Connects a Product to an Item defining its configuration scope.
When to use it
Use Configuration Scope when you need to record this connection between the source and target records. Configuration Scope identifies relevant engineering information.
Records and direction
- Relationship type: Non-structure. Associates records without creating a parent-child hierarchy.
- From: Product.
- To: Item.
How to use it
- Create the relation with drag and drop in a Structure widget: drag the intended Item onto the Product it relates to. Choose Configuration Scope, review the direction and any offered values, then confirm.
- Alternatively, use Connect from the source record and select the target with the Configuration Scope relationship.
- Review the resulting connection and the selected record versions where applicable. Check the displayed relationship filters if the connection is not visible.
Example
Industrial Pump P-Series (Product) is connected to Pump P-100 (Item) through Configuration Scope. The association lets readers follow the related information without creating a hierarchy. The scope identifies relevant engineering information; selected choices are described by configuration records.
Choosing the relationship
Configuration Scope identifies relevant engineering information. Configuration associates the Product with a particular set of choices.
