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title: Linking Records
slug: linking-records
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createdAt: 2025-08-11T11:13:49.000Z
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This use case shows how to link records successfully when the **No record linking applied** button is enabled.

## Scenario

Max is in the Linking Records playbook. Max wants to map an output record to the input record that triggers the playbook.

Max creates a playbook and names it **Linking Records**.

:::hint{type="info"}
This playbook name is for the sake of the use case example. You can name the playbook according to whatever outcome/action you are trying to create.
:::

1. In the Linking Records playbook, click **Playbook Outputs**.
2. On Playbook Outputs, click the **Application Mapping** tab.
   If Max has not promoted any playbook outputs, he sees the **There are no mappings yet** message.
3. To map the promoted playbook outputs to an application, click **Select Existing Application**.
4. On Select an Application, click the application for which you want to map the playbook outputs, and then click **Confirm**.

Max selects App A.

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1. Click **No record linking applied**.
2. In the **Application** drop-down, select **App B**.
3. The **Reference field** drop-down becomes available.
4. In the **Reference field** drop-down, select the reference field to which records will be linked.
5. Close the drop-down.
6. Click **Apply**.

## Conclusion

Max successfully linked the reference field from App B to App A.