> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.validio.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Navigating with Resource Links

> Resource links connect every related entity in Validio with consistent, clickable icon-and-name links for fast navigation.

A resource link is a consistent, clickable reference to a related entity in Validio, shown as an icon and the entity's name. Wherever one resource refers to another — a source's credential, a validator's window, an asset's upstream dependency — Validio renders that reference as a resource link so you can jump straight to its details in a single click, without searching for it by name.

Resource links turn Validio into a connected graph you can traverse by clicking. Instead of remembering a name, switching pages, and searching, you follow the link from wherever you are to wherever you need to be.

## What renders as a resource link

Related entities across the platform appear as resource links, each with a distinct icon so you can recognize the entity type at a glance:

* **Data resources** — sources, credentials, and [catalog assets](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/catalog/catalog-assets.md).
* **Validation resources** — validators, windows, filters, and [segmentations](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/segmentation.md).
* **Cataloging and context** — [domains](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/catalog/domains.md), [glossary terms](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/catalog/business-glossary.md), classifications, and schema fields.
* **Delivery and access** — integrations, notification channels, users, and API keys.

## Where resource links appear

The same link components are used consistently throughout the product, so a source always looks and behaves like a source wherever it appears:

* **List pages** — resource columns (such as a validator's source or an asset's glossary terms) link directly to the referenced entity.
* **Detail-page sidebars** — the information panel on a source, validator, asset, or other resource links out to every related entity.
* **The [Lineage graph](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/lineage/using-lineage.md)** — nodes and connection details link to the underlying sources and catalog assets.
* **The [activity log](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/using-validio/activity-logs.md)** — each entry links to the resource it describes and to the actor who performed the action.

## Why it matters

Resource links keep you in flow while you investigate. When you are triaging an [incident](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/incidents-and-errors/incidents/incidents-page.md), you can move from the incident to its validator, to the validator's source, to the source's upstream lineage — following links the whole way, and never losing your place. Combined with [saved views](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/using-validio/customizing-views.md) and [deep links](https://docs.validio.io/v10.0/docs/using-validio/deep-link-navigation.md), they make Validio fast to navigate on your own and easy to share with your team.