Overview
Links can be created to any paragraph or choice in the project. All links start with a source of a paragraph or a choice, and end with a target of a paragraph or a choice.
Cross section links are simply a variation of Paragraph and Choice links. You'll choose Cross-Section to begin the process when the intention is to link to a paragraph or choice in a section other than that in which the linking process has begun.
An example of a master cross-section link is when an activated section is automatically added to the Table of Contents section. This action can be duplicated for the user when creating a new section into a project. A cross-section link can created to automatically add that section to the Table of Contents section.
Linking structure can be complex. It's a good idea to review the following articles before building Cross-Section Links:
This articles covers the following topics:
Creating a Cross-Section Link
Follow these steps to create a cross-section link.
- From within a specification section, click to expand the Sequence Manager on the left side of the screen.
- From the Sequence Manager menu, click Links.
- Click the Create New Link Button displayed below.
- The Create New Link window will appear displaying the Source Links area on top, and the Target Links area on the bottom. Drag and drop a sequence number from the document window where directed on the screen.
Below, you can see I've dragged and dropped sequence number 0000 (TRAFFIC CONTROL) into the links window.
- Click the "+" sign next to Click to add a target link....
The Add a New Target Link window will open. Step 1 consists of selecting a link type and a link color.
- Use the Link Type menu to choose to create a Cross Section Link.
A "CS" indicating a cross section link will appear in the link type box.
- Use the Link Color menu to choose the action the link will invoke. (Green=Active Yellow=Suggest Red=Deactivate).
The selected color will appear in the link color box indicating the action the link will invoke.
- When Step 1 is complete, Step 2 becomes active and directs you to select a section from the Section Menu.
The Section Menu pictured below opens to the right of the links window.
- Select a section from the Section Menu. The image below displays the selection of section 000110 - RIB - Table of Contents to step 2 of the links window.
- From the document window, click the plus icon to type in or drag and drop the sequence number of the target paragraph to step 3 of the links window.
The image below displays the sequence number 0122 input as the target sequence number. - When you are satisfied the link is complete, click Save.
The new link will appear in the list of target links with a U indicating that it is a User created link.
- Upon clicking Save, you'll receive a message asking you to confirm if you want to continue to work in the currently accessed section, or return to the section the new cross section link originated from.
Editing a Link
Once a user link has been created, only the link color can be changed.
Follow these steps to change the link color of an existing user created link.
- From the Links menu, locate and click the name of the link.
- Click the link color menu to select a different color.
- Click Save to save your changes.
Deleting a Link
Links can be deleted from links list. Follow these steps to delete a cross-section link.
- Locate and select the link that will be deleted from the links list.
- When the link expands with detailed information, click the red trash can on the lower left corner of the window. The link will be immediately deleted. Be aware this action occurs with no confirmation message.
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Do you have a video on this? For some unknown reason my target section link will not populate after selecting it from the menu (steps 8-9).
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