Add relationships and links

Label connections between ideas and place useful web resources directly on the map.

#Before you start

Open a mind map that you are allowed to edit. Relationships and web links described in this guide belong to the mind map; they do not create Jira issue links.

Current limitation: A relationship label is available while the map remains open and is included in a PNG export, but the current release does not retain that label after you leave and reopen the map. Deleting a connection has the same limitation: the connection returns after the map is reopened. Use these controls for the current view or export, not as a saved record.

#Label a relationship between ideas

Every parent-and-child connection can show a relationship label.

1. Find the connection between the two ideas.
2. Move the pointer over the middle of the connection, then select Add relation.
3. Select one of the available relationship labels:
   • blocks
   • is blocked by
   • relates to
   • subtask of

The selected label appears on the connection for the current open-map session. These labels use familiar Jira wording, but they do not create or update anything in Jira.

#Write a custom relationship

1. Select Add relation on the connection. If it already has a label, select that label instead.
2. Enter your wording in Type relation... under Custom Label.
3. Select Save.

The custom wording appears on the connection.

#Change or remove a relationship label

1. Select the current label on the connection.
2. Choose another preset, enter new custom wording, or select Remove label.

Removing the label keeps the connection and both ideas. Selecting the active preset a second time also removes that preset label.

#Delete a connection

1. Select Add relation or the current label on the connection.
2. Select Delete connection.

The line and its relationship label are removed from the current view. The ideas themselves are not deleted. Reopening the map restores the connection in the current release.

#Add one web link

1. Select the idea that should become the link's parent.
2. Select Add link from the canvas toolbar.
3. Enter the address in Web URL(s). You can include or omit
   https://
   .
4. Optionally enter a clearer Display title.
5. Optionally choose a Card tone accent.
6. Select Add link node.

The link appears as a child of the selected idea. The card shows a locally derived title and domain; Mind Map Studio does not need to fetch the destination page to create it.

#Add several web links at once

1. Select the idea that should become the parent of the links.
2. Select Add link.
3. Enter one web address per line in Web URL(s).
4. Select the primary Add link nodes button. Its label shows how many link nodes will be added.

Mind Map Studio creates one sibling link card for each address. A custom display title is available only when you add one link at a time.

#Change a link's visible title

1. Select the link card.
2. Double-click it, press F2, or select Rename (F2).
3. Enter the title you want readers to see.
4. Press Command+Enter on macOS or Ctrl+Enter on Windows or Linux.

Renaming a link card changes its visible title but keeps the destination address.

#Open a web link

Select the external-link icon on the link card, or select the card and then Open link. The destination opens in a new browser tab.

Only open links that you recognize and trust.

#Paste web links onto the canvas

1. Copy one web address, or several addresses separated by line breaks.
2. Select the idea that should become their parent.
3. Press Command+V on macOS or Ctrl+V on Windows or Linux.

Mind Map Studio creates a child link card for each valid address. If browser clipboard access is unavailable, use Add link instead.

You can also paste or type a web address while renaming an ordinary idea. When you finish editing, that idea becomes a link card. If you enter several addresses on separate lines, the first replaces the current idea and the rest become siblings.

#Convert a newly recognized link to text

After Mind Map Studio recognizes a pasted or typed web address, its confirmation briefly offers Convert to text. Select it to keep the visible text while removing the web-link behavior.

If that action is no longer visible, use Undo and add the content again as an ordinary idea.

#Paste a Jira issue key or URL

1. Copy a Jira issue key such as
   AM-123
   , or a Jira issue URL that contains a key.
2. Select the idea that should become its parent.
3. Press Command+V on macOS or Ctrl+V on Windows or Linux.

Mind Map Studio creates a Jira-styled map card containing the detected key.

This shortcut does not look up or validate the issue. It does not copy the issue summary, issue type, status, or other Jira data. Use Add existing Jira issues to a map when you need a verified Jira issue.

#Check the result

Your additions are ready when:

• The intended connection shows its relationship label for the current view or export.
• Each web link appears beneath the intended parent.
• Selecting Open link opens the expected address.
• Saved web-link additions leave no failed-save or cloud-conflict warning.

#Good to know

• Map relationship labels are not synchronized to Jira issue links.
• Relationship-label changes and connection deletion are not retained after reopening the map in the current release.
• Deleting a relationship or web-link card does not delete or edit a Jira issue.
• Link cards are included in the mind map's saved canvas.
• Pasted Jira keys are recognized by their text pattern, not confirmed against Jira.

#Fix a problem

#Add relation is hard to find

Move the pointer over the middle of the connection or select the connection first. Add relation stays hidden on an unlabeled connection until you interact with it.

#A web address is rejected

Check the address for spaces or missing domain information. Enter one address per line. Mind Map Studio adds

#A pasted Jira key has the wrong details

Pasting a key does not retrieve Jira details. Delete the map-only card, then use Add existing Jira issues to a map.

#Related guides

• Build and edit a mind map
• Find and focus on map content
• Know what changes in Jira