Linking Tools
Ennov InSight supports a number of tools that can be used to create links from source to target content on authored documents.
— Internal native Adobe links
— External native Adobe links
— Word cross-references
— Linking plug-in (PDF)
— Linking add-in (Word)
These links are treated distinctly in the following ways:
| Linking Type | Electronic Output Channel | Paper Output Channel |
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Internal native Adobe |
Links published to retain the behavior and format of the authored document. | Links stripped from the output; no margin cross-reference is created for these links |
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External native Adobe |
Native external links created within the PDF source document by any product other than Linking plug-in (PDF) will not display in the electronic output channel. | Links stripped from the output, no margin cross-reference is created for these links. |
| Native Word cross-references | Links converted to Adobe hyperlinks; the Ennov InSight Rendering server controls the formatting of these links. See the Ennov InSight Rendering server documentation to configure this to meet your requirement for formatting links. | These links are converted to margin crossreferences. If the variable for the margin cross-reference text cannot be resolved, it will display the "Cross-Reference Text" from the link profile. |
| Note: These types of links are recommended only for users who have a license for Ennov InSight Rendering. | ||
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Linking plug-in (PDF) (in-process) |
Links are published, and are formatted based on the characteristics established in the Publishing Settings. | These links are converted to margin crossreferences. If the variable for the margin cross-reference text cannot be resolved, it will display the "Cross-Reference Text" from the link profile. |
| (Linking add-in (Word) is not provided with Ennov InSight , it must be purchased separately.) | Links converted to Adobe hyperlinks; the Ennov InSight Rendering server controls the formatting of these links; see the Ennov InSight Rendering server documentation to configure this to meet your requirement for formatting the links. | These links are converted to margin crossreferences. If the variable for the margin cross-reference text cannot be resolved, it will display the "Cross-Reference Text" from the link profile. |
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Note: Due to LinkText limitations in PDF, Ennov InSight does not support nonEnglish characters when extracting linked text. |
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Ennov InSight Link Types
Three types of links can be created in Ennov InSight : authoring, in-process, and post-publish.
Three types of links can be created in Ennov InSight : authoring, in-process, and post-publish.
— Authoring Links – Links created by the authors in the source document
— In-Process Links – Links created by publishers (without modifying approved documents – because the data used to reconcile links is extracted and persisted and you can add/modify links without actually modifying the original rendition)
— Post-publish Links – Links created by publishers after the publish has been completed
Using the Ennov InSight database and service-based architecture, Ennov InSight can automatically reconcile life cycle links and provide advanced queries.
Business Service Requests Sequence Example
The following diagram illustrates requests sent to business services to extract link information or apply existing links to an in-process rendition (used for publishers to create new links without modifying the existing approved rendition).
