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alias: user-guide-business-workflow-task-load-parent-resources
render_macros: false
description: "Loads matching persisted parent resources above one resource."
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# Load Parent Resources

Loads matching persisted parent **Resources** above one **Resource**.

![Screenshot of a Business Workflow loading the ancestors of a Resource.](images/business-workflow-task-load-parent-resources.png)

## Inputs

Set `Resource`, `LevelsToLoad` in the task details. Use the value editor to select compatible results from earlier tasks.

### Named Input Rows

Use the **+** button in **Inputs** to add one row per property filter. Enter its exact name, select its type, and enter a value or select an earlier result. Keep the fixed inputs. Additional names must be unique and different from the fixed input names.

See [Named Input Rows](../../../business_workflow_task.md#named-input-rows) for a worked example.

## Outputs

Use `Result`, `Records` in subsequent tasks.

??? example "Load Parent Resources"

    Connect a chamber and set `LevelsToLoad` to -1 to visit all ancestors. Add typed property rows when only particular ancestors should be returned.

## Behavior

Set `LevelsToLoad` to 0 for no results, 1 for direct neighbors, or -1 for every reachable level. The starting entity is excluded. Named property filters are combined with AND. Traversal continues through nonmatching intermediate entities. Results preserve traversal order, and `Records` includes predecessor and depth.