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m supporting content items. Even though there can only be one parent item in this relationship, child items can belong to multiple parents and reside in other sets of
supporting content relationships. A child item can be the supporting content of many parents, but only one parent item can be supported by child items.
Predefined types are available based on the supporting content class: the Supporting Content link type see
Supporting Content on page 12-4.
12.3.1.4 Cross-Reference Class
The cross-reference class represents a one-to-one relationship between a pair of content items. The relationship is a cross-reference pointing a content item to another content
item. The relationship can be unidirectional pointing in one direction or bidirectional pointing in both directions, or reciprocal. A typical example would be a document
containing a reference to another document, where these documents are linked together.
Predefined types are available based on the cross-reference class: the Cross-Reference link type see
Cross-Reference on page 12-4.
12.4 Managing Related Content
The following tasks are involved in managing links:
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Adding or Editing a Custom Relation Type Administrative Function
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Deleting a Custom Link Type
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Linking Items
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Unlinking an Item
12.4.1 Adding or Editing a Custom Relation Type Administrative Function
Adding or editing custom relations is restricted to users with Records Administrator rights.
You must use one of the predefined classes for this task.
1. Click Records then Configure from the Top menu. Click Retention then Related
Content Types .
The Configure Link Types Page
is displayed.
2. Click Add Related Content Type.
The Add or Edit Related Content Type Page
is displayed.
3. Enter a name in the Name box.
4. Optional Enter a destination in the Destination box.
5. Select a type from the Class list. For more information about classes, see
Relationship Classes on page 12-6.
6. Click Add.
The new type is added.
Permissions: The Admin.ConfigureLinkTypes right is required to
perform this action. This right is assigned by default to the Records Administrator role.
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Use this procedure to edit the name or destination of a custom type. The class cannot be edited.
1. Click Records then Configure from the Top menu. Click Retention then Related
Content Types .
The Configure Link Types Page
is displayed.
2. Click Add Related Content Type.
The Add or Edit Related Content Type Page
is displayed.
3. In the Actions menu for the custom link to edit, click Edit.
The Add or Edit Related Content Type Page
is displayed.
4. If required, edit the name in the Name box.
5. If required, enter or edit a destination in the Destination box.
6. Click Submit Update.
The type is updated on the Configure Link Types page.
12.4.2 Deleting a Custom Link Type
You cannot delete built-in types System = Yes. If a custom type is in use, it cannot be deleted until it is removed from use see
Unlinking an Item on page 12-9 for
further details. When deleting a custom type, this deletes the type definition, but does not delete any of the associated items.
1. Click Records then Configure from the Top menu. Click Retention then Related
Content Types .
The Configure Link Types Page
is displayed.
2. Select Delete from the Actions menu for the existing link type to delete.
You are prompted to confirm the action.
3. Click OK.
The link type is deleted from the Configure Link Types page.
12.4.3 Linking Items
