Using the Review Functionality with an External CMS
In addition to its core content management capabilities, Oxygen Content Fusion includes integrated review functionality. If you are working with content stored in an external CMS (Content Management System), you can also create review tasks using files from that system, provided the external CMS has a connector for Oxygen XML Editor/Author.
Note:
External CMS platforms often provide customized versions of
Oxygen, so some of the methods described below may not be available or may work
differently depending on your environment.
Uploading a Review Task
To create a review task using files from an external CMS, you have several options:
- Open the file in the editor and use the
Add File to Review
Task action from the contextual menu. - For DITA resources, open the map in the DITA Maps Manager view
and use the Add
File to Review Task action from the contextual menu. You can also drag map
entries and drop them in the New Task box.
- If available in your customized version of Oxygen, drag resources from the Data Source Explorer view and drop them in the New Task box.
- If you have a special view for exploring the server that contains documents on your CMS, you can also drag resources from that view and drop them in the New Task box.
Specifying the Root DITA Map
If you choose to add the files to the task from DITA Maps Manager, the root map that is specified in the DITA Maps Manager is automatically added as the Context DITA Map. Otherwise, if you work with DITA projects, you should manually add the root DITA map to the task.
Getting the Changes
To retrieve the changes made by reviewers and save them in the CMS,
follow these steps:
- Click the Get Changes link in the task box. The merge tool is displayed.
- Merge the changes from the remote files with the current version of the files. The files are automatically opened in the editor as modified with all the changes applied.
- Save the files using the specific procedure for your CMS.