Table extension functionality allows sharing fields and records with a parent table. Administrators and developers extend tables during table creation.
Typically, tables are extended to create a set of records that share information with each other.
In the use case listed below, the Task table has multiple extensions:
| Original table | Extended tables |
|---|---|
| Task |
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A table extending another table is called a child table, and a table extended by it is called a parent table. A table can be both a parent and a child at the same time.
Table extending causes the following:
- Cross-table linking between from the new table to the extending one;
- System fields are created in the new table (like the sys_id field).
Instance administrators can use these tools to understand the relationships between the tables:
- Tables list (navigate to System Definition → All Tables).
