Library Connections

A library connection is a ‘link’ between a library item and a data record. Each library item may have one or more ‘connections’ associated with it.

You can create the following types of connection types:

  • Asset (where a library item is linked to a specific asset or assets)

  • Asset Type (where a library item is linked to an asset type)

  • Event (where a library item is linked to a discrete event)

  • Event Type (where a library item is linked to an event definition)

  • Workpack (where a library item is linked to a specific workpack or workpacks)

  • Anomaly (where a library item is linked to an anomaly)

  • Risk Model (where a library item is linked to a risk model)

  • Function (where a library item is linked to a function)

You use the standard toolbar functions on the Connections tab of the LIBRARY screen to add, edit, delete, import, export library connections of the selected library item or customise the grid layout. For more information about these functions, see Using the Grid.

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Note

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

  • When deleting a library connection, the library item itself is not deleted, only the currently selected library connection.

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 for which you want to set up a library connection.

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

  3. From the drop-down menu, select the type of connection that you want to create.

  4. Select the required connections from the selection dialog.

  5. Click OK.

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