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# Linking documents to a parent record

# Linking documents to a parent record {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
* 
* Updated January 30, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Documents can be linked to records referred to as "parent records." You can create a
document version and reference it through a parent record. You can also view, edit, download, or
delete document references in the parent record.  
Note:  
The terms "other record" and "parent record" are used interchangeably and refer to any records
to which documents are linked.

You can use references to link a document record to any other table or record on the
platform.
* **[Enable viewing related documents in a parent record](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/UEBlEPyAFPDfFHjNoGvg6g)**   
  Add the Documents related list to the record to be able to link and view documents related to the record.
* **[Create a document record in a parent record](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/9RR2YUsjyxPqGoFMVa~OKA)**   
  Add documents to a parent record so they are available for downloading, sharing, or viewing directly from the record.
* **[Upload a document version in a parent record](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/L_7ggdDyAi0HuEtCnh0rOQ)**   
  Upload a document version for each document in the parent record.
* **[Download a document from its parent record](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/OQGAbHYjnRDv6q72vhSsAA)**   
  Download documents related to a parent record directly from the record.
* **[Link existing documents to a parent record](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/sfDCAsYXymUadNN8QRUaBA)**   
  Link documents that are in your repository to a parent record.
* **[Unlink documents from a parent record](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/CyEVMkK0C95Sw348k6cybA)**   
  Remove and unlink documents from a parent record when they are no longer relevant.
* **[Delete a document from a parent record](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/YAgvD3ZnenexJ~qUE4W88g)**   
  Delete documents directly from a parent record.