If a file release is related to other TeamForge items, such as documents, tasks, tracker
artifacts, integrated application objects, or news items, you can connect the file release
to the other item by creating an association.
Creating associations between items helps you define relationships, track
dependencies, and enforce work flow rules. Some example uses of file release
associations include:
- Associate a release with a requirements document.
- Associate a beta release with a task related to managing the beta program.
- Associate a release with tracker artifacts representing bugs fixed in the
release.
Note: You can also associate tracker artifacts such as bugs and feature requests with
the related file releases. You do this as part of working with the tracker.
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Click FILE RELEASES from the Project
Home menu.
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On the
File
Release Summary page, click the title of the
package containing the release with which you want to create an
association.
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On the
List
Releases
page, click the
name
of the release.
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On the
View
Release
page, click the
ASSOCIATIONS
tab and click Add.
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In the Add Association Wizard window, select the items
with which you want to associate the artifact:
- ENTER ITEM ID - If you know the item's ID, you
can enter it directly.
Note:
- To associate an object in an integrated application from
within TeamForge, use the
[<prefix_objectid>] format.
Successful associations appear hyperlinked.
- Each integrated application displays its prefix on moving
the mouse over the application name in the tool bar.
- ADD FROM RECENTLY VIEWED - Select one of the last
ten items you looked at during this session.
- ADD FROM RECENTLY EDITED - Select one of the last
ten items you changed.
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Click Next.
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You may add a comment in the ASSOCIATION COMMENT text
box.
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Save your work.
- Click Finish and Add Another to add additional
associations.
- Click Finish to return to the
Details page.
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Click the Associations tab to view a graphical
representation of all the associated items.
Through the Association Viewer, you can choose to view associations in the form of a list
or flip over to the Trace view to explore the layers of associations (including
parent/child dependencies) laid out in a timeline. You can scroll across the
Trace view by dragging the mouse over the association layer or use the
'Previous' and 'Next' arrows to view all the objects as events in a
timeline.
While the Associations tab shows the count of the total number
of associations, you can only view the most recent 500 associations when you
click the Associations tab in case the artifact has more than 500
associations. You can, however, browse through the Association Viewer to
view older associations.