Add an empty topic in a map using Oxygen

When you're organizing topics into a map's hierarchy, you can add references to topics that you know you need but don't want to create yet. In Oxygen XML Editor®, these are known as skeleton topics. After you save your changes in the map, you must create the new topic from the components browser and add content. Then you can re-open the map and add a reference to the empty topic.

Tips and tricks

If you want to add a reference to an existing topic, follow the instructions in Add existing topics to a map in Oxygen.
If you want to add a reference to a topic you haven't created yet, follow the instructions in Create a new topic in a map using Oxygen.

Click Components.
In the Folders pane, navigate to the map that you want to update.
On the Components pane, right-click the map component and then select Edit ...
You can also open the map by:
- Double-clicking
- Clicking the Options menu, and then selecting Edit ...
To the left of the editing pane, use the slider button to open the Outline panel if it's not already open.
Find the place in the Structure where you want to insert a reference.
- Append child (below the current position and indented)
- Insert Below
- Insert After
To specify the type of topic you want to reference, scroll down to select Topic Reference. You can also enter it in the Search box.
On the Insert Reference dialog, click Empty.
In the Structure pane, a new entry is listed as Topic reference without an ID.
In the editing pane topic without a reference is shown as a document icon with no link.
To save your changes and close the map, in the toolbar, click the Save and submit icon .
To form a map that's valid, you either need to go back and Add a reference to an empty topic using Oxygen or delete the empty reference.