The Link Center form provides you with two formats, which define how Deltek PM Compass displays records:
For more information, see Link Center Overview.
In opening the link, it is assumed that an organization that uses PM Compass has external applications or viewers installed properly in their machines. Here are some examples of the applications:
Word processors
Spreadsheet applications
Report Viewers
Chart Viewers
Image Viewers
PM Compass has two methods of creating and associating links to areas:
Link-centric — This method allows you to create the links and then create associations to the areas or create area associations in existing links. You perform this method in the Link Center form.
Area-centric — This method allows you to associate or create and associate a link in an area form. You perform this method on the Links tab on the Project, Schedule Analysis, Cost Analysis, or Workflow form.
The association of a link to an area (or an area to a link) can fall under two types:
Primary association — A link association to an area (or vice-versa) is intended and not the result of another association. For example, you associate a link to a project.
Secondary and tertiary associations — The link association to an area (or vice-versa) is not primary and is the result of another association. For example, when you associate a link to a control account and you save the association, the link also becomes associated to the project where the control account belongs.
Create a document link in Link Center
Associate a link with a project
Associate a link with a control account
Associate a link with an activity
Associate a link with a workflow