In FM 17.0.7 text insets do not update automatically nor manually

[miguels82713336]

Hi, I usually copy strutured xml content to FM and publish as pdf.

To streamline work I am importing the same xml content as a text inset but the insets are not updating (automatically nor manually) any changes to the  source xml file.

Is there something I'm missing or this funtion really not working?

Using FM 17.0.7

[Winfried Reng]

Hi,

Do you use DITA which uses other methods (as far as I know)? Or another XML application?

I guess that you had tested all settings in the Import Text Flow by Reference dialog, also those how to reformat the file.

I do not use structured FrameMaker and do not process XML files and have only very little experience here. Therefore I cannot test your issue.

However, I had this issue once with unstructured files, some years ago. The text inset did not update. I think that the issues was something with the saving date, but I do not remember.

Best regards, Winfried

[miguels82713336]

In this FM book I dont use DITA but a structured application suited to the xml involved. 

Normally when I import or copy xml content into a FM document, FM asks which Structured Application to use and I select the appropiate SA.

I dont know if the automatic update function remebers the SA for the xml the text inset. 

Part of the problem is that there is no error or problem identified; there are no xml validation errors. 

I correct myself in that Manually the files CAN be updated via the Insets Panel; however this means selecting each inset in each file, selecting the SA, and clicking udpate. The FM books I use have over a 100 documents, each with an inset, so the Automatic would be ideal.

[Winfried Reng]

OK. Possibly someone with more structured experience could chime in.

When no other solution could be found, you might write a script (or ask someone to write it for you) which should walk through the book with all its files and update the insets.

[miguels82713336]

Thank you, I have no experience with scripts but its good to know that something like this can be addressed with scripting. 

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

I dont know if the automatic update function remebers the SA for the xml the text inset. 

By @miguels82713336

I suspect that this is your issue - which you hint at when you said that when you import or copy your XML content, it asks for the Structured Application to use.

[miguels82713336]

Yes this could be the problem, only there is no feedback from FM indicating it. 

I filled out a bug report, hopefully it will bring some improvement here. 

However still looking for a solution.

[Jeff_Coatsworth]

I'd be looking at your import mechanism - if manually doing it asks for the Structured Application, then why wouldn't it do the same with your automatic one? Maybe that needs to be tweaked to pass in the SA info too?

[frameexpert]

Does Edit > Update Reference work with these settings?

[miguels82713336]

Hi, no unfortunately this does not work. Also not working: closing and reopening the files, or updating the book.