Add a new timeline to a document type
You can assign a new timeline to a document type.
- Open the Role Manager window.
- Click the Lock button ().
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In the Roles list, select the role whose
timeline you want to configure.
The documents associated with this role appear in the Document Types list.
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In the Document Type list, select the document whose
timeline you want to configure.
The timelines configured for that document appear in the Time Lines list.
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Right-click in the Time Lines list and
select New Time Line > state.
where state indicates the document state timeline you want to configure for this role, for example, Active.
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In the Time Lines list, select the state
you just added.
The cycles defined in your configuration will appear in the Status list:
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Expand the Status nodes to see their states.
Together, cycle and state define the status; for example, Authoring:draft.
- Select a status for the role/document/timeline configuration that you've just defined.
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Click Check In Document ().
Your changes are updated in the Repository.
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Inform users of the changes.
The changes will be applied automatically once users close and then reopen their . Users can also apply the changes without restarting their IXIASOFT CCMS Desktop by clicking DITA CMS > Synchronize Configuration.