A master record contains a root record and multiple child records. In Supplier 360, the structure and display of the master records depends on the structure defined in either business entities or subject areas.

The parent record or root record contains the data that identifies the record. For example, a parent record for a supplier contains the full name of the supplier, business name, business type and so on.

A child record contains data that is associated with a parent record. For example, a child record for a supplier might contain addresses of the supplier while another child record contact details of the supplier. Child records can have their own child records.

Active records contain approved master data.

When you make a change to a record, the change might need to go through a review workflow before it can be approved as master data. While the record is pending approval, the record is called a pending record and you are restricted in the actions that you can perform on a pending record. When the change is approved, the record returns to the active record state.