Apply Profiling Attributes

Profiling attributes are applied on element nodes. You can apply profiling attributes on a text fragment (it will automatically be wrapped into a phrase-type element), on a single element, or on multiple elements in the same time. If there is no selection in your document, the profiling attributes are applied on the element at the cursor position.

To profile a fragment from your document, select the fragment in the Author editing mode and follow these steps:

1. Invoke the Edit Profiling Attributes action from the contextual menu in Author mode.

   Step Result: The Edit Profiling Attributes dialog box is displayed and shows all the profiling attributes and their values, as defined for the particular document type (framework). If you have a large list of profiling attributes, you can use the text filter field to search for attributes or values, and you can expand or collapse attributes by using the Expand All/Collapse All buttons to the right of the text filter or the arrow button to the left of the profiling attribute name.

   The attributes and values that appear in the dialog box are determined as follows:

   • If you have defined profiling attribute values for the DITA document type in the Profiling/Conditional Text preferences page, those values are displayed in the dialog box.
   • Otherwise, a generic default set of profiling attributes and values are available.

   Edit Profiling Attributes Dialog Box

   

2. In the Edit Profiling Attributes dialog box, select the checkboxes that correspond to the attribute values you want to apply on the document fragment.
3. Click OK to finish the profiling configuration.

   Result: The attribute names and values selected in the Edit Profiling Attributes dialog box are set on the elements contained in the profiled fragment. If you only select a fragment of content (rather than the entire element), this fragment is wrapped in phrase-type elements in which the profiling attributes are set.

   If the Show Profiling Attributes option (available in the Profiling / Conditional Text toolbar menu) is enabled, a green border is painted around profiled text in the Author mode. Also, all profiling attributes set on the current element are listed at the end of the highlighted block and in its tooltip message. To edit the attributes of a profiled fragment, click one of the listed attribute values. A form control pops up and allows you to add or remove attribute values.

   Profiling Attribute Value Form Control Pop Up