Branch submaps
Once you have branched a parent (root) map, you can branch the subordinate maps that it contains.
Before you begin
- The root map must be open in the DITA Map view.
- All referring documents must be in a state that allows them to be branched.
About this task
Use this procedure when you want to branch a map that's inside another map that you've already branched. This option does not create a new branch; it branches the submap as a subordinate document of the root map. A copy of the map file is created in the Authoring cycle and given the tag of the root map.
A branched submap has the status Authoring:work or its equivalent in
your workflow.
You do not need to explicitly branch a submap if you branch any of the topics it contains, because that action will cause the submap to be branched automatically. Otherwise, you must manually select all the submaps you want to branch. If the map contains multiple levels of nested submaps, you must open each map level to see and select all the submaps if you want to branch them.
You can also branch submaps, together with other topics within a map using the Branch Documents option.
To branch a map: