Configure record interdependencies

Link two or more records in your ​ValidMind inventory together. Dependencies are useful to understand how a record is affected by or affects other records in your inventory.

Prerequisites

• You are logged in to ValidMind.
• There are two or more records registered in the inventory.¹
• You are the record owner² for the record you want to set interdependencies for, a Developer, or assigned another role with sufficient permissions to perform the tasks in this guide.³

¹ Register records in the inventory

² Manage inventory record stakeholders

³ Manage permissions

View interdependencies

1. In the left sidebar, click Inventory.

2. Under the record type drop-down, select the type of record you want view interdependencies for.⁴

3. Select a record or find your record by applying a filter or searching for it.⁵

4. Any existing record interdependencies are shown under the Interdependencies section.

   On the interactive flowchart, the currently viewed record is highlighted:

   • Click and drag to change what area is displayed on the flowchart.
   • To zoom in and out, use your mouse scroll button or zoom trackpad gesture.

   

   Example record interdependencies

⁴ Manage inventory record types

⁵ Working with the inventory

Edit interdependencies

1. In the left sidebar, click Inventory.

2. Under the record type drop-down, select the type of record you want edit interdependencies for.⁶

3. Select a record or find your record by applying a filter or searching for it.⁷

4. Click Manage Dependencies to open up the interdependencies detail menu.

5. Select either the Upstream or Downstream tab:

   • Upstream — Provides input or intermediate results to another record.
   • Downstream — Receives input and typically performs further processing, predictions, or actions based on that input.

   You can swap between the Upstream or Downstream tabs to set both interdependency types at once.

6. On your list of related records from the inventory, add or remove interdependencies as desired:

   • Add — Check off any records that are either upstream or downstream dependent on the current record.
   • Remove — Uncheck any records previously linked as upstream or downstream dependent on the current record.

7. Click Save to apply your changes.

⁶ Manage inventory record types

⁷ Working with the inventory

Once applied, interdependencies will populate on all linked records.

Upstream Model linked to the downstream Current Model

Downstream Model linked to the upstream Current Model