Master–detail interface

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In computer user interface design, a master–detail interface displays a master list and the details for the currently selected item.

A master area can be a form, list or tree of items, and a detail area can be a form, list or tree of items typically placed either below or next to the master area.[1] Selecting an item from the master list causes the details of that item to be populated in the detail area.[2][3]

A master-detail relationship is a one-to-many type relationship. Examples of a master-detail relationship are: a set of purchase orders and a set of line items belonging to each purchase order, an expense report with a set of expense line items or a department with a list of employees belonging to it. An application can use this master-detail relationship to enable users to navigate through the purchase order data and see the detail data for line items only related to the master purchase order selected.

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