Confidentiality Inheritance Configuration form

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Use the Confidentiality Inheritance Configuration form in the GRC application to create the inheritance configuration record.

Field	Description
Active	Option that when selected marks the inheriting tables of the main table as confidential.
Main table	Main table that shows the table that is selected in the confidentiality configurations.
Inheriting table	Table that has records where the confidentiality is marked or unmarked.
Select relation type	Relation types that exist between the main and inheriting table.
Select relationship table	Option to select a relationship table. The Select relationship table field appears only when you select the relation type as Many to Many or Scripted relationship.
Select reference to main table from relationship/inheriting table	Reference to the main table and inherited tables.

Note: If only one relationship exists between the main table and the inheriting table fields of the form, the remaining fields are automatically filled in and hidden on the form.

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title: Confidentiality Inheritance Configuration form
description: Use the Confidentiality Inheritance Configuration form in the GRC application to create the inheritance configuration record.
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# Confidentiality Inheritance Configuration form

Use the Confidentiality Inheritance Configuration form in the GRC application to create the inheritance configuration record.

|Field|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|Active|Option that when selected marks the inheriting tables of the main table as confidential.|
|Main table|Main table that shows the table that is selected in the confidentiality configurations.|
|Inheriting table|Table that has records where the confidentiality is marked or unmarked.|
|Select relation type|Relation types that exist between the main and inheriting table.|
|Select relationship table|Option to select a relationship table. The **Select relationship table** field appears only when you select the relation type as **Many to Many** or **Scripted relationship**.|
|Select reference to main table from relationship/inheriting table|Reference to the main table and inherited tables.|

**Note:** If only one relationship exists between the main table and the inheriting table fields of the form, the remaining fields are automatically filled in and hidden on the form.