Object Families

An object family consists of related objects and is used to maintain links between objects. Use the Object Families (dmsys1512m000) session to define a new object family.

Family Owner

The family owner is the source object that belongs to the family and all other target objects linked to the source objects.

The family owner is defined in the Object Families (dmsys1512m000) session. The ERP system administrator can define whether members can belong to more than one family, the hierarchy of the family, the number of members, and so on.

Family Member

To be a member of the family, an object must first be defined in the Objects table. The Objects table maintains all the required information, such as how to access, select, view, or maintain an object's instance.

An example of a family is FATT_DOC_REV, which contains ERP objects linked to the document revision. In this family, the owner of the family is the object DOC_REV (Document Revision) and the family's members can be the other objects defined in the Objects (dmsys1511m000) session.

A virtual family has other object families as members. A virtual family does not have objects as members.