In Quickbase, what is a child record?

A child record in Quickbase is best understood as a record that relies on a parent record within a one-to-many relationship. In this context, for every parent record, there can be multiple child records associated with it. This means that the child records cannot exist independently without the parent record, as they are designed to hold related information or details that pertain to that specific parent.

For instance, consider a parent record representing a customer and its child records representing orders placed by that customer. Each order (child record) is directly tied to that specific customer (parent record), highlighting the relationship where the detail can't exist without the overarching category it belongs to.

This type of relational structure is fundamental in database management and enhances data organization, ensuring that information is appropriately linked and accessible.