public bool Update(
            ClearQuestMigrationContext migrationContext,
            Session session,
            OAdEntity hostRecord,
            LinkChangeAction linkChangeAction)
        {
            if (null == linkChangeAction)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException("linkChangeAction");
            }

            if (!linkChangeAction.Link.LinkType.ReferenceName.StartsWith(ReferenceNameQualifier))
            {
                throw new ArgumentException("Link type mismatch.");
            }

            string childRecEntityDefName;

            if (!ClearQuestRecordArtifactHandler.TryExtractRecordDefName(linkChangeAction.Link.TargetArtifact,
                                                                         out childRecEntityDefName))
            {
                return(false);
            }
            string childRecDispName;

            if (!ClearQuestRecordArtifactHandler.TryExtractRecordDispName(linkChangeAction.Link.TargetArtifact,
                                                                          out childRecDispName))
            {
                return(false);
            }

            string refFieldName = linkChangeAction.Link.LinkType.ReferenceName.Substring(ReferenceNameQualifier.Length);

            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(refFieldName))
            {
                return(false);
            }

            string hostRecEntityDefName = CQWrapper.GetEntityDefName(hostRecord);

            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(hostRecEntityDefName) ||
                !CQStringComparer.EntityName.Equals(hostRecEntityDefName, this.m_hostRecordType))
            {
                return(false);
            }

            // retrieve reference field information
            OAdFieldInfo refFieldInfo = CQWrapper.GetEntityFieldValue(hostRecord, refFieldName);
            int          cqFieldType  = CQWrapper.GetFieldType(refFieldInfo);

            if (cqFieldType != CQConstants.FIELD_REFERENCE_LIST)
            {
                // the field is not of the FIELD_REFERENCE_LIST type

                // [teyang] TODO conflict?
                return(false);
            }

            // get the current entity def
            OAdEntityDef hostRecordEntityDef      = CQWrapper.GetEntityDef(session, CQWrapper.GetEntityDefName(hostRecord));
            OAdEntityDef childRecordEntityDef     = CQWrapper.GetFieldReferenceEntityDef(hostRecordEntityDef, refFieldName);
            string       childRecordEntityDefName = CQWrapper.GetEntityDefName(childRecordEntityDef);

            if (!CQStringComparer.EntityName.Equals(childRecordEntityDefName, childRecEntityDefName))
            {
                // the field is not designated to hold reference to the EntityType of the target artifact

                // [teyang] TODO conflict?
                return(false);
            }

            int valueStatus = CQWrapper.GetFieldValueStatus(refFieldInfo);

            if (valueStatus == (int)CQConstants.FieldStatus.HAS_VALUE)
            {
                // the field already has a list of reference values set

                bool targetArtifactIsSet = false;

                // value list expected
                object[] refFldValues = CQWrapper.GetFieldValueAsList(refFieldInfo);
                foreach (object refFldObj in refFldValues)
                {
                    string refFldVal = (string)refFldObj;
                    if (CQStringComparer.RecordName.Equals(refFldVal, childRecDispName))
                    {
                        targetArtifactIsSet = true;
                        break;
                    }
                }

                if (targetArtifactIsSet)
                {
                    // the target artifact is already referenced in the field

                    // [teyang] TODO conflict?
                    return(false);
                }
            }

            string[] modifyActionNames = CQUtilityMethods.FindAllChangeActionNamesByType(
                session, hostRecord, CQConstants.ACTION_MODIFY);

            if (modifyActionNames.Length == 0)
            {
                // [teyang] TODO conflict?
                return(false);
            }
            else if (modifyActionNames.Length > 1)
            {
                // [teyang] TODO conflict?
                return(false);
            }
            else
            {
                string modAction = modifyActionNames[0];

                CQWrapper.EditEntity(session, hostRecord, modAction);

                string retVal = CQWrapper.AddFieldValue(hostRecord, refFieldName, childRecDispName);

                retVal = CQWrapper.Validate(hostRecord);
                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(retVal))
                {
                    // [teyang] TODO conflict
                    return(false);
                }

                retVal = CQWrapper.Commmit(hostRecord);
                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(retVal))
                {
                    // [teyang] TODO conflict
                    return(false);
                }

                return(true);
            }
        }