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title: "Define record sequence and structure"
slug: "define-record-sequence-and-structure-edi"
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updated: 2026-03-20T07:52:46Z
published: 2026-03-20T17:44:19Z
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# Define record sequence and structure

You can organize the business document records in these ways:

- Define a parent-child relation with another record to define the record structure.
- Change the sequence of the records.

You can only change the sequence of records if these are on the same level in the record structure. So, for example:

- If you move a parent record, you cannot move it to a position below its child records. The child records stay as child records and are moved as well.
- You can change the sequence of child records with the same parent.

### Steps

1. Click **Connectivity studio - Integration Design**.
2. Click the **Documents** tab.
3. In the list, find and select the desired document.
4. Click **Edit**.
5. Sub-task: Change sequence.
  1. In the **Record** section, in the list, find and select the desired record.
  2. Click **Move down**.
  3. In the **Record** section, in the list, find and select the desired record.
  4. Click **Move up**.
6. Sub-task: Define or change parent.
  1. In the **Record** section, in the list, find and select the desired record.
  2. Use the parent record to define a record structure with parent-child relations.

In the **Parent record** field, enter or select a value.
7. Close the page.

## Related

- [Manage document record setup - External documents](/manage-document-record-setup-external-documents.md)
- [Manage document record setup - ODBC documents](/manage-document-record-setup-odbc-documents.md)
- [Manage document record setup - EDI documents](/manage-document-record-setup-edi-documents.md)
- [Manage document record setup - Internal documents](/manage-document-record-setup-internal-documents.md)