Mapping link types to URIs for external applications
About this task
Link types that are used in multiple modules have unique identifiers in those modules, even if the links have the same name in each module. As a result, external applications might treat a link type with multiple unique identifiers as different types. For example, in Jazz Reporting Service, this treatment prevents consistent reporting of links across modules.
You can map a link module to a single URI to provide a consistent representation for link types that have the same name but that are in different modules. This mapping enables external applications to recognize and report on equivalent links across modules.
To report on links between objects in two different modules, both modules must be included in the working set.
Procedure
What to do next
If you create or edit URI mappings and you are ready to make the mappings available to the external applications, you must publish your updates on the General tab of the Attribute and Link Mapping window. This can require a full reload of data in external applications, such as Jazz Reporting Service, so you should aggregate and apply multiple mapping changes with careful use of the Publish button.
On the General tab, you can also specify a default link type URI that is assigned to all link types that are not mapped on the Links tab.