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alias: user-guide-genealogy
description: "This documentation outlines managing hierarchical relationships within material data structures"
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# Genealogy

The **Genealogy** tab is displayed as a tab when viewing a **Material**. It enables the user to visualize the ascendants and descendants (Parent, Main and Child Materials) of a Material, recorded through use of the following operations:

* Split Material
* Split Material By Product
* Expand Material
* Collapse Material
* Merge Material
* Automatic Assemble Material
* Assemble Material
* Replace Assembled Material
* Combine Material
* Compose Material

![Screenshot showing the Genealogy tab when viewing a Material.](../../images/material_genealogy.png)