Connect different pieces of content to enhance navigation and build relationships across Channels
Requirements
- Related Content requires version 5.0 or later of the AVAIL Desktop
- Can Edit permission is required to relate content in a Channel
- Related Content is available for all subscriptions of AVAIL
Important
- When editing or deleting a Related Content Category, be aware that Categories exist at the account level, they are not unique to a single Channel.
- Related Content is accessible to the viewer even if they don’t have access to source Channel the Related Content comes from.
What is Related Content in AVAIL?
Related Content is a feature of AVAIL that allows you to create relationships between items indexed into AVAIL.
Files frequently have essential related information that should accompany them, for example:
- A detail or schedule that is expected any time a specific Revit family is used
- The specifications for a manufacturer's content
- An important safety or installation document for a piece of content
Relating content ensures that helpful or necessary relevant items are immediately available along with the content itself.
How to Relate Content
- Find the item that you would like to relate content to
- Select the name of the file to open the Content View window
- Select the Edit Related Content button
- In the main AVAIL window, find the items that you would like to relate
- Drag content from the main AVAIL window to the new Category area or to an existing Category in the Content View window.
- If assigning a Category, select from the list of existing Categories or select the Create New Category button to enter a new Category.
- Select Done
What content can be related?
- Only content indexed in AVAIL can be related to other content in AVAIL
- Content from Marketplace Channels can be related
How to View Related Content
There are two options to view Related Content
- Option 1: Select the name of the file to open the Content View window. Related Content will be displayed in the left panel of the window.
- Option 2: Select an item and then select the Related Content button
on the right side of the app.
Helpful tip: Expand or collapse Categories using the arrows next to the Category, or use the Expand/Collapse Categories button 
to expand or collapse all.
How to Use Related Content
Drag and drop or double-click Related Content to use, just like other content in AVAIL.
Editing Related Content and Categories
How to Change the Category of Related Content
- Select the name of the file to open the Content View window
- Select the Edit Related Content button
- Drag the item to the area labeled Drag Content to add new Category
- Select from the list of existing Categories or select the Create New Category button to enter a new Category.
How to Rearrange Categories
- While in Edit mode in the Content View window, select the Up or Down arrows to move a Category respectively
How to Remove Related Content
- While in Edit mode in the Content View window, select the X to remove Related Content
Important Note: Removing content will automatically remove from related content
If re-added will relationship be automatically reestablished?Manage Related Content Categories
- While in Edit mode in the Content View window, select the
Manage Categories button
- Select Create New Category to add a completely new Category
- Double-click an existing Category to edit the Category name
- Select the Eye button
to Hide or Unhide a Category - Select the
button to delete a Category
CAUTION: When editing or deleting a Category, be aware that Categories exist at the account level, they are not unique to a single Channel.
Related Content in an AVAIL Host in Cloud Channel
The cloud version of content will be used for any content added as Related Content from an AVAIL Host in Cloud Channel.
Downloaded Related Content will go to the standard AVAIL Host in Cloud cache location, %localappdata%\Avail\cache\content.