Working with Transient Items
Some relations are transient knowledge in your KB; thus, resetting the current KB deletes all relations, and saving the current KB does not save these relations. However, saving the current KB into a KB snapshot file does save all the KB's relations. See Saving a KB Snapshot File for more information about KB snapshot files.
You can establish, break, and replace relations based on:
For information on how to use an action to change the permanent/transient status of a relation definition, relation source, or relation target, see make.
Working with Deactivated and Disabled Items
You can establish, break, and replace relations that are based on:
If a relation definition, relation source, or relation target becomes deactivated or disabled while existing relations exist, G2 does not break the relation. However, you cannot use an expression to refer to deactivated or disabled items that participate in relations.
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