Connecting Objects: Linking to Another Object

The other way to connect objects is with a Link. A Link references another object without placing it inside the current object.

Examples include:

• an order linked to its customer
• a project linked to a vendor
• an order line linked to a product
• a service request linked to an asset

Connect without ownership​

Linked objects remain independent. They can be reused in many relationships, and removing one object does not imply that the other should also be removed.

Use the same guiding question: Could the related object exist on its own? If the answer is yes, connect it with a Link. If it belongs entirely to one parent, use a Child Object instead.

That distinction—inside for ownership, linked for reference—is the core of connecting objects in AnyDB.