Different editor behaviour when inserting reusable components depending on mode

[TMiles]

I have a simple DITA project, with some standard topics and a concept containing a list of definitions. I intend to occasionally use a definition in a standard topic. Each <dlentry> in the glossary has an identifying attribute, and these definitions are visible in the DITA Reusable Components panel.

If I insert a definition from the DITA Reusable Components panel in Text mode, the editor places the parent <dlentry> without any of its children, resulting in a validation error:

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<dlentry conref = "example_hierarchy.dita#University/accommodation"/>

If I insert a definition from the DITA Reusable Components panel in Author mode, the editor places all the content encompassed by the <dlentry>. If I switch back to Text mode, the document is valid and I can see that all the children have been inserted as self-closing tags:

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<dlentry conref="example_hierarchy.dita#University/accommodation">
  <dt/>
  <dd/>
</dlentry>

Is this a bug in the software or something I have misunderstood? Thanks for any explanation.

[adrian_sorop]

Hi,

Thank you for reporting this unexpected behaviour.
I was able to reproduce it. I've logged an internal issue to fix it.
Once the issue will be fixed, I'll update the thread.

Regards,
Adrian S.