Use the Create Relationship Type pages to create a new relationship type along with a relationship phrase and role pair for the new type. After you search for the relationship type to make sure that it does not already exist, you follow a three-step process to create a new type.

You also specify whether the new type would create hierarchical relationships or not. If you create a nonhierarchical relationship type, you also determine if circular relationships are allowed with this relationship type or not.

To create a new relationship type:

1. Search for the relationship type to make sure that it does not already exist. See: Searching for Relationship Types.

2. Click Create after you verify that the relationship type is not in the search results.

3. In the Create Relationship Type page, enter the name of your relationship type and determine the relationship type's definition for hierarchical and circular relationships.

4. Create a relationship phrase and role pair for this relationship type. See steps 3 to 5 in Adding Relationship Phrase and Role Pairs to Relationship Types.

5. Review your relationship type and phrase and role pair definitions.

6. Go back to make any necessary changes. Otherwise, click Finish.

7. From the confirmation page, you can choose to:

   • View details of the relationship type that you just created (start at step 3).

   • Search for or create another relationship type.