into documents.
      - Keyrefs and keydefs
        The keyref feature allows you to use indirect addressing in places such as xrefs and related-links.
  - Using conrefs and keyrefs
    IXIASOFT CCMS provides multiple features that allow you to easily reuse content.
- Using IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop features
  This section provides information and instructions about how to use IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop functionality to perform other actions with the objects in the CMS.
- Localizing documents
  Localization is the process of translating content and adapting it for use in another language.
- Glossary
- Shortcut keys
  Shortcut keys let you perform many routine actions with just two or three keystrokes.
- Copyright notice
- Technical support
  IXIASOFT Customer Support staff are available to answer your questions. We welcome your comments.

Using conrefs and keyrefs

IXIASOFT CCMS provides multiple features that allow you to easily reuse content.

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