Creating custom link types

SECollab allows you to add traceability links between resources of the same design or different designs. These links do not exist in the relevant authoring tools. They allow federating in SECollab different data sources that are linked in a common life cycle. The types of traceability links are specific to each project area and are defined by users with the appropriate permission.

Defining custom link types

Users with the appropriate permission can configure custom collaborative links on the Link types tab of the project administration page.

Changes to link types are not saved until the Save button is clicked.

Below are the properties of a custom link type:

• Title: the name of the link, visible to the SECollab user.
• Name: the internal name of the link used in the serialization of the resources concerned.
• Source Type: you can optionally restrict the source of the link to be an architectural element or requirement.
• Target Type: You can optionally restrict the target of the link to be an architectural element or requirement.
• Opposite Link: You can make two types of links bidirectional. Adding or deleting a link from a source will automatically pass the change with the reverse link on the target resource.

Warning: it is essential not to change the Name of a link type when already used to link resources, or you will lose all previously created links. Only the Title of a link type can be freely modified.

Adding custom collaborative links

Once the custom link types are defined by users with the appropriate permission, you can create custom collaborative links between resources the same way you create standard collaborative links. For more information, see the section Creating collaborative links.