In IXIA CCMS Web, you can reuse
elements by inserting them as a conref
into a topic.
Before you begin
To add a conref, you must
check out the topic and select a context map for the topic.
Also, the element you want to reuse as a conref must already be in a topic with the
referable-content type and have an ID attribute.
About this task
To insert a conref:
Procedure
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In Topic Editor,
select the location in the topic where you want to add the conref.
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Do one of the following:
- Right-click and select Reuse Content.
- On the toolbar, click .
The Reuse Content
dialog appears with the results from a preliminary search for topics with elements
you can insert as conrefs. You can use Search to refine the results.
In IXIA Dynamic Release Management
these are limited to topics in the same Branch as
the Context Map of your topic
and associated Library branches.
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Click the title of a topic to expand it and see the reusable
elements in it.
All reusable elements are displayed. Elements that are shaded gray cannot
be inserted as a conref
in the location that you selected.
You can click the content snippet for the element to see a
preview of it in its original context.
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To select and insert the element, do one of the
following:
- While in the preview of the element, click Insert.
- To insert the element without previewing it, click the
radio button for it and then click Insert.
Results
The element is inserted at the location you selected as a conref. Its background is shaded
differently.