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Parent optional (property)
For automation interface information about the Parent Optional property, see the automation interface topic for a Relationship below.
This property specifies that the parent Table is optional.
By default, the Parent Optional check box is cleared.
On a Table Relationships Diagram, the Parent Optional property is indicated through the following notation:
This property is set on the Options tab of a Relationship's Property Pages.
The following section provides information about the items and diagrams for which Parent Optional is a property. For more information about an item or diagram, click it.
Is property of
Relationship