Feature explained: Apply multiple related labels with one click

[Mke]

Apart from stacking, one of my favorite new features in Version 5 is the ability to apply multiple related labels to an image with a single click.
Since this capability is one of many items in the long list of enhancements and improvements in v5, I thought I'd post this thread to highlight it.

Here's how it works:

Right click on a new or existing item in the Catalog Tree, and select 'Relationships' » 'Add Relationship'
This will bring up a revised dialog box that looks like this:
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• 'Name' is the catalog item you right-clicked on - in my case 'Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral', which is in my 'Places' hierarchy (under the City of Liverpool)

• 'Relates to' is the related item - in my case the building type 'cathedral' in my 'built environment' hierarchy (applied to all images of cathedrals)

• 'As' and 'To' are obvious in this case (see note below*) so could be blank - however as they're compulsory I've just added a dot

• ...and I've checked the first check box before hitting OK

Once that's set up, every time I tag an image with 'Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral', then 'Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral' and 'cathedral' are both applied - saving time and making sure that I don't forget to add the second label.

As a bonus, while the relationships in the catalog tree look just as they did in previous versions...
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...a new function has been added in v5 - those blue arrows are now hyperlinked. Click on an arrow and you'll be taken to that item in the tree, from where you can modify it, browse the images or follow other hyperlinks elsewhere.

You can still click on the underlined white text to display the related images without leaving your place in the tree, just as you could in previous versions.

*Note: 'As' and 'To':

If you've not previously used the relationships features, it's worth knowing that until now they were generally be used (at least by me) to link people. In such cases 'As' and 'To' are generally used to note the nature of this relationship - 'As mother' 'To daughter', or 'As uncle' 'To nephew'

Mantis
New functionality along these lines was originally requested in Mantis:
https://mantis.idimager.com/view.php?id=2603 (Add a new label setting: "Also assign the related labels")
https://mantis.idimager.com/view.php?id=2909 (Hyperlink the existing blue 'relationship' indicator to link to the related catalog item)

[Hert]

Great write up. Thank you for sharing this.

[G8DHE]

Ah yes very handy! Thanks for that.

[snowman1]

+1, thanks Mke. A very clear description.

[Stephen]

Thanks mke,

A great overview of a long awaited feature. I hope to update to 5 when time allows and if a few of the version 4 problems have been addressed.

[lerone]

– this is great for overview!

I just noticed that – seemingly – automatically assigned parents of categories do not transmit their relationships to the media.
– what I mean is: I give Y a relationship to Z (so Z is auto-assigned to every Y labeled item); I make X the child of Z (setting 'assign parent Z automatically to X); when then assigning Y X is – counterintuitively – not automatically assigned alongside.

is this intentional?
if so, I think changing this would seem more natural to people.