You need to create a relation type under developer/relations in the backoffice.

I'm also about to release a new version with a UI for configuration.

Are you at cg by the way? I can show you instead. 😊

I wont be at cg. I dont use umbraco enough yet for it to be worth my while.

So I found the admin interface. Still not enough info to get there myself...  Which of these fields do I put where in the XML?

Or is that it, I just set up the XML like I have, do the developer bit and it should work?  What should I see when it works, because it still doesnt seem right?

Thanks for the help by the way.  I need to get this working as a Proof of Concept, so need your help with this version. I'll check out the new one if I get this running.

With you config, it would enable a relation with "Child" as alias on nodes of the "Parent" document type. When it's right, you'll get a new menu item called "Edit relations" on parents.

Mind that the config is case sensitive.

Ok. I set up this

And I now see "edit relations" under the actions menu on parent1 ( a piece of content from my parent document type).

Clicking on it just pops out an empty panel saying "Assign related items to parent" and cancel/save.  I have two child nodes, how do I add them to the parent?

You should see a heading called ParentChildRel with an add button.

Did you set the enabledrelation alias to the alias of the relation type?

Aha. Got it.

So the two tasks are

1) Set up a relationship type under developer/relations

2) Create an xml containing the source of the relationship, and the relationship type (using its alias)

This now raises 2 new questions. 

I seem to be able to create relations between any document type, is there a way to restrict it to just the two types?

Is there a way of programmatically creating these relationships? 

My end goal is that I will have a flag to say which parent is active, and any children created will be linked to that parent when the record is saved.

You can use ApplicationContext.Current.Services.RelationService to programmatically create relations.
You can add <EnabledChildType Alias="[doctypealias]"/> under the enabledRelation element to restrict it.

Hello, 

I too have issues with this, I get edit relations button when right clicking the content page, but as described above its just blank page.

I just want a plain bi-directional Page to Page relationship between my ArticleModel pages.

I have created a relation in Developer/relations in backoffice with the parent and child type as Document.

I took the alias specified above (articleRelation) and added it to the relationEditor.config

  <ObjectType Name="Document" Alias="ArticleModel">
   <EnabledRelation Alias="articleRelation">
     <EnabledChildType Alias="ArticleModel"/>
   </EnabledRelation>
 </ObjectType>

What am I missing?

cheers

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