A Fluid Topics control file is a file that allows users to carry out the following actions:
- Define or update a document's metadata
- Define topic metadata
- Update a topic's metadata
- Delete a document
- Manage a document's attachments
- Add an attachment
- Remove an attachment
- Update an attachment
- Publish a video
A Fluid Topics control file can be:
- Synchronous: term describing a control file that users upload along with content in an archive to define its metadata or attachments. This is common when adding new content.
- Asynchronous: term describing a control file that users upload to modify existing content.
This technical note describes how to configure a Fluid Topics control file when uploading an archive through the following connectors:
- Adobe FrameMaker
- DITA
- FTML
- MadCap Flare
- Markdown
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Paligo
- Unstructured documents
- It is only possible to use the Fluid Topics control file asynchronously with Paligo content.
- To target Paligo content, use the
ft:originIdmetadata.