Edit Properties Dialog Box

The DITA Maps Manager view includes a feature that allows you to view and edit the properties of a selected node. The

Edit properties action is available on both the DITA Maps Manager toolbar and in the contextual menu. This action is also available in the contextual menu when you edit a DITA map document in Author mode. The action opens the Edit Properties dialog box and it includes several tabs with various functions and fields that are initialized with values based upon the node where the action was invoked.

Note:

If you select multiple sibling nodes and invoke the

Edit properties action, only the Profiling tab will be available and your modifications in that tab will be applied to all the selected nodes. If you select multiple nodes that are not on the same hierarchical level, the other tabs will also be available and your modifications will be applied to the parent node (the child nodes will inherit the attributes of the parent node).

You can use the Edit Properties dialog box to modify or define attributes, metadata, profiling, or keys in DITA maps or topics. You can also use it to modify the title of root maps.

At the top of the Edit Properties dialog box, the Reference type drop-down list displays the type of the selected node and it depends on the node where the action was invoked.

The main section of the dialog box includes the following tabs: Target, Keys, Attributes, Metadata, and Profiling. The availability of the tabs and their functions depend on the selected node. For example, if you invoke the action on a root map, only the Attributes, Metadata, and Profiling tabs are accessible and the Title property can be configured. Also, if you select multiple nodes, only the Profiling tab is available.

Target Tab

The Target tab of the Edit Properties dialog box displays information about the target node on which the action was invoked and allows you to change the target. It includes the following sections and fields:

Keys Tab



Key reference: Use this combo box (or the Choose key reference button) to select a key that is already defined in the root map.

Attributes Tab

The Attributes tab of the Edit Properties dialog box allows you to insert and edit attribute values for the target node where the action was invoked.

If the target is a root map, the tab displays the title of the map. You can change it in the Title text field and assign it to an Attribute, Element, or All. However, if the title of the map contains elements other than plain text, the title is not editable and cannot be changed using this dialog box (you would need to open the DITA map in the main editor to edit the title).

For other types of targets, the tab includes the following sections and fields that can be used to edit the attributes of the target:

Metadata Tab

The Metadata tab allows you to add metadata elements to the target node.

Profiling Tab

The Profiling tab allows you to select or change profiling attributes for the selected target nodes. This tab displays profiling attributes and their values as determined by the following:

If you have a large list of profiling attributes, you can use the text filter field to search for attributes or values, and you can expand or collapse attributes by using the Expand All/Collapse All buttons to the right of the text filter or the arrow button to the left of the profiling attribute name.

Note:

If you invoke the

Edit properties action on a selection of multiple nodes that have different values for the same profiling attribute, a conflict panel will be displayed in the Profiling tab and you can choose between the following actions for resolving it:

Keep - Preserves the current attribute values.
Change Now - Allows you to edit the selection of values in this Profiling tab and the changes will be applied to all the selected nodes.

Finalizing Your Modifications

Once you click OK, all your changes are applied to the target node.