Procedure 1. Edit A Topic Map

1. Select the topic map to edit from the Topic Maps list by clicking on its name. The details of the selected topic map will be shown in the Topic Map Details panel. The selected topic map name will also be highlighted in bold in the list.

2. Click the Edit Topic Map button at the topic of the Topic Map Details panel or click the topic map name again. You will be taken to the Topic Editing Page to begin editing the topic map.

Procedure 2. Create A New Topic Map

1. Enter the name of the new topic map to create in the text field labelled Topic Map Name. The name you enter must be at least one character long and must be different from the existing topic map names.

2. Click the Create New Topic Map button. The new topic map will be automatically selected.

Procedure 3. Delete An Existing Topic Map

1. Select the topic map to be deleted from the Topic Maps list by clicking on its name. The details of the selected topic map will be shown in the Topic Map Details panel.

2. In the Delete Topic Map section of the Topic Map Details panel, enter the string "DELETE" in the text field and then click the Delete Topic Map button.

Procedure 4. Import An XTM File Into An Existing Topic Map

1. Select the topic map that the XTM file should be imported to from the Topic Maps list by clicking on its name. The details of the selected topic map will be shown in the Topic Map Details panel.

2. Either enter the full path to the file to be imported or click the Browse... button to select the file to be imported from a file selector dialog box.

3. Click the Import XTM button to upload and import the XTM file. A message will appear informing the user of the success or failure of the import operation.

Procedure 5. Import An XTM File As A New Topic Map

To import an XTM file as a new topic map you must first create the topic map and then import the XTM file into the new topic map:

1. Enter the name of the new topic map to create in the text field labelled Topic Map Name. The name you enter must be at least one character long and must be different from the existing topic map names.

2. Click the Create New Topic Map button.

3. Either enter the full path to the file to be imported or click the Browse... button to select the file to be imported from a file selector dialog box.

4. Click the Import XTM button to upload and import the XTM file. A message will appear informing the user of the success or failure of the import operation.

Procedure 6. Enable Support For Creating Hierarchies

1. Select the topic map that you wish to enable hierarchy support for from the Topic Maps list by clicking on its name. The details of the selected topic map will be shown in the Topic Map Details panel.

2. Click the Enable Hierarchies button. This will cause the hierarchy schema topics to be loaded in to the topic map. This operation may not be repeated until the hierarchy schema topics are removed.

Procedure 7. Enable Support For The NetworkedPlanet Constraint Language

1. Select the topic map that you wish to enabled NPCL support for from the Topic Maps list by clicking on its name. The details of the selected topic map will be shown in the Topic Map Details panel. Then either:

2. Click the Generate Schema button to create the NPCL base types and to generate schema information based on the topics and their associations created in the map OR

3. Click the Migrate Schema button if the topic map contains an existing TMCL schema that you wish to migrate to an NPCL schema. This button will only be enabled if a TMCL schema is detected.