You can use this option to assign items or revisions to a project, to support the needs of the Product Lifecycle Management solution (PLM).

You can view and maintain associations between projects and items or revisions. You can navigate between projects and their associated items and revisions using the links on this page.

Two types of associations are available on the Item Associations page:

• Associations created for informational purposes. This type of association uses user-defined association purposes to indicate the nature of the relationship. A project can be associated with multiple items or revisions for informational purposes.

  You create informational relationships using the Item Associations page.

  Note: You can create the user-defined association purposes in the Collaborative Development application.

• System-maintained lifecycle tracking associations. This type of association is used to identify the primary project used to drive the item through its required lifecycle phases. A project can be associated with only one item or revision for lifecycle tracking purposes.

  You can create a lifecycle tracking association in the Collaborative Development application when you create the lifecycle tracking project for the item or revision.

For more information, refer to the Collaborative Development application documentation.