Reuse Method Content: Extend a Work Product

The goal of this exercise is to customize a base method work product using extends variability.

1. Switch back to the Authoring perspective.

 

2. Create a new Artifact in the Work Products folder in the Extends Test content package.

    

   

    

3. Use these attributes for the new artifact:

    

   • Name: my_extends_design
   • Presentation name: Extends Design
   • Brief Description: Extends Design Brief Description

 

4. Use the Variability Type menu to select extends then click the Select... button. The Select Dialog: Artifact window will appear.

 

5. Choose the base Work Product design and click OK.

 

6. Close the editor window to save your changes.

 

7. Now switch to the Browsing perspective.

 

8. In the Configuration View select the Extends Design work product in the Uncategorized Folder under Domains. You will see in the HTML page that content entered in the extending artifact has replaced the content in the base artifact, whereas content not provided has been inherited from the base artifact.

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