# The Data Hierarchy of Datanodes

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**Category:** Datanodes\
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**Created:** [June 16, 2022, 9:30am UTC](https://developerforum.realequity.dk/t/the-data-hierarchy-of-datanodes/218 "2022-06-16T09:30:22Z")\
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Data in RealEquity resides in data hierarchies. A Datanode without a Parent is by definition created as a new Root Node.

## The data hierarchy

The Datanode hierarchy consists of three important levels:

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## Example

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| Node | Root | Scope | Parent |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Node 1 (root) | | | |
| Node 1.1 | Node 1 | Node 1 | Node 1 |
| Node 1.1.1 | Node 1 | Node 1 | Node 1.1 |
| Node 1.1.2 | Node 1 | Node 1 | Node 1.1 |
| Node 1.2 | Node 1 | Node 1 | Node 1 |
| Node 1.2.1 | Node 1 | Node 1.2 | Node 1.2 |
| Node 1.2.2 | Node 1 | Node 1.2 | Node 1.2 |
| Node 1.2.2.1 | Node 1 | Node 1.2.2 | Node 1.2.2 |
| Node 1.2.2.2 | Node 1 | Node 1.2.2 | Node 1.2.2 |
| Node 1.2.2.1.1 | Node 1 | Node 1.2.2 | Node 1.2.2.1 |

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