You can use record connection types to organize two or more records together to create collections of records that behave according to the relationships you assign.
You can create the following kinds of connection types depending on the relationship you want the linked records to have.
- Peer. Associates a record with one or more records.
- Inherited. Establishes that when a single ascendant record is deleted its inherited descendant linked records are also deleted.
- Revision. Establishes a record as revised copy of an existing record.
- Supersede. Establishes a record as the newest or most relevant version of a sequence of linked records. When a record is categorized as superseded, the system triggers the disposition associated to the retention policy.
Deleting a linked record removes its connection to another. You cannot delete a record connection type that is in use. You can configure record connection types to cause inherent deletion ramifications on linked records. When these deletion ramifications violate File Plan rules, the record does not delete.