Related Content Area

A content item can have related content items. Related items can be used for many different purposes. They can, for example, be:

• Other articles on the same subject, presented as links in the published article

• Images used in the article

• Media objects used in the article. These can include:

  • Video items stored in a Viz Media Engine (if the Video plug-in is installed at your site and you have access to a Viz Media Engine installation).

  • Template based graphics and Viz World maps (if the Online Graphics plug-in is installed at your site and you have access to Viz Content Pilot/Viz World systems).

• Profiles of persons associated with the article (authors, editors etc.)

• Links to external resources used in the article

A content item's type determines what kinds of related content items it may have, and how they are used. The related content items are referred to as the content item's relations.

A content item's relations are displayed in the related content area below the field panel tabs. This is an expandable area that you can show and hide by clicking on the Related content expander at the top of the area, selecting View > Show Relations or pressing Ctrl+F7.

The organization of the Related content area varies between publications and content types. It is usually divided up into several groups, each with a heading describing the group's purpose. For example:

• A group with the heading "More on this issue" might be intended to contain other articles on the same subject, which are then presented as a list of links in the published article.

• A group called "Front page image" might be intended to contain the image that will be used if the article is included in the publication's top level section page.

Each group is represented by a relation bar containing the name of the group plus any related items that have been added to the group. This Related content area, for example, contains two groups simply called Pictures and Stories:

The first group contains a related image, and the other contains a related story. The pane on the right displays summary information about whichever related content item is currently selected.

In order to use relations successfully, you need to know their purpose in your publication.

To add a relation to a content item:

1. Open the content item's Related content area if necessary.

2. Find the content item you want to add as a relation (in the Search panel's results list, an inbox/list or on your clipboard).

3. Either:

   • Drag it to the required relation group and drop it, or

   • Press Alt + right and pick the required relation type from the displayed pop-up dialog

To remove a relation from a content item:

1. Select the relation you want to remove.

2. Select Edit > Remove or press Delete.

To see more details about one of a content item's relations:

1. Select the relation you are interested in.

2. Look in the pane on the right.