diff --git a/pipestat/backends/abstract.py b/pipestat/backends/abstract.py
index 9554820b..f69869fb 100644
--- a/pipestat/backends/abstract.py
+++ b/pipestat/backends/abstract.py
@@ -91,11 +91,49 @@ def get_records(
     def get_status(self, record_identifier: str) -> Optional[str]:
         _LOGGER.warning("Not implemented yet for this backend")
 
-    def link(self, output_dir: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
-        """
-        This function creates a link structure such that results are organized by type.
-        """
-        _LOGGER.warning("Not implemented yet for this backend")
+    def link(self, output_dir) -> str:
+        def get_all_paths(parent_key, result_identifier_value):
+            """If the result identifier is a complex object which contains nested paths"""
+
+            key_value_pairs = []
+
+            for k, v in result_identifier_value.items():
+                if isinstance(v, dict):
+                    key_value_pairs.extend(get_all_paths(k, v))
+                elif k == "path":
+                    key_value_pairs.append((parent_key, v))
+            return key_value_pairs
+
+        linkdir = output_dir
+
+        unique_result_identifiers = []
+
+        all_records = self.get_records()
+
+        for record in all_records["records"]:
+            result_identifiers = self.retrieve(record_identifier=record)
+            print(result_identifiers)
+            for k, v in result_identifiers.items():
+                if type(v) == dict:
+                    all_paths = get_all_paths(k, v)
+                    for path in all_paths:
+                        file = os.path.basename(path[1])
+                        if k not in unique_result_identifiers:
+                            sub_dir_for_type = os.path.join(linkdir, k)
+                            unique_result_identifiers.append((k, sub_dir_for_type))
+                            try:
+                                os.mkdir(sub_dir_for_type)
+                            except:
+                                pass
+                        for subdir in unique_result_identifiers:
+                            if k == subdir[0]:
+                                target_dir = subdir[1]
+                        linkname = os.path.join(target_dir, record + "_" + path[0] + "_" + file)
+                        src = os.path.abspath(path[1])
+                        src_rel = os.path.relpath(src, os.path.dirname(linkname))
+                        force_symlink(src_rel, linkname)
+
+        return linkdir
 
     def clear_status(
         self, record_identifier: str = None, flag_names: List[str] = None
diff --git a/pipestat/backends/filebackend.py b/pipestat/backends/filebackend.py
index a4ffd18b..7ed49e64 100644
--- a/pipestat/backends/filebackend.py
+++ b/pipestat/backends/filebackend.py
@@ -211,57 +211,6 @@ def get_status_flag_path(self, status_identifier: str, record_identifier=None) -
             self.status_file_dir, f"{self.pipeline_name}_{r_id}_{status_identifier}.flag"
         )
 
-    def link(self, output_dir: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
-        """
-        This function creates a link structure such that results are organized by type.
-        """
-
-        def get_all_paths(parent_key, result_identifier_value):
-            """If the result identifier is a complex object which contains nested paths"""
-
-            key_value_pairs = []
-
-            for k, v in result_identifier_value.items():
-                if isinstance(v, dict):
-                    key_value_pairs.extend(get_all_paths(k, v))
-                elif k == "path":
-                    key_value_pairs.append((parent_key, v))
-            return key_value_pairs
-
-        linkdir = output_dir or os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(self.results_file_path))
-        unique_result_identifiers = []
-
-        all_records = self.get_records()
-
-        for record in all_records["records"]:
-            result_identifiers = self.retrieve(record_identifier=record)
-            print(result_identifiers)
-            for k, v in result_identifiers.items():
-                if type(v) == dict:
-                    all_paths = get_all_paths(k, v)
-                    for path in all_paths:
-                        file = os.path.basename(path[1])
-                        file_name, file_extension = os.path.splitext(file)
-                        if k not in unique_result_identifiers:
-                            sub_dir_for_type = os.path.join(linkdir, k)
-                            unique_result_identifiers.append((k, sub_dir_for_type))
-                            try:
-                                os.mkdir(sub_dir_for_type)
-                            except:
-                                pass
-                        for subdir in unique_result_identifiers:
-                            if k == subdir[0]:
-                                target_dir = subdir[1]
-                        linkname = os.path.join(target_dir, record + "_" + path[0] + "_" + file)
-                        # src = os.path.join(root, file)
-                        src = os.path.abspath(path[1])
-                        src_rel = os.path.relpath(src, os.path.dirname(linkname))
-                        force_symlink(src_rel, linkname)
-
-        print(all_records)
-
-        return linkdir
-
     def list_results(
         self,
         restrict_to: Optional[List[str]] = None,
diff --git a/pipestat/pipestat.py b/pipestat/pipestat.py
index 68db4d01..64b222b4 100644
--- a/pipestat/pipestat.py
+++ b/pipestat/pipestat.py
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ def set_status(
         self.backend.set_status(status_identifier, r_id)
 
     @require_backend
-    def link(self, output_dir: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
+    def link(self, output_dir) -> str:
         """
         This function creates a link structure such that results are organized by type.
         """
diff --git a/tests/test_pipestat.py b/tests/test_pipestat.py
index c0157ca9..ea762b15 100644
--- a/tests/test_pipestat.py
+++ b/tests/test_pipestat.py
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ def test_basics(
 
 
 class TestFileTypeLinking:
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("backend", ["file"])
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("backend", ["file", "db"])
     def test_linking(
         self,
         config_file_path,