Creating a Link

Go Up to Session 15: Creating Links and Impact Analysis Diagrams

We are going to link a table we imported from the ER/Studio sample model to the “Check Order” task we created in our Business Process diagram.

1. Click the Order Picking tab in the Diagram View to display the diagram you created. (If this diagram is no longer open, double-click the Order Picking node of the Shipping Process Model in the Model View.)
2. Right-click the task labeled Check Order, select Links > New, and the Create Link wizard opens.
3. In the Target elements list box, expand the Entities subnode in the External Data Objects node and select Suppliers.
4. We will specify the following details for a new link in the Create Link dialog:

   Name: Name the link Check Order Supplier Link.

   Verb Phrase: Type a verb phrase that describes the relationship from the perspective of the target. Enter the text SUPPLIER validates ORDER.

   Inverse Verb Phrase: Type an inverse phrase that describes the relationship from the perspective of the element to be linked to. Enter the text ORDER is validated by CUSTOMER.

   Description: Enter any descriptive text you want here.

   Notes: Enter any descriptive text you want here.

   

5. Click OK and the Create Wizard dialog closes.
6. Right-click in the diagram and select Connections > Show > Links. The link you just created is then displayed in the Order Picking diagram.