Understanding GIA Record Types

Each GIA record type is a set of records that have the same structure. The state government determines the structure and data contained in each record type. Some GIA record types exist only if another type of record exists. This dependent relationship is referred to as a parent/child relationship. For example, an interstate record (record type 14) can exist only if there is a CFOP record (record type 10). When referring to the relationship between an interstate record and a CFOP record, the interstate record is considered as the child record of the CFOP record (the parent record).

This chart shows the parent/child relationships among record types: