Checking out a map to make updates in Publication Manager

Last Updated : Jun 13, 2023 |

About this task

You can check out a deliverable map or component map in Publication Manager. You must check out a DITA map, to perform the following tasks:

  • Add component maps

  • Change the order of topics

  • Add topics

  • Remove topics

  • Add or change relationship tables.

  • Add or change XML attributes.

Tridion Docs automatically checks out a map when you perform an action that requires the map to be checked out.

Note:

To perform an action such as adding a trademark to the mainbooktitle, check out the bookmap in Oxygen XML Author from the browse repository. Do not use this procedure.

Procedure

  1. In Publication Manager, open the publication that uses the map.
  2. In the publication tree, right-click the map and click Check out with.

    A red lock icon indicates that the map is checked out by you and can be modified.

  3. In Oxygen XML Author, click Editor in Select editor dialog box.


    Select editor option to open a ditamap in Editor


    The ditamap opens in Oxygen XML Author.

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