Creating Comments For Links

You can add comments to data links and lookup links. Comments can also be flagged as important, emphasizing them to anyone reviewing the DTS.

For example, when links contain complex business logic, it may be helpful to document this logic directly in the Workbench. Comments provide this capability.

You can add a comment from the Target pane, the Links tab, the Data Formulas tab, or the Edit Formula dialog box.

To add a comment to a link:

  1. Select a link on the tab.
  2. Right-click the selected link and select either Edit Data Comment or Edit Lookup Comment. The Link Comment dialog box appears.

    Note: In the Data Formulas tab, you can also double-click in the Comments column on each link on which you want to comment.

  3. Type your comment text.
  4. To flag the comment as being important, check the Flag as important box.
  5. Click OK to add your comment to the selected link.

    In the Comment column of the Data Formulas tab, comments are identified as one of:

To add a comment to a link from the Edit Formula dialog box

  1. Select a link in the Data Formulas tab.
  2. Double-click the link. The Edit Formula dialog box appears.
  3. Click Edit Link Comment. The Link Comment dialog box appears.
  4. Type your comment text.
  5. To flag the comment as being important, check the Flag as important box.
  6. Click OK to add your comment to the selected link.

To edit an existing comment

  1. On the Data Formulas tab, double-click a comment icon in the Comments column.
  2. Edit the comment and click OK when you are finished.

See also

Creating A Data Link

Lookup Links

Copying Data and Lookup Links

Removing Links