Link to New Asset or Link to Existing Asset

Use the Link to New Asset or Link to Existing Asset dialog to associate objects with the current object. For example, you can link from a list to an existing document, or add a new document to the library and link to it. Whenever you access the list, you also have instant access to a document relevant to that list.

Given the right permission, other users can see your links, and you can see their links. What you can do with a link (such as view, create, delete) depends on your Links permission. What you can do with the linked object (such as edit) depends on the target object's security.

The items you can link to differ between the Link to Existing (link to existing resource) and Link to New (create a new resource) lists. For example, while you can link to a new note, you cannot link to an existing note. Additionally, in WebCenter Portal, the items you can link to from the Home Portal differ from those you can link to from a portal. The following table summarizes the links available to an object:

Object Type	Link to Existing Asset	Link to New Asset	Home Portal	Portal
Announcement	Yes	No	No	Yes
Discussion Topic	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Document/Wiki	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Event	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Note	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
URL	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

Most links are also bidirectional. That is, when you create a link from a discussion to a document, a return link from the document to the discussion is simultaneously created automatically. This bidirectional relationship is true for most, though not all, links. Links to notes, URLs, and list rows do not create a reciprocal link on the link target. For example, when you create a link from a document to a note or from a document to a URL or a link from a list row to a document, a reciprocal link is not automatically created on the link target. Note, however, that links from whole lists do create a reciprocal link from the target.