Manage Associations

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The Manage Associations functionality enables all the associations created during the current session to be viewed, and if required association worlds or groups can also be created, modified or deleted. Refer to Association Manager and Association Browser for further information.

Association Manager

Use the Association Manager to view all the associations that have been created using the Equipment Associations utility.

Use the Association Filter part of the Association Manager window to filter the associations, select from the Show drop-down list to filter the display.


All Associations	Displays all associations.
Current Element	Displays associations for the current element.
Selected Purpose	Filters the display by selected purpose. Select from the Purpose drop-down list to filter the display further.
Failed	Displays all Associations that are identified as Failed. Failed Associations display a caution box and a red background.
Invalid	Displays all Associations that are identified as Invalid. Invalid Associations display a caution box and a red background.
Contain Invalid References	Displays all Associations that are identified as Invalid References. Invalid Reference Associations display a caution box and a red background.

Click

to refresh the Association Manager window.

The Associations part of the Association Manager window displays the:

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Association

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A description of the association

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The purpose of the association (PURP attribute)

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The Status of the association, for example, Passed or Failed

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The two associated item names

To group the entries according to a particular column, drag the column header to the indicated location.

Right-click a selection to display a pop-up menu.


View Association Elements	Displays a new view showing only the associated items.
Navigate To	Navigates to the Association, the First Associated Element or the Second Associated Element in the Model Explorer.
Delete Association	Deletes the selected association.
Export to Excel	Opens the Save Association Data As window, use the window to export the association to Excel. Enter a name and select a destination folder and click Save.
Print Preview	Displays the Print Preview window.

The Restrictions part of the Association Manager window displays the restrictions that make up the association and the status of the restriction.

Note:

Most associations are made up of one restriction but a few are made up of a number of restrictions any of which can lead to the failure of the association.

Right-click a selection to display a pop-up menu navigate to the Association, the First Associated Element or the Second Associated Element in the Model Explorer.

The Association Detail part of the Association Manager window displays details of the association.

Right-click a selection to display a pop-up menu to navigate to Target, Export to Excel or Print Preview.

Click Cancel to close the Association Manager window.

Association Browser

Use the Organise Association Store window to view all the associations that have been created using the Association Manager.

The associations are displayed in the table and display the following:

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Name of the Association

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The purpose of the association

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The description of the association

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The function of the association

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Database Name of the association

To group the entries according to a particular column, drag the column header to the indicated location.

The following functionality is available for selection on the Organise Association Store window:


Create Association World	Click Create Association World to create a new association world, enter the Name, Purpose, Description and Function in the text fields. Click Apply Changes to create an association world or Back to discard the text inputs.
Modify Association World	Click Modify Association World to modify an existing association world. Edit the Name, Purpose, Description and Function text fields.
Delete Association World	Click Delete Association World to delete an association world from the list.
Show Association Groups	Click Show Association Groups to display the association groups.

Right-click an association in the list, use the displayed functionality to:


Create	Creates a new association.
Modify	Modifies an existing association.
Delete	Deletes an association.
Show Groups	Displays groups of associations.
Navigate to	Navigates to the selected association.
Locate from Explorer	Locates and highlights the association world in the Model Explorer.