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For example: If you wish to link applications with databases, you can use the Advanced Link called "Application - Database". This link consists of two fields - an outward field called "Application Database" that links applications to the databases connected to them, and an inward field called "Database used by" that links databases to the applications that use them.
Set Advanced Link Field Contexts
To make your Advanced Link work you have to define in which contexts your fields should appear. Going back to our example this means that we have to place our field “Application Database” in the screen(s) for the issue type “Application” and the field “Database used by” for the issue type “Database”. This way we link two issue types by linking two custom fields.
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