You generally use the Duplicate option to create a copy of a topic or map. You can use this alternate option to copy a map or topic to another folder or to the same folder, but very rarely use. You can copy a topic or map and modify it to create a variant of the existing object.
Do not copy a topic or map:
If you can use the Duplicate option.
If the topic or map that you need to create is identical to the existing object. You must reuse the original object.
On the Publication Manager menu bar, click ToolsBrowse Repository.
STEP RESULT:
The Browse Repository window is displayed.
In the navigation pane, browse to and select the folder where the map or topic is saved.
In the right pane, right-click the object, and select Check Out.
STEP RESULT:
The topic or map opens in Oxygen XML Author.
On the Oxygen XML Author menu, click SDLTridionDocsCheck in as.
In the Select Target Folder dialog box, browse to and select the folder to which you want to copy the object, and then click Next.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Save maps in the Maps folder, and set the Content type to Map.
Topics must be created in a folder named Topics and has the Content type set to Topic.
In the Add Object dialog box, , and then click OK.
Enter a title for the new object, change other properties as appropriate.
To edit the content, select the Immediately check out the object check box.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
If you skip this step, the new object opens in read-only view. You can check out using SDLTridionDocsCheck out .
Click OK.
If the topic contains a base attribute, remove or modify the value:
Check out the topic.
Place the cursor in the base attribute at the beginning of the topic.
In the Attributes window, remove or change the value in the base field.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
You can include only alphanumeric characters, spaces, hyphens, and underscores. Do not use characters, like slashes, asterisks, periods, parenthesis, or other special characters. The maximum length is 100 characters including spaces.
Check in the topic.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Important:
If a publication contains objects with duplicate values in the base field, represented by the Override Output File Name field in the Avaya-specific fields tab, the publication fails.
