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--- 77:reusedescriptions [2021/12/20 13:54] – [Create description texts for reuse] ohh
+++ 77:reusedescriptions [2023/02/12 11:18] – ohh
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 Stages supports this with the possibility of defining description texts at a central point to use them again for several process elements.
+In addition, when you update a central description text, it will be automatically updated in all elements in which you have reused it.
-===== Create description texts for reuse =====
+===== Create Description Texts for Reuse =====
-To create a reusable description text, navigate to Home -> Management -> Descriptions, and create a Description element.
+To create a reusable description text, navigate to Home → Management → Descriptions, and add a **Description** element.
+(Do not confuse this with //Description Template// elements, see [[:74:description_templates|here]] for details on those.)
-===== Include reusable description texts into your descriptions =====
+===== Include Reusable Description Texts Into Your Descriptions =====
-TBD
+To include a reusable description text in a description of an element, use the "insert link" button in the description editor. In the link selector dialog move up to the Process top level:
+{{https://doc.stagesasaservice.com/lib/plugins/ckgedit/fckeditor/userfiles/image/77/link_selector_up.png?nolink&400x437}}
+Then scroll down and enter the Descriptions:
+{{https://doc.stagesasaservice.com/lib/plugins/ckgedit/fckeditor/userfiles/image/77/link_selector_descriptions.png?nolink&400x438}}
+**IMPORTANT: **When you select a description, make sure you activate the "inline" switch:
+{{https://doc.stagesasaservice.com/lib/plugins/ckgedit/fckeditor/userfiles/image/77/link_selector_inline.png?nolink&400x437}}