Fork a topic

Topics can be in more than one Branch. If you need to edit a topic that is in more than one Branch, you must fork the topic.

About this task

You only need to pick a branch and fork it in the following scenarios:

• You are editing a branch outside of Map Editor
• The branch is not assigned to you

To fork and edit a topic:

1. Click Fork or .

   One of the following appears:

   • If you can edit the topic in only one of the Branches, a message appears saying which Branch the topic will automatically fork in.

     Click Fork & Edit to fork and check out the topic.

   • If you could edit the topic in one of several Branches, the Fork & Edit dialog appears so you can pick a Branch.

     Follow the steps below.

2. Select the branch you want to edit in.
   The branches are sorted by branch type.
3. Click Next.
4. Choose one of the following actions:
   • To pick a topic's context map, click the map's radio button.
   • To edit the topic without a context map, click No context map.
5. Click Fork & Edit.

Results

A new instance of the topic is created in the Branch you selected. Any changes you make will appear in that topic for only that Branch.