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<Session ID="/baanerp/dm/sys/dmsys1112s000" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Object Families (dmsys1112s000)</Title>
   </Header>
   <HelpTopic>
      <AimSection>
         <Paragraph>Use this session to define the parameters of
		  an <Link href="/baanerp/dm/glossary/glossary#000065" role="glossary">object family</Link>. These fields are defined by the <GUIRef href="" role="manual">ERP Administrator</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
      </AimSection>
      <RelatedTopics>
         <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/dm/onlinemanual/000043" role="manual">Object Families</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/dm/onlinemanual/000010" role="manual">Object Links</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldHelp ID="dmsys112.fmid">
         <Header>
            <Title>Family</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The family identifier.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp>
         <Header>
            <Title>System Defined Family</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>Select this check box to indicate that the object family is a
		  system-defined family. You cannot delete or modify system-defined object
		  families at a later stage.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp>
         <Header>
            <Title>Description</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The description of the object family.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="dmsys112.fown">
         <Header>
            <Title>Owner</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The owner of the object family. The owner refers to the
		  object.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>Click the browse
			 arrow to start the <Link href="/baanerp/dm/sys/dmsys1511m000" role="session">Objects (dmsys1511m000)</Link>.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="dmsys112.lnkt">
         <Header>
            <Title>Logical Linkage Type</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>An option to indicate if the object family is inverted. This
		  option is used in links in the <Link href="/baanerp/dm/com/dmcom8110m000" role="session">Objects Links (dmcom8110m000)</Link> session, in which the owner
		  appears as the target object and the target appears as the source
		  object.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp>
         <Header>
            <Title>Foreign</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>An option to indicate whether the object family is foreign. A
		  foreign family has links maintained through a table other than the Generic
		  Links (dmcom010) table.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp>
         <Header>
            <Title>Virtual</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>An option to indicate if the object family is virtual. A
		  virtual family is grouping of object families. Objects cannot be members of a
		  virtual family.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp>
         <Header>
            <Title>Symmetric</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The check box option. If this check box is selected, the owner object and
		  target object are the same. The owner and member of the family refer to the
		  same object.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp>
         <Header>
            <Title>Links Table</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The table in which the object links are maintained.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>Click the browse arrow to select a table from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/adv/ttadv4520m000" role="session">Table Definitions (ttadv4520m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp>
         <Header>
            <Title>Owner Field Name</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The name of the field in which the owner's instance is stored.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>Click the browse arrow to select a table field of the links
			 table from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/adv/ttadv4522m000" role="session">Table Fields (ttadv4522m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp>
         <Header>
            <Title>Target Type Field Name</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The target-type field name. This field stores the target object
		  in the links table. Click the browse arrow to select a table field of the links
		  table from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/adv/ttadv4522m000" role="session">Table Fields (ttadv4522m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp>
         <Header>
            <Title>Target Field Name</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The target-object field name, in which the target object's
		  instance value is stored. Click the browse arrow to select a table field of the
		  links table from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/adv/ttadv4522m000" role="session">Table Fields (ttadv4522m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp>
         <Header>
            <Title>Sequence Field Name</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The sequence field name. Click the browse arrow to select a
		  table field of the links table from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/adv/ttadv4522m000" role="session">Table Fields (ttadv4522m000)</GUIRef> session.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp>
         <Header>
            <Title>Link Session</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The session which should allow creating / displaying links
		  between the owner of the family and the family's members.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>Click the browse arrow to start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/adv/ttadv2500m000" role="session">Sessions (ttadv2500m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp>
         <Header>
            <Title>Logical Linkage Type</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The logical linkage type for the object linked to the object
		  family. The possible values for linkage type are Container, Parent/Child, Refer
		  to (Related info), and Driver.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="dmsys112.lnkm">
         <Header>
            <Title>Data Linkage Model</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The drop-down list to choose the data linkage model. A logical
		  linkage is enabled between source and target objects, which provides the
		  relation between the family owner and family members. The possible linkage
		  model can be</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>
               <GUIRef href="" role="manual">One to One:</GUIRef> A one-to-one relation between
			 the owner and member. The owner instance can be linked to only one member
			 instance, and vice versa.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph> 
               <GUIRef href="" role="manual">One to Many:</GUIRef> One owner instance can be linked to many member
			 instances.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph> 
               <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Many to Many:</GUIRef> Multiple owner instances can be linked to multiple members, and
			 vice versa.</Paragraph>
            <Paragraph> 
               <GUIRef href="" role="manual">Many to one:</GUIRef> A member can be linked to many owner instances.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="dmsys112.lfds">
         <Header>
            <Title>Direct Logical Description</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The title in the generic links session in which the links of
		  this family are maintained/displayed.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>Because the same generic links session enables you to link
			 various objects, such as link an engineering item to a task, and link a
			 document to a folder. You must change the description of the generic links
			 session accordingly at run time, and therefore this description is
			 provided.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="dmsys112.lfwu">
         <Header>
            <Title>Used Logical Description</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The description of the object family from the link:</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>Direct logical description is used while you display the
			 links as an owner to a member</Paragraph>
         </Note>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>Used logical
			 description is used while you display the links as member to an owner that is
			 in the inverted order.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="dmsys112.dspl">
         <Header>
            <Title>Display in Browser</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The table field whose instance value is shown in the object
		  browser.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>Click the browse
			 arrow to select a table field of the links table from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tt/adv/ttadv4522m000" role="session">Table Fields (ttadv4522m000)</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
      </FieldHelp>
   </Fields>
</Session>