Types of Parent-Child Relationships
Parent-child relationships can exist between two standard records, two custom records, or a combination of standard and custom records. For more information, see Parent-Child Record Relationships.
Watch the following video about types of relationships between parent-child instances.
There are various ways in which you can create a parent and child record relationship, including:
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One parent record type to one child record type
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Many parent record types to many child record types
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Hierarchy of parent-child instances of the same record type
The topics in this section refer to both record types and record instances. Parent-Child relationships are established between the record types during record type configuration. Record types can have multiple instances. For example, a child record type of Address can have multiple instances such as home address, mailing address, and shipping address.
To learn more about parent-child record relationships, see the following sections:
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Types of Relationships Between Parent-Child Record Instances
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Custom Record Type Fields that Affect Parent-Child Relationship on Custom Record