Optional Relationships

Which side of the relationship do you want to make optional?

If you want the parent-side to be optional, then

  1. Click the child table.
  2. Switch to the Columns category.
  3. Un-check the Req'd property of the foreign key field.

If you want the child-side to be optional, then

  1. Click the relationship between the tables .
  2. Switch to the Miscellaneous category.
  3. Select the "zero or more" cardinality. (Select "one or more" if you want all parents to have at least one child.)

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