IBM Enterprise Records, Version 5.1.2    

Creating a link

IBM® Enterprise Records allows you to create and maintain different kinds of links. Before you can create links in IBM Enterprise Records, you must set the link class site preference using Application Engine or Workplace XT.

About this task

For information about setting this preference, see the site preferences topic.

Procedure

To create a link:

  1. Go to the record or record folder from which you want to create links to another record or record folder.
  2. Right-click the entity and select Create Link.
  3. Perform the following steps in the Create Link page.

Results

To set properties:
  1. Click Change Class to select the type of link you want to create. See the links topic for an explanation of each type.
  2. Click Link To and browse to the record or record folder for which you want to create a link.
    • Click Select name under the path to select a folder
    • Click Select Current Version, Select Released Version, or Select from Versions as appropriate for records.
  3. Specify the Link name and Description, then click Next.
To set security:
  1. Add new users or groups if wanted.
    1. Click Add New.
    2. Select the domain from the Select in menu.
    3. Select Users or Groups.
    4. Enter the first few characters of the user or group name and click Search.
    5. Select one or more names from the list and click Accept.
  2. Change the permissions of a user or group if wanted.
    1. Click the user or group name in the Title column to change the access rights for that user or group.
    2. Select the appropriate Allow or Deny check box for each permission. Allow overrides group rights so the user or group can perform the associated functions. Deny overrides group rights to prevent that user or group from accessing that function.
    3. Click Accept.
  3. To remove an existing user or group from the list, select the Remove check box for that user or group.
  4. Click Finish and then OK on the confirmation page. You see the internal ID (GUID) instead of the link name.


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Last updated: November 2013
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