Creating topics

Create a topic for use in a map, once you determine the nature of content you intend to develop and its relationship to other map objects.

You can choose from several different options during topic creation:

Here are several things to consider as you create your topic:

Table 1. Considerations during topic creation
Item	Examples	Related content
DITA topic or information type	Concept, task, or reference	https://docs.oasis-open.org/dita/v1.0/archspec/topicover.html
Location and relationships within the map hierarchy	Parents, children, and siblings	Insert an element Reorganize map objects in Content view Reorganize map objects in Structure view
Elements within the topic	Cross-references, related links, images, videos, or tables	Insert a cross-reference Insert a related link Upload and add an image to a topic Insert a reference to an external video
Reusable content	Keyrefs, conrefs	Create a reusable element Insert a conref Insert a key reference (keyref) in a topic

With the ability to organize objects within a map and to create chunks of content that you can reuse, the tools you use every day during content development provide you with more power and flexibility.