2.3.4.10.11 Example: Links from <term> or <keyword> elements

The @keyref attribute enables authors to specify that references to keywords or terms in a DITA topic can be rendered as a link to an associated resource.

In this scenario, a company with well-developed glossary wants to ensure that instances of a term that is defined in the glossary always include a link to the glossary topic.

1. An information architect adds values for the @keys attribute to all the of the <topicref> elements that are in the DITA map for the glossary, for example:

   <map>
     <title>Company-wide glossary</title>
     <topicref keys="term-1" href="term-1.dita"/>
     <topicref keys="term-2" href="term-2.dita"/>
     <topicref keys="term-3" href="term-3.dita"/>
     <topicref keys="term-4" href="term-4.dita"/>
   </map>

2. When authors refer to a term in a topic, they use the following mark-up:

   <term keyref="term-1"/>

   When the <term> element is rendered, the content is provided by the <title> element of the glossary topic. The <term> element also is rendered as a link to the glossary topic.