Users specify assets that are related to each other and
describe the nature of that relationship. These relationship types
facilitate search, governance, and asset reuse.
Before you begin
You must be a repository administrator to define a new asset
relationship.
About this task
Rational® Asset
Manager is pre-populated with the following relationship and reversed
relationship types:
Table 1. Pre-populated asset relationships| Relationship |
Reverse relationship |
| Aggregation |
Parent |
| Dependent |
Depends on |
| Implementation |
Specification |
| Parent |
Child |
| Test |
Test for |
| Tutorial |
Tutorial for |
Note: Pre-populated relationship types cannot be deleted.
Repository administrators can create
additional relationship types that fit the needs of their organization.
For example, if the organization produces assets that must be tested,
the repository administrator can create a relationship type called test.
Relationships are two sided. If a user
creates a relationship from Asset A to Asset
B, then the reverse relationship exists from Asset
B to Asset A.
Procedure
- Log in to the web application.
- Click Administration.
- In the Repository Administration sidebar, click Relationship
types.
- Click New Relationship.
- In the New Relationship dialog, type the name for the new
relationship type and the reverse of that relationship. For
example, a relationship type named "Parent" might have a reversed
relationship named "Child."
- Click OK.
What to do next
To edit a relationships, click the
Edit link
for the relationship. Although you can edit the names of relationships,
the IDs for the relationship will not change. You will use the IDs
when using the API or configuring certain policies.