Problem with a Link inside the description of an item

There are two main possible reasons as to why the link is no longer available:

1. The work item was deleted
2. The work item changed to a state where you no longer have access to view it.

As for not being able to edit it, it looks like you are not in the current head branch as there is an UPDATED flag below the name. Only items in the head branch can be edited.

Would you be able to provide a project export?

I cannot provide a project export easily.

Current observations:

• In Initial Stream
  • Add a URL link to an item inside the Initial Stream → ok
  • Add a URL link to an item inside a (sub-) Stream → ok
• In a (sub) Stream
  • Add a URL link to an item inside the initial Stream → ok
  • Add a URL link to an item inside a (sub-) Stream → NOK - corrupt link
  • Add via ‘Artifact Link’ to an item inside a (sub-) Stream → ok
  • Add via ‘Artifact Link’ to an item inside the Initial Stream → NOK - link points to the item in the (sub-) Stream and not the Initial Stream

BTW: it’s Codebeamer version 3.2.0.1

Please verify.

Okay, I think I see what is happening.

If you are familiar with Git, streams work the same way.

Once you create a sub-stream, it is completely unaware and has no access to what is in the parent stream or sub-sub streams. If it was, then data could be modified across streams and it would undermine the purpose of streams. If you have a work item that is not in a stream, you will need to merge it into your stream, before trying to link to it.

Here is a visual example of how Git and Streams work:

Even more weired:

• There is one tracker in three Streams:  Initial Stream - Stream 1 - Stream 1.1
• There are two items “SysReq1” and “SysReq2”, where “SysReq 1” has the Stream it is in as suffix, i.e. “SysReq 1 - Initial Stream”, “SysReq 1 - Stream 1”, “SysReq 1 - Stream 1.1”
• Create a link in the description of Item ‘SysReq2’ (Initial Stream) to “SysReq1 - Stream1.1”  (Stream 1.1)
• After “save” it is shown “SysReq1 - Stream 1.1” as link in the description of item “SysReq2” (Initial Stream)
• Edit item “SysReq 2” (Initial Stream) again and just save
• The link is now shown as “SysReq1 - Initial Stream” in the description of item “SysReq2” (Initial Stream”

What???

Looks like in the context of Streams, the link mechanism seems to be immature.

Does it mean, if a I add such a link in an item in a sub stream, I first have to populate it up to the Initial Stream, edit and save it in order to get a proper link in my sub stream?