Viewing, creating, and deleting linksets

Link modules can contain multiple linksets. Each linkset contains information about links from a specific source module to a specific target module. You can view the linksets in a link module, and follow links to the source or target object. You can create linksets in the link module.

Before you begin

By default, link modules are hidden in the database explorer. To show link modules, click View > Show Link Modules.

About this task

The default display mode for linksets is matrix mode. The source objects are shown vertically on the left, and the target objects are shown horizontally along the top. A highlighted square on the matrix indicates that there is a link between the two objects that intersect at that point.

In graphics mode objects are shown as boxes. Links are shown as red arrows connecting the source and target objects, with the current link highlighted as a black arrow.

When you select a linkset, the source module for links in the selected linkset is opened in exclusive edit mode, but it is not displayed.

Procedure

  1. Open the link module, and select the linkset you want to view from the Linkset list. You see the full name of the linkset that is currently selected when you roll over the list box. To view the linkset in graphics mode, click View > Graphics Mode.
  2. To follow a link to the source object or target object, right-click the highlighted square, and select Go to source or Go to target.
  3. To create a linkset, click File > New > Linkset and select a source and target object.
  4. To delete the current linkset, select File > Delete > Linkset.

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