Entity screen > Relationships tab

Specifies the relationships between entities.

Figure: Entity Relationships screen

Entity Relationship screen

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Examples

Prerequisites

How to Start

  1. Click Data Entities.

    Click Data Entities
  2. On the Data Entities Home screen, click Entities.

    Click Entities
  3. On the Entities screen, click an entity.

    Entities screen
  4. Click the Relationships tab.

    Click Relationship tab

Fields

Field NameDefinition

Navigate To Other Entity Navigate To Other Entity icon
Opens this Screen:
Navigate To Entity screen.
Function of this Screen:
Shows the list of AgilePoint NX entities. You can click the entity names to see or configure the entity.

Add Relationship Add Relationship icon
Opens this Screen:
New Relationship screen.
Function of this Screen:
Creates a relationship between 2 entities
Example:
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Refresh Refresh icon
Function:
Updates the information on the screen.

Clone Entity Clone Entity icon
Opens this Screen:
Clone Entity screen
To Open this Field:
On the right side of the screen, click the Ellipses (...).
Function of this Screen:
Creates a copy of an entity.
Example:
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Export Entity Model
Opens this Screen:
Export Entity Model screen.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the right side of the screen, click Ellipses (...).
Function of this Screen:
Downloads an entity template from AgilePoint NX Data Entities to your local machine as an XML file, a JSON file, or a Microsoft Excel file.
Example:
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Export Data
Opens this Screen:
Export Data screen.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the right side of the screen, click Ellipses (...).
Function of this Screen:
Downloads records from an entity as an XML file, a JSON file, or a Microsoft Excel file to your local machine.
Example:
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Import Data
Opens this Screen:
Import Data screen.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the right side of the screen, click Ellipses (...).
Function of this Screen:
Uploads a collection of exported records from your local machine, and adds it to an entity in AgilePoint NX Data Entities.
Example:
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Import Fields
Opens this Screen:
Import Fields screen.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the right side of the screen, click Ellipses (...).
Function of this Screen:
Uploads a group of exported entity fields from your local machine, and adds it to an entity in AgilePoint NX Data Entities.
Limitations:

This field is available in these releases:

Sync Analytics
Function:
Creates a connection between an entity with the Analytics database where the entity data is updated for reporting and analytics.
To Open this Field:
  1. On the right side of the screen, click Ellipses (...).

Relationship Name
Description:
Shows the display name for the relationship.
Allowed Values:
Read only.

Parent Entity
Description:
Shows the entity with which you created a relationship.
Allowed Values:
Read only.

Related Field
Description:
Shows the entity field with which you created a relationship.
Allowed Values:
Read only.

Child Entity
Description:
Shows the entity that is a child of this entity.
Allowed Values:
Read only.

Dependent Field
Description:
Shows the dependent field for an entity that is a child of this entity.
Allowed Values:
One line of text (a string).

Accepted:

  • Letters
  • Numbers
  • Spaces
Default Value:
None
Limitations:

Actions
Description:
Specifies the type of action for the relationship to do.
Allowed Values:
  • Delete Delete icon - Deletes a relationship.
Default Value:
None
Limitations: