Subject Identifiers list. This list shows the subject identifiers for the topic. To remove a subject identifier from the list, click the red Remove link next to the subject identifier. To edit a subject identifier, click the Edit link. Clicking the Edit link for an entry in this list displays the entry in a text box allowing you to change the value. When you have completed your changes to the entry, click the Update link to save the changes or click Cancel to revert to the old value for the entry.

New Subject Identifier field. To add a new subject identifier to the list, enter the value in this text field and click the Add button.

Subject Locators list. This list shows the subject locators for the topic. You can manipulate this list in exactly the same way as the Subject Identifiers list.

New Subject Locator field. To add a new subject locator to the list, enter the value in the text field and click the Add button.

Source Locators list. This list shows the subject locators for the topic. You can manipulate this list in exactly the same way as the Source Locators list.

New Source Locator field. To add a new source locator to the list, enter the value in the text field and click the Add button.

Names Tree. The topic's base names and variant names are shown in a tree structure. The top level items in the tree are the base names of the topic and their children are the variant names for each base name. Each entry shows the value of the name followed by a list of the topics that define the scope for the name in parentheses. The value of variant names may be either a string or a link to a resource, in the latter case the value displayed is the link URI and this is flagged with a green R to indicate that it is a resource link and not an internal string value. In the screenshot shown above, the topic has three base names and one of the base names has a single variant name which is a link to an icon graphic.

You can select items in this tree by clicking on the item label. The currently selected item is highlighted in blue bold text .

Add New Name button. Click this button to add a new base name to the topic. The new name is created with a default string value ("New Topic Name") and is made the current selection. You can use the editing controls below the Add New Name button to modify this new topic name.

Create Variant button. This button is enabled only if a base name is selected in the Names Tree control. Click this button to create a new variant name of the selected base name. The new name is created with a default string value ("New Variant") and is made the current selection. You can use the editing controls below the Create Variant button to modify this new variant name.

Name Value editor. This text field allows you to modify the value of the currently selected base name or variant name. Click the Update button to save any changes you make or the Cancel button to undo your changes and revert to the currently saved value for the name.

Variant Type editor. This radio button control allows you to choose if the variant name value is a link to a resource or an internal string value. Select Resource to treat the value as a link or Value to treat it as an internal string value.

Name Scopes topics list box. With this control you can add topics to and remove topics from the list of scoping topics for the selected base name or variant name. Clicking the >> button adds the current selection in the Selected Topics List as a scoping topic. Clicking the Remove link next to a topic in the list will remove the topic from the list of scoping topics. Your changes are saved each time you add a topic to or remove a topic from the list.

Update Name/Variant button. This button updates the currently selected name or variant.

Delete Name/Variant button. This button deletes the currently selected name or variant

Occurrences Table. This table lists all of the currently defined occurrences of the topic. The table columns show the following information:

Contents text field. This field allows you to modify the value of the currently selected occurrence. To save changes made in this field, click the Update button. To undo the changes made in this field and revert to the previously saved value for the occurrence, click the Cancel button.

Type topic selector. With this control you can set the topic that specifies the type of the occurrence. Click the >> button to add the current selection in the Selected Topics List as the typing topic for the occurrence. Click the Remove link next to the topic shown in this control to remove the type. An occurrence can only have a single typing topic, so clicking the >> button to add a new topic will replace any existing topic listed in the field. Your changes will be saved each time you add a topic to or remove a topic from this control.

Scopes topics list box. With this control you can add topics to and remove topics from the list of scoping topics for the selected occurrence. Clicking the >> button adds the current selection in the Selected Topics List as a scoping topic. Clicking the Remove link next to a topic in the list will remove the topic from the list of scoping topics. Your changes are saved each time you add a topic to or remove a topic from the list.

Occurrence Object ID shows the unique identity TMCore has assigned to this occurrence.

Remove Occurrence deletes the occurrence from the topic.

The Show roles played by this topic checkbox allows you to show or hide the roles played by the currently edited topic. As only associations where the topic being edited are shown, it is sometimes useful to hide this information to reduce the amount of screen data.

Below this is the template for creating a new association. This template consists of:

On the left-hand side of the control are two additional buttons. These are:

Note that if you remove or change the role for the current topic then and then click the Create button then the association will seem to disappear. This is because only associations where a role is played by the topic being edited are shown.

Beneath this is a set of tables showing each association between the topic being edited and other topics in the topic map. These tables will only appear if associations exist.

Initially, each association is in "view" mode, i.e. a list of associations is being presented. To edit an association, click the Edit button. In edit mode, the association table shows the same editing controls as the new association template.

To the left of the association being edited are shown four buttons. These are:

This message is shown when the hierarchy schema topics are not loaded in to the topic map. Clicking the Load Hierarchy Schema Topics button will create the topics required to support hierarchies. This action is equivalent to clicking the Enabled Hierarchies button on the topic map details control.

In order for a topic to represent a hierarchy, it must be an instance of the topic with SI http://www.techquila.com/psi/faceted-classification/#facet topic. Clicking the Add Facet Type button T

Root Topics topic list. With this control you can add topics to and remove topics from the list of root topics for the hierarchy. The root topics are the top level items from which the hierarchy is built. Clicking the >> button adds the current selection in the Selected Topics List as a root topic for the hierarchy. Clicking the Remove link next to a topic in the list will remove the topic from the list of root topics. Your changes are saved each time you add a topic to or remove a topic from the list.

Hierarchy Types topic list. This control lists the association types that are traversed to construct the hierarchy. Clicking the >> button adds the current selection in the Selected Topics List as a hierarchy type. Clicking the Remove link next to a topic in the list will remove the topic from the list of root topics. Your changes are saved each time you add a topic to or remove a topic from the list.

Superordinate Roles topic list. This control lists the role types that define the "parent" topic in each association traversed to construct the hierarchy. Clicking the >> button adds the current selection in the Selected Topics List as a superordinate role type. Clicking the Remove link next to a topic in the list will remove the topic from the list of superordinate role types. Your changes are saved each time you add a topic to or remove a topic from the list.

Subordinate Roles topic list. This control lists the role types that define the "child" topic in each association traversed to construct the hierarchy. Clicking the >> button adds the current selection in the Selected Topics List as a subordinate role type. Clicking the Remove link next to a topic in the list will remove the topic from the list of subordinate role types. Your changes are saved each time you add a topic to or remove a topic from the list.

Hierarchy Contents tree control. This tree control shows the contents of the hierarchy. To update this tree after making changes in any of the controls listed above, click the Refresh Hierarchy button.

A topic type, so that other topics may be an instance of this topic.

An association type. So that this topic may be used to type associations.

An occurrence type, so that this topic may be used to type occurrences attached to topics.

A role type, so that this topic may be used to define a role type in an association.