Checking links in a web project

Use the Check Links action to validate the links in the web project and generate a report detailing broken hyperlinks so they can be corrected.

In a user sandbox, this action runs a link validation check on the content in the Modified Items list in the context of the current staging snapshot. This enables you to quickly and easily check the effect your changes will have on the site to ensure you are not introducing a change that will have a negative impact.

The report that is generated lists the broken links and the files in which they are located. From this report, you can access the Edit Web Content Wizard to make the necessary changes.

In the Staging Sandbox, the link validation check is run on the current snapshot. As the contents of the Staging Sandbox are read-only, the Edit action is not available.

The report displays information on three tabs:

The Static Files tab details broken links in content that was added to the web project manually.
The Generated Files tab details broken links in XML content that was generated from web forms.
When a web form is configured with a template that generates renditions, a broken link in the source XML will result in a broken link in the renditions. The report lists the source XML as the content item requiring correction. Pages generated from this source will be fixed automatically when the original file is regenerated.
The All Items tab lists the items that have been fixed since the report was initially generated. Within your personal sandbox, use this tab as a tool to fix and retest the broken links in your content. When repairing broken links from the report, you can use this tab to track your progress.

Use the following features to control the amount of information displayed in the report:

Click Expand All and Collapse All to expand or collapse all lists in the current tab.
Click and to expand and collapse individual lists.
Click and to decrease and increase the scrollable area on the tab to view either less or more of the reporting area.

Navigate to the Sandbox view of the web project you want to work with.
In your user sandbox (My Sandbox), click Check Links. The Link Validation Report page opens. A message indicates the report is being generated and then the Report Summary is displayed.
Review the information presented in the report. You can perform the following actions from the report:
1. On the Static Files tab, click (Preview File) to preview a file. Click (Edit) to edit the file using the Edit Web Content Wizard.
2. On the Generated Files tab, click (Edit) to edit the file using the Edit Web Content Wizard.
3. To track your progress as you fix your broken links within the report, click Recount. This calculates the corrected links and lists them on the All Files tab.
4. Click Run Report Again to generate a new report. Doing this overwrites the results and progress of the original report with a new result set. The Edit functionality is available in the report only when it is run from a user sandbox.
When finished with the report, click Close.