object_link_expectation, object_relation_type

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Earlier command and setup reference · Engine 18.6.0rc590 / Reader 8.11.0rc649

Definition

object_relation plus a relation type makes the source a set of links between objects.

Distinguish a relationship from an event

A row saying that claim A belongs to policy B describes a relationship between two objects. It does not, by itself, say that an activity occurred or that anyone spent time working. The source declaration uses object_link_expectation: object_relation together with the relation type to express that role.

Identify how the export records both endpoints and which system owns their IDs. Check a few known relationships against the original export, including an object with more than one related object if the source permits that relationship. Name the relation after the connection recorded by the source.

The published sample configuration contains a claim-policy link example. That file belongs to the older Engine 18.6.0rc450 sample; use it as a labelled illustration and validate your own contract against the snapshot shown above.