View Relationship Between the Current Component and Other Components

When editing a component (such as a variable or a dialog), you can view a list of other components in the template that refer to it. You can view this list at the Used In tab of the component editor.

By default, when you first click the Used In tab, HotDocs displays only the dialog or database component to which the variable is linked, as well as any other dialogs in which the variable is used. To generate a complete list of component references (including other components that refer to the current component), you can click the List All Components button. If you want a complete list to be displayed every time you click the Used In tab, you must select Always list all components when viewing this tab. (Depending on the complexity of your template, you may experience a slight delay each time you view this list, which is why displaying it is optional.)

To view component relationships

  1. At the template or at Component Manager, select the component and edit it. (See Edit a Variable.) The Component Editor appears.
  2. Click the Used In tab. The window changes to show a field listing the dialog(s) (and database components) in which the component is used.
  3. Optionally, to view a list of other components that refer to this component, click List All Components. HotDocs creates a list of all components that refer to this particular component. (Depending on the complexity of your template, this may take several seconds.)
  4. Optionally, to always view this list of component cross-references each time you view the Used In tab (regardless of the component you are editing), select Always list all components when viewing this tab.

The dialog to which the variable is linked is marked with a red arrow. Dialogs that simply use the component are marked with a plain arrow. See Use the Same Variable or Clause in Two or More Dialogs.

If you make changes to other components in the component file while you have the component editor open, you can click List All Components again to regenerate the list of used components.