# Optimal workflow for a specific use case (custom metadata / incoming links)

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**Created:** [March 27, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/optimal-workflow-for-a-specific-use-case-custom-metadata-incoming-links/63305 "2021-03-27T18:37:47Z")\
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For more context: Apparently, someone else has had a similar use case a couple months back.

> [@Links between documents?](https://discourse.devontechnologies.com/t/links-between-documents/45949):
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> I’ve been wondering how to link one document (A) to another document (B). Of course, I could put the UID (x-devonthink-item://) of A somewhere in B. But, this means that I’d have to edit B itself, inserting an unseemly URL. It would be more desirable to put the UID of A into some meta-field of document B. Furthermore, it would be helpful to not limit how many links can point out of a document. That is, be able to generate multiple links from document A to documents B, C, D, etc. In this way, …

I’m mentioning it because there was another interesting point made in that thread:

Being able to specify the type of link (related to, reference for, etc.) could be another great addition for managing multiple links between items in DT.

Thinking this idea a bit further, there could then in the Outgoing Links/Incoming Links inspector be an option to filter the displayed links based on their link type

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