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== Overview ==
bxp provides users of the system has the ability to link any two forms together, in a parent child form structure. Any two forms can be linked together if the following two conditions are met:
1) A field in the parent form contains a value that is also present in all of the records associated with it in the a child form.
2) There is a field in the child database specifically used to store the link between a parent and child form.
== Linking records in a child form to a parent form ==
To perform record linking in bxp, navigate the following system path: Main Menu > Form Management > Form - Data Cleaning - Mass Update - Parent-Child From Record Linking. After clicking on this link you will be redirected to the first page of this process, . From here you will need to select the parent form that will act as the parent and the child form that will act as the child. These forms cannot be the same, as one form cannot be the patent parent and the child at the same time.
There is no limit to the amount of child forms a parent form can have, a . A parent form can also be a child form for another.