Using the Link Browser

The link browser allows users to browse and view all the additional links between all the topics in your Zingoolarity instance in list format.

To invoke the link browser, select "Links” from either the main menu or from the home page:

(Zingoolarity Link Browser)

Searching & Filtering for Links

The link browser allows you to search and filter for the following link attributes:

• Topic
  Enter part of the topic name associated with a link.
• Detail
  Enter a phrase occuring in the details of a link.

Click the "Search” button to perform the search or click the "Clear” button to reset the already entered search criteria.

Exporting Links

If you are an administrative user, you can export the currently filtered list of links in ZML format to a local file.

Click on the "Export” button to perform the export.

A file named "export_link.txt” will be created in your local "Downloads” directory.

Adding a New Link

To add a new link, click the "Add” button.

Note that using the "Add” button in the link browser will always create new links for the top-most "Home” topic.

Please use to the "Topic Link” function in the context of a single topic to add links to a specific topic.

The attributes available in a link have already been explained in a previous chapter in this getting started guide.

Please refer to the "Creating Dependencies with Links” chapter for more details.

At the bottom of the screen, a couple of buttons are available:

• The "Save” button will just save your changes (without leaving the editor screen).
• The "Save+Back” button will do the same but return to the previous screen.
• The "Cancel” button will just return to the previous screen (without saving).
• The "Delete” button will request confirmation, will delete the record and then will return to the previous screen.
  Note: Deleting a link is only possible, if the link is not yet used somewhere in Zingoolarity already; if this is the case, you will see an appropriate error message.
• The "Log” button will show a historical transaction log of the current record (for auditing purposes).

Editing an Existing Link

To edit an existing link, click the "Edit” button next to the link in the list shown in the link browser after searching.

Viewing the Topics which a Link connects

You can focus on the originating or on the targeting topic by clicking on the name of a topic in the list shown in the link browser after searching.