Change the links in a relationship table

Links between topics in a relationship table exist between the topics in each table cell for a row. However, you can override the default linking between table cells and topics if required.

For example, you might want many topics in a CTRT relationship table to link to one general topic, but you do not want that topic to link back to all the other topics. You could change the linking so that the element links to the topic without linking back to the parent.

To change the links in a relationship table:

  1. Click in the element that you want to customize.

    You can click in a topic to change the linking for that one topic. Or you can select a table cell to change the linking for the entire table cell.

    Alternatively, you can add a <topicgroup> element and then move topics inside of it. This allows you to change the linking for the <topicgroup> and all the topics within it.

  2. In the Attributes panel, click Add Attribute.
  3. From the Attributes dropdown list, select linking.
  4. In the Value field, select one of the allowed values.
    Table 1. Most useful link values

    Value

    Function

    targetonly

    A user can link to the topic, but the target does not link to other topics in the row

    sourceonly

    A user cannot link to the topic, cut links to the other topics

    normal

    A user can link to both the topic and other topics

    Note: Use this to override the linking value of a parent topic.
  5. Click Add.
    The links you selected in the relationship table are updated.