System Link Records

System Link records store information about links that connect other elements that work together to produce output. The following table provides an alphabetical list and description of the fields that exist for the System Link family and appear by default on the System Link datasheet. The information in the table reflects the baseline state and behavior of these fields. This list is not comprehensive.

This family is enabled for site filtering, which means that records in this family can be assigned to a specific site, and will then only be accessible to users who are assigned to the same site and have the appropriate license and family privileges. See the Site Filtering section of the documentation for more information on using this feature.

Field Caption	Data Type	Description	Behavior and Usage
Description	Text	Any additional information regarding the buffer.	On the System Link datasheet, you can define this value manually by entering text in the Description box.
GUID	Character	A value that uniquely identifies the record within a System Reliability Analysis.	This value is generated automatically by the GE Digital APM system and disabled. In System Reliability Analyses, GUIDs are used to identify records because Entity Keys will not exist until a record is saved. Because a System Reliability Analysis may contain unsaved records, it is necessary to use a value that uniquely identifies those records within the system. This field does not appear in the Properties pane.
Minimum Predecessors	Number	The minimum number of predecessors that the link can have.	The value in this field cannot exceed the actual number of predecessors. Attempting to enter a number greater than the number of actual predecessors results in the value reverting to the previous value.
Name	Character	The name of the link.	This value is populated automatically with Link. You can define this value manually.