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February 5, 2009
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Attribute-value support?

  • February 5, 2009
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I would like to do something in RH8, but I don't see a way. Perhaps through user-defined variables, but I don't really see how variables do much more than snippets. Conditions don't seem to apply here either. I would like to define a global attribute, such as 'Product'. Then, the attribute would have different values: 'ProductA', 'ProductB', etc. Then, I would apply the attribute to different topics, selecting different values for each topic. Ultimately, I would like to insert a snippet or variable at the top of a topic, that says, "Applicable Products: "x, y, z". The 'x, y, z' would be a list of products this topic applies to. This list can change over time, but instead of manually updating the topic, I would just update the topic's values for the 'Product' attribute, and the snippet in the topic would update itself. Any ideas?
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Correct answer dawei09
Thank you. It seems I posted this in the wrong category, so I'll mark this one as 'answered' and re-post in the right place to see if I get any more suggestions. I apologize for the confusion.

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dawei09AuthorCorrect answer
Participant
February 6, 2009
Thank you. It seems I posted this in the wrong category, so I'll mark this one as 'answered' and re-post in the right place to see if I get any more suggestions. I apologize for the confusion.
dawei09Author
Participant
February 6, 2009
Thank you. It seems I posted this in the wrong category, so I'll mark this one as 'answered' and re-post in the right place to see if I get any more suggestions. I apologize for the confusion.
dawei09Author
Participant
February 6, 2009
Thank you. It seems I posted this in the wrong category, so I'll mark this one as 'answered' and re-post in the right place to see if I get any more suggestions. I apologize for the confusion.
RoboColum_n_
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February 6, 2009
You could have a variable called "product" with a single value which can be changed to "ProductA" or "ProductB" as required. You can also use a snippet or snippets to add the "Applicable Products: x, y, z" as appropriate. It sounds like ideally you are after a variable within a variable. As far as I'm aware there is no way this can be done.