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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. In the Library view under extends_test content package create a new artifact type work product.
  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 Select. The Select Dialog: Artifact window opens.
  5. Choose the base work product design and click OK.
  6. Close the editor window to save your changes.
  7. 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 page preview 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.
    the extends design artifact now shows brief description text from the base
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