I don't understand why some assets can't be linked to other assets.
For example, data records. I wanted to notice-link some data records together but MySource says no.
It's kind of annoying, especially when data records are supposed to be the 'make them what you like' assets (that's the impression I get from the manual anyway), so if I could have it explained why it's been built that way that would take the edge off my frustration.
The default linking rule is "nothing is allowed to link to anything" and then developers turn on links for things that they know will work correctly. We do this because you can get into a real mess with URLs, which are completely dependant on the linking system. If you do something like link a file under another file, things get messy, so files block a lot of things.
In the case of data records, it is entirely possible that they were just intended to be one-level assets originally and so didn't have additional linking rules applied. I doubt there is anything technical stopping data records from being NOTICE linked. It's probably just a line in a source file somewhere.
Doesn't help you situation, but that's probably why it works that way. If there is any good news for you, it is that changing this would be pretty easy if you feel like contacting Squiz.
