Set up DITA topics to use Cross-References

Understand how to set up topics to use DITA cross-references in Adobe FrameMaker.

To create a cross-reference in your DITA topic, you first need to create a DITA topic (direct referencing) that contains the content that you plan to reuse. Alternatively, you can set up a DITA map that contains the content that you plan to reuse (indirect referencing).

For example, if you plan to reuse a table, an ordered list, and an image across multiple topics, you will need to add these elements to the source topic. If you are using indirect referencing, you need to add the topic to the DITA map. Also, to make an element reusable, you need to assign a unique identifier (ID) to the element.