Defining Relationships Using Referencing Method

You can create relationships for collections and define relationship properties.

To define relationships using referencing, follow these steps:

  1. In the Model Explorer, right-click Relationships and click New.
    The New Relationship page opens.
  2. Select appropriate values in the fields. Refer to the following table for field descriptions.

    Field

    Description

    Additional Information
    ParentSpecifies the parent collection of the relationship 
    Child

    Specifies the child collection of the relationship

     
    Type

    Specifies the type of the relationship

    Identifying: Specifies that the child collection is dependent on the parent collection for its identity and cannot exist without it

    Non-Identifying: Specifies that child collection is not dependent on the parent collection for its identity and can exist without it

    Views: Specifies the relationships between the View objects

  3. Click Ok.
    A new relationship is created and added under the relationship tree.