Managing Associated Objects
Each time you perform a Lifecycle operation on an object, you can view the associated objects - in Integration specific associated objects and Common File Objects. You can then manage the revisions of these associated objects by checking the associated objects in or out of the vault or copying their files to your working directory. All Check In and Check Out operations are by performing the Propagate operation.
SmarTeam - Web Editor enables you to view and manage objects that were previously linked to one another, regardless of Class and hierarchical structure, using the Integration specific associated objects. For example, if you have a Part that is linked to a Drawing, you can check in and check out these objects (the Part and the Drawing) simultaneously.
Actions to be performed on Associated Objects are defined in the Lifecycle Rules Setup. After you select an Associated Object in the Lifecycle Setup view, you can then perform these different actions on it: