related-links

The related information links of a topic (<related-links> element) are stored in a special section following the body of the topic. After a topic is processed into it final output form, the related links are usually displayed at the end of the topic, although some Web-based help systems might display them in a separate navigation frame.

Processing notes:
  1. Prerequisite links are an exception (that is, in which importance="required" and the role is compatible–not ancestor/parent/child/descendant/next). Implementations may (but need not) sort these after the <shortdesc> (all topics) or after the <prereq> section (for tasks).
  2. PDF output typically ignores hierarchical links, for example ancestor/parent/child/descendant/next/previous/sibling, although it may include some child links to produce summaries at the start of chapters.
  3. Links not in a <linklist> will be sorted on output based on type, role, and importance.
  4. The value of the format attribute defaults to "dita" unless the attribute scope="external", when format is assumed to be not-dita.

Contains

Doctype Content model
ditabase, topic, task, reference, concept, glossary ( link or linklist or linkpool) (one or more)

Contained by

Doctype Parents
ditabase topic, concept, task, reference, glossentry
topic topic
task topic, task
concept topic, concept
reference topic, reference
glossary topic, concept, glossentry

Inheritance:

- topic/related-links

Attributes

Name Description Data Type Default Value Required?
type Describes the target of a cross-reference. See The type attribute for detailed information on supported values and processing implications. CDATA #IMPLIED (Processed as if the target were of type "topic", or inherited from an ancestor) No
role The role attribute defines the role the target topic plays in relationship with the current topic. For example, in a parent/child relationship, the role would be "parent" when the target is the parent of the current topic, and "child" when the target is the child of the current topic. This structure could be used to sort and classify links at display time. See The role attribute for information on supported values. (parent | child | sibling | friend | next | previous | cousin | ancestor | descendant | sample | external | [deprecated] other | -dita-use-conref-target) #IMPLIED No
otherrole Indicates an alternate role. This value is used when the role attribute is set to other. CDATA #IMPLIED No
format The format attribute identifies the format of the resource being cross referenced. See The format attribute for details on supported values. CDATA #IMPLIED No
scope The scope attribute identifies the closeness of the relationship between the current document and the target resource.
  • Set scope to local when the resource is part of the current set of content.
  • Set scope to peer when the resource is part of the current set of content but is not accessible at build time.
  • Set scope to external when the resource is not part of the current information set and should open in a new browser window.
  • See Using the -dita-use-conref-target value for more information on -dita-use-conref-target.
The processing default is local. If no value is specified, but the attribute is specified on an ancestor within a map or within the related-links section, the value will inherit from the closest ancestor.		 (local | peer | external | -dita-use-conref-target) #IMPLIED No
%univ-atts; (%select-atts;, %id-atts;, %localization-atts;) A set of related attributes, described at %univ-atts; parameter entity PE not applicable Not applicable
%global-atts; (xtrf, xtrc) A set of related attributes, described at %global-atts; parameter entity PE not applicable Not applicable
class, outputclass Common attributes described in Other common DITA attributes.      
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