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 .
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
- 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 .
- 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.
- To create a linkset, click and select a source and
target object.
- To delete the current linkset, select .