Creating a configuration file

Background

Starting point

The procedure in this topic assumes Skribenta is installed and configured for normal operation, and:

You have logged into Skribenta.
You are assigned to one of the following user roles: content provider, technical writer or administrator.
You have selected the workspace you want to work in.

Your need

You want to use the same content file for all product models, to avoid duplicating the same content in many files. In this content file you want to conditionalize content that is specific to a given product model.

The possibility

It is possible to use a single content file for the content of multiple product models, where content specific for a product model(s) is conditionalized. You create a configuration file for each product model, to define what conditions are true or false.

About this task

What you will learn

You will learn how to create a configuration file.

The result

This is the Workspace view before creating a configuration file:

This is the Workspace view after creating a configuration file:

Overall steps

Browse to a folder in the Workspace view, then create a new configuration file based on a file template.

Time

Less than 1 minute

Procedure

1. Make sure that the step(s) in section "Starting point" (see section "Background" above) are performed.

2. On the Aspect toolbar, click Workspace.

The Workspace view opens.

3. In the Workspace view, browse to a folder where you want to create a configuration file.

4. Right-click the folder.

A pop-up list opens.

5. In the pop-up list, select the folder icon.

The Folder toolbar opens.

6. On the Folder toolbar, click New > File.

The File tab opens.

7. On the File configuration tab:

Type a file name in the Name box.
If not already set, click Template to select the configuration file template in the list (usually Recipe).
If not already set, click Language to select file language in the list.

8. Click Create.

The configuration file is created.