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title: Timeline Asset Dependency Drop
category: Timeline
tags: timeline, fields, assets, dependencies, drag drop
contextKey: timeline.fields.dragAssetDependency
micro: Connect two assets when one depends on the other.
quickTitle: Asset dependency drop
quickSummary: Asset dependency fields describe how one asset's state affects another object's availability or meaning.
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# Overview

Use dependencies for linked objects: a key unlocks a box, a document validates a clue, a battery powers a device, or evidence blocks a false alibi.