• local xref added in Oxygen does not show title text in Pub Man

    Hi, If I add a local xref to a topic in XMetaL, there is a PI added e.g. <xref href="GUID-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"><?xm-replace_text Ann Communication / Information?></xref> This link text is then shown in PubMan in HTML view for a topic…

  • Question on xrefs for users of Oxygen editors and Publication Manager

    Hi, If I add a local xref to a topic in XMetaL, there is a PI added e.g. <xref href="GUID-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"><?xm-replace_text Topic Title Text?></xref> This link text is then shown in Publication Manager HTML view to help the publisher…

  • Why is there a space between span elements in HTML after publishing?

    Hi, I am experiencing a random space in transformed HTML and I can't figure out what is causing it. Given a DITA topic containing a conref out to another topic where source topic has <p><ph conref="conrefID#conrefID/ph_element_ID"/>.</p> and conreffed…

  • Do you select multiple values for Language Combination field of an Output in Publication Manager?

    Hi, Just wondering how common it is for teams to select multiple values from Language Combination dropdown for an Output in Publication Manager? What does this generate in the backend and how useful do you find this approach to reuse an output object…

  • What is the intended use of the Obsolete Workflow status?

    Hi, I am unclear on what the intended use is of the Obsolete workflow status on a content object. It is part of the released category of workflow statuses so I will still get a Release Candidate for a Publication output even if it contains topics…

  • Tridion Docs ContentManager custom field is not appeared in solr's index files

    [background info] Our company is using SDL Tridion Docs version 13.0.4630.2 The TridonDocs frontend application, Solr service, database are running on one single server host. [goal] to successfully perform searching on my customized field…

  • Backing up Publications in their entirety (with history)

    Hi everyone, authoring for one of our 65 or so products could move out of our Info Dev organization soon. We know how to back up all the currently active content for the associated docs (Publication exports, publishing to DITA XML, publishing to Tridion…

  • How can we provide user friendly feedback on a failed Publish event in Tridion Docs?

    Hi, We are customizing a transform triggered from a Pu Man publish event so that it fails the build. We are adding output to the DITA-OT log with error details using information from generated PublishReportItems.xml. However, we would like a more…

  • Compare issue: Sentence in para removed and replaced with a new sentence, is broken up and not marked as a whole change

    The title is a bit confusing and hopefully I can explain it more clearly here. In version one there is a para: <p>All licensed carriers in a state whose participation type is an Association Member under Option 2 may have their participation type automatically…

  • Can a form field in metadataconfig.xml be readonly in Publication Manager but editable in Tridion Docs Content Manager?

    Hi, I think I have asked the question in the Subject, but to rephrase, I have added a frmfield in metadataconfig.xml i.e. <ishfrmfield ishfieldref="FISHPUBCONTEXT" level="version" name="PublicationContextField"> <label resourceref="FISHPUBCONTEXT…

  • Is there a downside to having too many circular references?

    When we open a publication in Pub Manager, we see a lot of error messages about circular references. These are occasioned by the following scenario: 1. Topic A has a conref to an element in Topic B 2. Topic B has a conref to an element in Topic A Because…

  • New field on publication output not appearing in publicationoutput.met

    Hi, I have successfully configured a new dropdown field in my publication output window (following https://community.rws.com/product-groups/tridion/tridion-docs/f/forum/40470/how-to-add-a-new-field-to-output-properties-popup-in-publication-manager)…

  • Good way to compare versions of a publication?

    I want to get a report on the differences between one version of a publication and another version of the same publication. The idea is to get a list of the topics that have changed, so we can tell the user where to look. It does not seem to work to select…

  • Adding new metadata field using DBUpgrade tool

    Hi All, I am trying to add new field in one of our outputformat's property dialog box. I succefully created a XMSetup.xml and run DBUpgradeTool following these instructions. 1. https://docs.rws.com/801922/393838/sdl-tridion-docs-13-sp2/metadata-setup…

  • Maps from custom shells don't display properly in Pub Manager

    I am helping a client update from DITA 1.2 to 1.3. We've updated catalogs and DTD shells on the server, and we can update content with the new DTDs (constraints with a few remaining specializations). Catalogs are updated, and DTD shells all validate.…

  • Condition Context values in Publication Manager - Can I use them to exclude rather than include?

    Hi, Can I configure SDL Publication Manager so that the values selected in the Conditions tab will result in content being excluded rather than included in the published content? Thanks, Ann

  • How can I troubleshoot 404 error in Publication Manager preview of a map/topic?

    Hi, I am having an issue with Publication Manager (13.0.2). I can successfully open a Publication from our SDL Tridion Docs CMS but when I click on one of the submaps within the publication it does load the map versions in the top-right window pane…

  • How to duplicate a topic and get new GUIDs for all elements?

    In Publication Manager there is a Duplicate objects button. When I duplicate a topic, the topic itself gets a new GUID, but any IDs within the elements in that topic remain the same as the original. This causes issues with xrefs to Ids within that topic…

  • How to remove automatic decimal separator from publication output property field value?

    Hi All, [Using SDL Tridion Docs 14.0.4101.2] I have a custom metadata field implemented in MetadataConfig.xml as follows: <ishfrmfield id="PublicationOutput.EditionYearField" name="PublicationOutput.EditionYearField" ishfieldref="FNIEDITIONYEAR" level…

  • TD14SP1: Publication Manager how to suppress "Loading the preview could take several minutes" dialog?

    (Edited & condensed 2020-09-11 to reflect new knowledge & historical context this is to mitigate the behaviour of a third-party component.) I'm opening a publication with a very large map. Every few seconds, a confirmation dialog jumps up, grabbing…

  • ish conditions in rows only partly working from XMETAL 12

    Hi We are using SDL Tridion docs, Publication manager 14.0.1 and XMETAL 12. From XMETAL I can only insert ish conditions on table rows from plain text view, by copying the conditions from a paragraph to the row. In tags on view or normal view only…

  • TD14SP1: Publication Manager search fails but it works in Content Manager

    There's something I clearly don't understanding about searching. In PubMan, if I search for a publication by GUID I get no results: Same search in Content Manager returns the expected results: What am I doing wrong/misunderstanding about searching…

  • Max ditaot publishing executions

    Hi, I'd like to limit the maximum number of publishing instances to 1. In other words, 1 publish at a time, and the rest are queued. I've tried the following in " Background task XML settings" and recycled the app pools and am not getting what I believe…

  • Any documentation for using xrefs in variables?

    I attended a networking event some time ago, in which one of the speakers mentioned using variables as a workaround for cross-publication linking. Including an xref in a variable and then using the variable in the topic. I tested it out, and it sort of…

  • Publication Manager 13.0.1 first output format always de-DE (can't choose it)

    Hey All, We are using using Publication Manager 13.0.1 with Tridion Docs 13.0.4115.1. We have a problem, that the first output is always in Deutsch, I can't choose different language before creating it. So I can't create other than de-De output…
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