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Changing a Relationship into an Associative EntityLocate this document in the navigation structure

You can transform a relationship between two entities into an associative entity linked by two relationships, and then attach entity attributes to the associative entity that you could not attach to the relationship.

Procedure

  1. Right-click a relationship symbol and select Start of the navigation path Change to Entity End of the navigation path.
    The original relationship is split in two and an associative entity is created between the two new relationships, taking the name and code of the original relationship.
  2. Open the property sheet of the associative entity or one of the new relationships to modify their properties as appropriate.