Linking attribute

A linking attribute controls the direction of links between topic references and whether a topic can be linked to or from.

For example, if a topic has a linking attribute of "targetonly" it cannot link to other topics, but other topics can link to it. A "sourceonly" link allows a topic to link to other topics, but not the other way around.

Related concepts
Linking content
Collection-type attribute
Cross-reference element (<xref>)
Related links element (<related-links>)
Relationship table