Create/Edit a Relationship

Use the Relationship Wizard or the Relationship Properties window to create Relationships. The Relationship Wizard is the most convenient way to create new Relationships.

When you create a Relationship, you define:

• General Properties: Related Business Object, Relationship type (example: 1-1, 1-Many), name, description, etc.
• Link Properties: How to connect parent and child Business Objects to each other.

When you create or edit a Relationship using the Relationship Properties window, you can select some additional options, including:

• Auditing Options: What to track for the Relationship (example: When related Business Objects are added, edited, or deleted).
• Advanced Properties: How to handle child objects in a Relationship, define attributes, etc.

  The Relationship Wizard and Relationship Properties window are available in the Relationship Editor (accessed from within the Object Manager in the Blueprint Editor).

To create a Relationship:

1. Open the Relationship Editor.
2. Create a Relationship in one of the following ways:
   • Using the Relationship Wizard.
   • Using the Relationship Properties window:
     1. Define general properties for a Relationship.
     2. Define link properties for a Relationship.
     3. Define database options for a Relationship.
     4. Define auditing properties for a Relationship.
     5. Define advanced properties for a Relationship.
3. Publish the Blueprint (File > Publish Blueprint to commit the changes, or save the Blueprint (File > Save Blueprint) to continue making other changes.

To edit a Relationship:

1. Open a Relationship in the Relationship Editor.
2. Make changes.
3. Publish the Blueprint (File > Publish Blueprint) to commit the changes, or save the Blueprint (File > Save Blueprint) to continue making other changes.