Release all subtopics for a topic

You can easily release all the subtopics of a topic in a DITA map.

Before you begin

Prerequisites:

  • The topics must be in the locked state.

  • Files can only be released by the user who locked them.

About this task

Use this procedure to release an entire group of subtopics quickly. Note that you cannot enter comments for sub-topics released this way. If you wish to add comments, use the release documents procedure instead.

To release all subtopics for a topic:

Procedure

  1. Open the map with the topics you want to release.
  2. In the DITA Map view, click the expand icon: to display all nodes in the map.
  3. Select the parent topic whose sub-topics you want to release.
  4. Right-click and select Sub-tree > Release.
    A confirmation window appears:
    Figure: Confirming a multi-topic release


  5. Optional: Click Yes.
    The subtopics are updated in the repository of the Content Store and are once again available to other users.