For submission to an agency, output leafs that are references or pointers to previously-submitted information or to information that is present elsewhere in your assembly must be converted to reference leafs.
To convert a leaf to a reference leaf:
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On the assembly tree, navigate to a leaf.
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Right-click on the leaf and click
Convert to Reference Leaf.
A message prompts you to confirm that you want to delete any children that the leaf element has and convert the leaf.
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Click
OK.
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On the next page, find the tab that displays the assembly that has the leaf that you want to reference, and select that assembly.
If you want to search for an assembly, click
Search.
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Expand the assembly, and select a leaf.
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Click
OK.
Note: A reference leaf that points to an empty leaf will cause
Prepare to Publish to fail.
The leaf appears in the assembly tree as a reference leaf with a reference leaf icon.
Note: The Leaf Status attribute is not presented on the attributes page of a reference leaf.