Adding Relationship Table Files

The first step in using a relationship table is to add a new file to the Advanced folder in the Project Organizer. You can add as many relationship table files as you need. Depending on your project, you may need just one relationship table or many. For example, you might want to use Relationship Tables 1 and 2 when generating Target A, but you might want to use Relationship Table 3 when generating Target B.

How to Add a Relationship Table File

1. Do one of the following, depending on the part of the user interface you are using:
   • Ribbon Select Project > New > Advanced > Relationship Table.
   • Right-Click In the Project Organizer, right-click on the Advanced folder and from the context menu select Add Relationship Table.

   The Add File dialog opens.

2. In the File Type field at the top, make sure Relationship Table is selected.
3. In the Source area, choose to create the new file based on a template or an existing file.
   • New From Template Choose either a factory template file or one of your own custom template files as a starting point. The new file will take on all of the settings contained in the template. If you want to use the factory template provided by Flare, expand the Factory Templates folder and click on a template file. If you want to use your own custom template file, expand the appropriate folder and click on a file. See Templates.
   • New From Existing Choose an existing file of the same type as a starting point for your new file. As with template files, your new file will take on all of the settings contained in the file you select. To use this option, click , use the Open File dialog to find a file, and double-click it.
4. (Optional) If you want to place the file into a subfolder previously created in the Content Explorer or Project Organizer, in the Folder field click and select the subfolder. Otherwise, keep the default location. See Creating Subfolders.
5. In the File Name field, type a new name for the relationship table file.
6. (Optional) If you want to apply condition tags to the file, expand the Attributes section at the bottom of the dialog. Next to the Condition Tags field, click and select the conditions you want to apply. Click OK. See Applying Conditions to Content.
7. (Optional) If you want to apply file tags, expand the Attributes section at the bottom of the dialog. Next to the File Tags field, click and select the file tags you want to apply. Click OK. See Associating Tags With Files.
8. Click Add. The relationship table file is added to the Advanced folder in the Project Organizer. The Relationship Table Editor opens to the right.

What's Next?

After you add a new relationship table file, you can create relationships between topics within that table. See Creating Relationship Tables.