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Viewing Information for a Subsidiary

The Subsidiary Properties page shows details about the subsidiary and provides access to other subsidiaries, business units, locations, and people defined for the subsidiary.

To view information for a subsidiary

1. Click Tools > Administration > Companies to view a list of companies. (This link is available only for users defined in the role of Organization Manager.)

The Administration: Companies page opens.

2. Select the parent company that you want to view subsidiary information for.

The company category list and Properties page opens.

3. From the company category list, click Subsidiaries.
4. From the list of subsidiaries, click the highlighted link in the Name column of the subsidiary you want to view, or click at the end of the row to view the Properties page in a new browser window.

(Subsidiaries can also have subsidiaries connected to them. If you want to view information about a subsidiary of a subsidiary, you need to click Subsidiaries from the subsidiaries category list.)

The category list for the subsidiary opens in the left frame and the Properties page opens in the right frame, showing details about the subsidiary. All fields are read-only.

The Subsidiary Properties page contains details entered when the subsidiary was created or modified. For details on specific fields, see Creating a Company, Subsidiary, Business Unit, or Department.

5. To edit the properties listed, click Edit Details from the page Actions menu. See Editing Details About a Subsidiary.
6. Use the category list to view additional information about the subsidiary:

   Category	Description	For details, see:
   Business Units	Lists the business units added for the company and lets you add and edit them.	Viewing a List of Business Units
   Capabilities	Lists capabilities for a company or subsidiary.	Viewing a List of Capabilities
   Collaboration Partners	Shows a list of companies that are defined as collaboration partners for the context company.	Viewing a List of Collaboration Partners
   Departments	Shows the departments for the company.	Viewing a List of Departments
   Formats	Shows the formats available to a company or subsidiary.	Viewing a List of Formats
   History	Shows a log of events that have occurred for the company.	See the AEF User Guide.
   Locations	Shows location details for the company.	Viewing a List of Locations
   People	Provides access to definitions of people who work for the company.	Viewing People in a Company
   Regions	Shows the regions. Only for Spec Central	Viewing a List of Regions
   Specification Offices	Shows the specification offices. Only for Spec Central.	Viewing a List of Specification Offices
   Subsidiaries	Lists the subsidiaries added for the company and lets you add and edit them.	Viewing a List of Subsidiaries