You use the Link tool to link application records to map features. If the feature class that you select to link to a record is associated with a Maximo database table, the link tool is available. Your geodatase administrator creates the relationships between feature class tables and application record tables.
Display the record that you want to link to a map feature.
Open the Editing window using either of the following methods:
If you use versioned editing, from the Select Action menu, select Versioned Editing.
In the Select a Version ID field, select the version you want to edit and click Start Editing.
If you use non-versioned editing:
Click Editing in the Tasks section in the left pane of the Map tab. Note: In non-versioned editing, you do not choose a version to edit. You make all of your edits against the default version.
In the Edit field, select the feature class that contains the feature type that you want to link.
To link a record
to an existing map feature, click Select
Features and select the feature on the map. The system highlights the
selected feature. To link a record to a new map feature, create the feature
using the Create Feature tool.
Click Create Link and Save . The system displays a message indicating that the link was made, and displays the unique identifier of the application record to which the feature was linked.