DITA "Used By" Properties
The Used By tab displays on every asset item, including non-DITA assets. This tab contains information about DITA content that references the currently selected DITA or non-DITA asset.
For example, if a DITA topic includes a reference to the currently select image asset, then that The topic will display as a usage reference dependency in the Used By tab list of entries. Also, the image asset's Used By tab list entries will include the DITA map that references the DITA topic, as the linking relationship correlates to the image asset's hierarchical relationship structure (for example, the dependency route).
The term "usage reference" represents a DITA asset that is referencing another asset. This means the asset item corresponding with the Used By tab is the dependency being referenced by that DITA asset.
In CMS 10.6.378, DITA asset Depends On dependencies are accounted for based on the DITA asset's latest content version and versions marked to publishing targets. In the Used By tab, usage references point to DITA assets that reference the currently selected DITA or non-DITA asset.
For example, if a marked-for-publish DITA map version references the asset item corresponding with the Used By tab, a usage reference will be included for that map version in this tab.
To filter Used By entries based on the referencing asset's content version, you can use the Dependency Version drop-down list.
- In CMS 10.6.308–10.6.342, dependencies are only accounted for based on the current version of the DITA asset item. If you make and save changes to a DITA asset item's dependencies via the Edit tab, the Used By list entries update to reflect the new changes, no matter if the asset is checked in or out. If you mark an older version of the DITA asset item for publish, the CMS dependency system will not account for the dependencies in that version.
See CMS DITA Versioning Functionality for more details about CMS 10.6 dependency functionality changes.
To review dependencies referenced within other DITA content: