Modify Link Rule

The link rule defines how a connector treats an entity added as a link.

Adding a link with the ID or name rule forces the connector to retain the link’s ID or name even if that link entity no longer exists in the database. Adding a link with the at fe-realize rule ensures that each time a connector is realized the closest entity of the correct type is found and connected.

Update Link by Directly Editing Column Data in the Connector Browser

In the Connector Browser, select the link(s) or connector(s) to update, then click the Rule column and select a new link rule.

In the Link Entity Browser, updates can be performed on a single or multiple selected links. When you update a link in the Link Entity Browser, link references will be automatically updated in the Connector Entity Browser. In the Connector Entity Browser, updates can be performed for an individual link on a single or multiple selected connectors in the Connector Entity Browser.

Update Link Using the Update Link Option in the Connector Browser's Right-Click Context Menu

In the Options tab of the Connector Entity Browser configuration window, select the extended information checkbox to activate the lines for Link State and Link Rule in the Update Link dialog.
Select one or more connectors from the browser, then right-click and select Update Link from the context menu.

Tip: The connectors can also be selected from graphics by using the Selector button in the Connector Browser tool set. The selected connectors in the graphics will be highlighted in the browser tree.
In the Search column's Link Rule list box, select the link rule to search.
Under the Replace column Link Rule list box, select the new rule.
Click Update.

Note: The link column for the selected connectors will now display the modified information. The connector’s state remains unchanged.

After performing the modification, the current link rule has changed for the selected links.