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; For one-to-one links : When an entry is created or edited, the user may select the entry in the linked library to which the new entry will be linked. If the selected entry is already linked to another entry in the current library, the attempt will be disallowed. | ; For one-to-one links : When an entry is created or edited, the user may select the entry in the linked library to which the new entry will be linked. If the selected entry is already linked to another entry in the current library, the attempt will be disallowed. | ||
Once linked, | In addition to creating a Link To Entry field in the normal fashion, one may also insert a Relationship, which accomplishes the same thing. This method may be more intuitive for some users. | ||
When an entry is created, the user will be prompted to establish the value of the field, which involves accessing the target library and displaying an Entry List, enabling selection of target entry(ies). The user also may relink a library when the entry is edited. | |||
Once linked, fields in the linked library may be referenced from the current library from '''[[Calculation field]]''' scripts, '''[[JavaScript field]]''' scripts, and from aggregation functions. | |||
== Name and Hint == | == Name and Hint == | ||
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; Dependencies : Ability to add one or more visibility dependencies upon fields with qualifying types. | ; Dependencies : Ability to add one or more visibility dependencies upon fields with qualifying types. | ||
== Examples == | |||
=== Companies, products, customers, orders, order line items | |||
; To establish a one Companys to many Products link, create a one-to-many Link To Entry field within library Products to library Companys. | |||
; To establish a one Companys to many Customers link, create a one-to-many Link To Entry field within library Customers to library Companys. | |||
; To establish a one Customers to many Orders link, create a one-to-many Link To Entry field within library Products to library Companys. | |||
; To establish a one Orders to many Order Line Items link, create a one-to-many Link To Entry field within library Products to library Companys. | |||
; To establish a many Products to many Order Line Itemss link, create a many-to-many Link To Entry field within library Order Line Items to library Products. | |||