Connects an eligible work record to a Person or Group following that work. It identifies participants who want to remain associated with its progress.
When to use it
For change records, use the Change Cockpit as the main UI to manage the record and its relationships. Use Follower when you need to record this connection between the source and target records. Follower identifies a participant following progress.
Records and direction
- Relationship type: Non-structure. Associates records without creating a parent-child hierarchy.
- From: Eligible managed records, including Project.
- To: Person, Group.
How to use it
- Create the relation with drag and drop in a Structure widget: drag the intended Group onto the Project it relates to. Choose Follower, review the direction and any offered values, then confirm. When either selected record belongs to a workflow process, use the workflow tools for that connection.
- Alternatively, use Connect from the source record and select the target with the Follower relationship.
- Review the resulting connection and the selected record versions where applicable. Check the displayed relationship filters if the connection is not visible.
Example
Pump Redesign (Project) is connected to Engineering Reviewers (Group) through Follower. The association lets readers follow the related information without creating a hierarchy. Follower identifies a following participant; Assignee identifies responsibility for performing work.
Choosing the relationship
Follower identifies a participant following progress. Assignee records responsibility for doing the work.
