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# Document references

# Document references {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated January 30, 2025
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A reference is a link or mapping between a document and a target or a parent record.

You can add references directly and view all document references in other records across the
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You can create and link document references directly from references or from the document
record.
* **[Create document references from document record](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/EI1VHIcXtL5fCZ7TfSf_gw)**   
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* **[Delete a document reference from document record](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/FeE~HUFbd7jT72e7DkgLoQ)**   
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