Creating Delta Links
There are three methods for creating delta links:
Procedure |
Description |
Objects |
You create an object based on a template. |
The object inherits all the properties from the template object on which it is based. The new object (target object) has a delta link relationship to the object on which it was based (source object). See also Creating iViews. |
This is true for the following objects: pages, iViews and layouts. |
You insert objects in other objects as a delta link. |
The following scenarios are possible: ● Add iViews, pages, worksets and roles to roles ● Add iViews, pages and worksets to worksets ● Add iViews and pages to pages |
This is true for all content objects. For more information about linking objects to roles and worksets, see Adding Content Objects to Roles and Worksets. |
In the Portal Catalog you create a new object by copying existing objects and pasting them as a delta link. |
This is true for all content objects. |
If you create delta links in other objects by insertion and make changes to the inserted objects, the delta link between the parent and child object is broken.
Example
The following diagram shows workset A, which is added to role B with a delta link. You can change the linked workset in role B (for example, add entries), without changing the original or source object of workset A. For example, you can make enhancements to the hierarchy of the linked workset; the source object is not changed.
