Cross References Not Visible in Panel

Hi all,
I have been enjoying the Cross References functionality in Indesign CS6 to use dynamic text that changes....until recently.
When i first started using them, the Cross References (CR) would be listed in the Hyperlinks/CR panel.
I can create a destination, create a hyperlink to that destination, change what it shows (I am using Paragraph Number) and it works as it should.
The problem i am having is that the CRs are not visible in the Cross Reference panel (the hyperlinks too for that matter)
This means i cant modify my cross references.
Does anyone know why they wouldnt show in the panel? Or is there any other way to see them?
I need to fix this. I have tried resetting the preferences as i found in other posts, but that didnt help

SOLVED!
The problem appeared to be with my Workspace profile. I changed from my personalised profile to "Interactive for PDF" ( which has the Hyperlinks panel) and it worked. All the Hyperlinks and cross-references show.
I personalised my workspace again with the panels i require and then saved a new workspace with the same name. All works fine after saving a new profile. I am going to take a backup of the workspace file so i can restore it easily if it happens again.

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