Working with item links
You can link items to other items in the same project to establish relationships and manage changes that may impact other items. You can link items in parent/child or peer relationships. See Linking examples for common uses for linking.
Tip: If you frequently view information about items linked to other items, you may want to add linked items columns to
1. Click the
Note: Requirement links are displayed on the Traceability tab.
2. Click Add Link to create a link. See Adding links.
3. Select a link and click a button to perform an action.
Button | Action |
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View Link | View read-only link information. See Viewing link information. |
Edit Link | Open the link for editing. See Editing and deleting links. |
Delete Link | Delete the link. |
Diagram Link | View a diagram of the relationships between linked items. See Diagramming links. |
4. Select a link and an item in the Link Details area and click a button to perform an action.
Button | Action |
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View Item | Open the read-only linked item. |
Edit Item | Open the linked item for editing. |
Investigate | View the suspect dependencies. See Investigating suspect dependencies. |
Clear Suspect | Clear the suspect flag on items marked as suspect. See Clearing suspect items. |
Mark Suspect | Mark the item as suspect to indicate changes may be needed. See Marking items as suspect. |
5. Click OK when you finish.