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title: Add a Trace to a Sub-Artifact
slug: rm/add-a-trace-to-a-sub-artifact
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createdAt: 2026-06-09T13:38:45.695Z
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In Blueprint, you can add a trace to a sub-artifact such as:

- A shape in a model artifact in the Universal Model Editor
- A task from a Process artifact in the Process Editor
- A Glossary term in a Glossary artifact
  To add a trace to a sub-artifacts:

1. Click and select the sub-artifact that you want to create a trace with.
2. Access the **Relationships** tab in the Utility Panel.
3. Search for the artifact you want to create a trace with by entering its artifact ID, artifact title, prefix, or even its description in the quick search bar.
4. Select the artifact you want to create a trace with, displayed in the search results.The results displayed are results within the project you are working in. To search for artifacts across all projects in your instance, click **Search All Projects** at the bottom of the search results.
   You can also directly add multiple sub-artifacts with the artifact ID without the prefix according to the following format: Artifact ID; Artifact ID; etc. If an incorrect or not applicable artifact ID is entered, it is displayed in red and not applied when you conduct the trace operation

   ![](https://files.helpdocs.io/4rdnduk17o/other/1571241965102/trace-subartifact-1.png)

   ![](https://files.helpdocs.io/4rdnduk17o/other/1571854996667/trace-sub-artifact-artifact-id.png)
5. You can select one or multiple artifacts to create a trace with. To select multiple artifacts, simply click all the artifacts desired in the search results displayed.
6. Select the direction of the trace according to the following:

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| :inlineImage[]{src="https://files.helpdocs.io/4rdnduk17o/other/1567106401006/traces-from.png" alt caption width="25" height="15"}    | Traces to     |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------- |
| :inlineImage[]{src="https://files.helpdocs.io/4rdnduk17o/other/1567106412454/traces-to.png" alt caption width="25" height="14"}      | Traces from   |
| :inlineImage[]{src="https://files.helpdocs.io/4rdnduk17o/other/1567106392685/bi-directional.png" alt caption width="25" height="13"} | Bidirectional |