Relate To
A Relate To operation adds a relation between the current object and a target object. The related object appears on the Related Objects tab of the current object's details window. You configure this operation using the Relate to window.
To configure a Relate To operation:
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In the Object class field, select the class of the target object.
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Specify the target object in the Object field:
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To specify an expression that will dynamically select the target object at runtime, click the Expression Builder button and use the Build Expression window to enter a SQL expression or script. The expression or script must return the object identifier (such as the Computer ID or Incident Number value).
NOTE: If the SQL expression or script returns multiple object identifiers, Alloy Navigator uses the first one and ignores the others.
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To specify a static object, click the ellipsis button
and select the target object using the Select [Object] window. -
Select the relation type in the Relationship drop-down list.
NOTE: You can select any relationship type, regardless of whether it is available for the specified object classes. For details, see Configuring object relationship.
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Click OK.
NOTE: When the specified relation with the target object already exists, Alloy Navigator skips the Relate To operation in order to avoid duplicates.