Adding a link in a datasheet

You can create a new link for use in a datasheet provided that you have an appropriate link type defined in the database. You need to specify the main entity, the link type (and direction) and the entity type to link to.

Procedure

  1. Enter a name in the Link Tab Description box. Make this a short meaningful name, ideally combining the names of the link type and the linked entity.

  2. From the Link Type list, select a link type.

  3. From the Linked Entity list, select an entity type.

  4. If the link type has a restricted set of entity types for its ends, you might see only one or a small number of entity types in the Linked Entity list.

  5. If the link is to have a direction, choose the required option from the selection of plain and arrowhead lines listed. This choice sets the direction of the link created when you use the datasheet as a way of creating links.

  6. If you want the datasheet to retrieve only links of the direction you have just specified, turn off Ignore direction when retrieving links. In most cases, you should leave this option turned on so that the datasheet retrieves all links, regardless of direction.

  7. Click OK to save the link and return to the Links page in the Datasheet Designer.