Library Connections

A library connection is a link between a library item and a data record. Each library item can have one or more associated connections.

You can create the following types of connections:

  • Asset: Links a library item to one or more specific assets.

  • Asset Type: Links a library item to an asset type.

  • Event: Links a library item to a discrete event.

  • Event Type: Links a library item to an event definition.

  • Workpack: Links a library item to one or more specific workpacks.

  • Anomaly: Links a library item to an anomaly.

  • Risk Model: Links a library item to a risk model.

  • Function: Links a library item to a function.

Manage Library Connections

You can manage library connections for a library item in one of the following ways:

  • On the Connections tab of the LIBRARY screen, use the toolbar to add, edit, delete, import, or export connections for the selected library item. You can also customise the grid layout. For more information, see Using the Grid.

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  • Edit the library item (see Library Items) and configure its connections on the Connections tab of the Edit Library Item dialog (see Add/Edit Library Dialog).

Note

  • From the toolbar, you can edit the properties of the selected library connection, not the library item properties or the document itself.

  • Deleting a library connection only removes the selected connection. The library item itself remains unaffected.

Add Library Connections

To create a new library connection, proceed as follows:

  1. On the Library Items tab of the LIBRARY screen, select the library item to which you want to add a connection.

  2. Go to the Connections tab at the bottom of the screen and click Add in the toolbar.

  3. From the drop-down list, choose the type of connection to create.

  4. Select the required records in the selection dialog.

  5. Click OK.

You can also add a connection while editing the library item (see Library Items). On the Connections tab of the Edit Library Item dialog, click Add and define the parameters in the Add Library Connection dialog (see Add/Edit Library Connection Dialog).

Edit Library Connections

When editing an existing connection, you can update:

  • the library item assignment

  • the connection type and the record to which the library item is linked

  • the workpack task associated with the connection

To edit a library connection:

  1. On the Library Items tab of the LIBRARY screen, select the library item whose connection you want to update.

  2. Go to the Connections tab at the bottom of the screen and click Edit in the toolbar.

  3. In the Edit Library Connection dialog, modify the connection as required. For more information, see Add/Edit Library Connection Dialog.

  4. Click OK.

You can also edit a connection while editing the library item (see Library Items). On the Connections tab of the Edit Library Item dialog, click Edit and update the parameters in the Edit Library Connection dialog (see Add/Edit Library Connection Dialog).


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