Adding a topic to a content page

Topics are contained within sections on a page. A section can contain one or more topics. Topics can contain one or more content elements.

  1. Access the document manager.
  2. Click the page that you want to edit. If the page is not checked out by another user, the system checks it out, and it is ready for editing. If the page is checked out by another user, you are not permitted to check it out until it is checked in again.
  3. With the page open in Edit mode, click the drop-down menu that is next to the section title and select Add New Topic.
  4. Specify this information:
    Short Topic Name
    The topic name that is displayed in the sidebar navigation menus. The short name is configured to prevent link wrapping.
    Full Topic Name
    The topic name that is displayed at the top of each published document page.
    Section
    The section in which the topic is placed. This defaults to the section where you are adding the topic, but you can use this field to place the topic in a different section in documents that have more than one section.
    Summary Text
    Optional. A description of the topic that can be helpful to other editors.
    Order
    Optional. The new topic is placed at the end of the section to which you add it. If you want to move the topic to a different section in documents with more than one section, it is easier to save the topic and then use the directional arrows that are beside the topic title to move the topic. We recommend letting the system to automatically set the topic order number.
    Display
    Not used.
  5. Click Save. Repeat the process to add more topics. When you have added the topics, you can add content areas to them.