The following table details how different actions affect rule and link creation and removal.
| Category | Action | Result |
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| Creates rules + links | Link with filters | - Creates links between filtered objects and selected activities. -Also creates a persistent filter rule that automatically applies to updated model versions Note: Using filters then manually selecting specific objects to link will create links but not a rule. |
| Autolink | - Creates links for every value matched from the selected activity attribute and model property. -Also creates a persistent property-match rule that automatically applies to updated model versions. When the file version updates, objects and activities that match the rule will link automatically. |
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| Removes rules + links | Unlink all on an activity | Removes all the activity's: - Links - Rules created by autolink or link with filters. - All object exclusions when a rule-based link was previously removed. Note: This is the only way to delete rules at activity level. |
| Replace model | - Removes all links in the schedule - Removes all rules for all activities in the schedule. Note: This is a full reset and can't be undone. |
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| Creates links only (no rule created) | Manual linking | - Creates links by manually selecting objects and activities (or the other way round). Note: Using filters then manually selecting specific objects to link will create links but not a rule. |
| Model version updated in the Files tool | - Creates links that match existing rules automatically - Removes links which no longer match the rules. |
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| Removes links only (rules stays intact) | Unlink manual link | - Removes the link to that object only. |
| Unlink a filter or autolink created link | - Removes the link - Adds the object to the activity's exclusion list so it won't relink automatically when a new model version matches it again. |
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| Fully supported model version updated in Files tool | - Removes links that no longer match the rules. - Removes manual links if their model objects no longer exist. |
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| NWD or NWF model version updated in Files tool | - Removes all manually added links. - Removes links that no longer match the rules. |
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| Schedule updated | - Removes links if the linked activities no longer exist in the updated schedule. |