Connects an Issue to a Group representing the relevant department.
When to use it
Use Issue Department when you need to record this connection between the source and target records. Issue Department identifies the department associated with an Issue.
Records and direction
- Relationship type: Non-structure. Associates records without creating a parent-child hierarchy.
- From: Issue.
- To: Group.
How to use it
- Create the relation with drag and drop in a Structure widget: drag the intended Group onto the Issue it relates to. Choose Issue Department, review the direction and any offered values, then confirm.
- Alternatively, use Connect from the source record and select the target with the Issue Department relationship.
- Review the resulting connection and the selected record versions where applicable. Check the displayed relationship filters if the connection is not visible.
Example
Seal Leakage (Issue) is connected to Quality Department (Group) through Issue Department. The association lets readers follow the related information without creating a hierarchy.
Choosing the relationship
Issue Department identifies the department associated with an Issue. It is a work-context relationship rather than Group membership setup.