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Custom Objects: Lookup relationships to self
I just want to confirm that I can not create a Custom Object and then define a lookup relationship to that same Custom Object (to create a hierarchical relationship, for example). An example might be a Custom Object called "Folder" which has a lookup relationship called "Parent Folder" of type "Folder".
An example would be a custom object called MyFolder. When you get to the "Related To" dropdown, "MyFolder" doesn't show up.
Message Edited by Flash on 02-14-2006 10:13 AM
The downside to the many-to-many approach is that you have to deal with 2 related lists and the link records that associate the two "parents" are not automatically maintained in both directions.
We are planning to add a self relationship in the future. It will probably be a lookup relationship (optional FK), rather than master-detail (required FK).
Cheers,
Eric Bezar
Platform Product Management
I suppose I can have multiple Parents. After some more thought, it so happens I want that in my case.