Object Links (dmcom9110m000)

Use this session to maintain the objects of a specific type that are linked to a specific object.

Example

To maintain the links between documents from folders, contracts, change requests, and so on, do the following:

On the File menu, click New to add an object to the list.

Click the browse arrow on the ID field to open the overview session of the relevant object type.

You can now link either a new or an existing object to the object for which links are being maintained. To link:

  • Select an existing object and click OK.
  • Create a new object and click OK.

The View Fields and Grid Fields appear dynamically in the session. The values for these fields are populated from the Objects (dmsys1511m000) session.

Example

If the session displays the links from a document to a folder, for the source object (document), the details of the DOCS object definition appear. The details can be the document, revision, type, and so on and for the target object (folder) the details are taken from the FLDR object definition. The details can be folder and version.

Source Object ID

The details of the source object instance.

Note: If the source object is a document, the details of the document, such as document type and revision appear.

Target Object

The target object type.

Note: If the taget object is a document, DOCS appears.
Description

The description or name of the code.

Sequence Number

The sequence number of the target object, for Example: the sequence number of the linked folder.

Entity Code

The details of the target object .

Note: If the target object is change request, the details of the CR appear. Details that appear displayed can be change request and status.
Description

The description or name of the code.

Main Link

The main link of the object.