Defining asset relationship types

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

  1. Log in to the web application.
  2. Click Administration.
  3. In the Repository Administration sidebar, click Relationship types.
  4. Click New Relationship.
  5. 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."
  6. 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.

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