Enabling associations between object types

To allow an association between a parent or child object type that was disabled, enable the association between these object types.

When you enable an association between object types, the following events occur:

  • The child object type is marked as enabled in the Relationships > Children section on the parent object. The parent object type is marked as enabled in the Relationships > Parents section on the child object type.

Before you begin

Ensure that your user has the Object Types application permission.

Procedure

  1. Enable System Admin Mode. For more information, see Enabling and disabling System Admin Mode.
  2. Click Open Administration menu Administration menu > Solution Configuration > Object Types.
  3. From the list, click the name of the object type to modify.
  4. Expand the Relationships section. Object types are listed in two sections: Parents and Children.
  5. Click the check box next to the object type to enable it.
  6. Click Enable. The icon in the Enabled column changes to a check mark.
  7. To add the object relationship changes to reports, complete the following tasks:
    1. Update the Reporting Schema. For details, see Creating or re-creating the reporting schema.
    2. Regenerate the reporting framework. For details, see Updating the reporting framework.