Edit Link Dialog Box

The Edit Link dialog box allows you to change the path of one link to the path of another link in your SoDA document. This is useful when the name of an object in the information source domain has changed. (If you need to change many objects’ pathnames because a large number of source objects have moved, see Adjust Links.)

The Edit Link dialog box contains a list of all the possible links in that context. From this list of links, you can choose a path to replace the path specified in the selected link.

Scope of Displayed Links

The scope of the list of links shown in the Edit Link dialog box is determined by the parent REPEAT command. SoDA re-evaluates the command to create a list of all links that could be generated based on the source.

Result of Editing a Link

When you edit a link, you will not notice an immediate change in your document. When you regenerate your document, however, the change may become apparent. As the document regenerates, the new path is followed instead of the old one. Every SoDA link from that point in the hierarchy down will be updated to reflect the new source path.

 

To edit a link created by SoDA during document generation:

1. Select the section containing the link you want to edit.

2. Choose Edit Link from the SoDA menu.

3. In the Edit Link dialog box, choose the path from the scroll list that you want the link selected in the document to have.

4. Click the OK button.

The path specified in the document’s selected link is changed to the path chosen in the Edit Link dialog. When you regenerate your document, information dependent upon that link will change to reflect the new path.