Document selector - Fluid Topics - Latest

Sometimes, topics share the same title but belong to different documents. These topics are grouped together as a single search result. A document selector provides a way to differentiate between different variants of the topic. It is necessary to open the document selector and select the document containing the desired variant of the topic.

Example where only the document of origin makes the difference

The following example shows two variants of Introduction to Time Machines:

Document title	Document of origin	Audience	Version
Introduction to Time Machines	Time Machine User Guide	Novice	1.0
Introduction to Time Machines	Time Machine Configuration Guide	Novice	1.0

Fluid Topics clusters both topics because they have the same value for the ft:clusterId metadata. The title of the document of origin is the only way to distinguish between the two variants of the topic.

When uploaded to Fluid Topics, a document selector appears below the topic's title in the Search page to let users select the appropriate variant.

Example where other metadata keys are multivalued

The following example shows the Introduction to Time Machines topic for which two variants exist and where each variant has its own metadata values.

Document title	Document of origin	Audience	Version
Introduction to Time Machines	Time Machine User Guide	Novice	1.0
Introduction to Time Machines	Time Machine Configuration Guide	Expert	2.0

When the document containing the topic is uploaded to Fluid Topics, the variants are still clustered the same way. However, when users select a document, the tags that shows the values for the Audience and Version metadata keys are updated accordingly. For example, when a user selects Time Machine User Guide, the Novice and 1.0 tags appear. When a user selects Time Machine Configuration Guide, the Expert and 2.0 tags appear.