The consistency check for data links reminds you to enter related data. Because field reseachers collect thousands of data items when learning a language and culture, it is easy for them to forget that they have not entered a cross-referenced database record.
Shoebox checks the consistency of data links to make sure that the related record and field exists.
When Shoebox finds an inconsistency, it selects the failed data item in the active window and displays the Data Link Consistency Check dialog box.