Branch
A branch, office or site of an organization, never a second legal entity.
Source table: Branch in Core Record Types (bds:BusinessUnit). A Branch is a branch, office or site of an organization: a unit of the legal entity with its own address, never a second organization.
Rules and relationships
Enter Name as the company uses it, link the Parent Organization (the legal entity) and link the site’s Address. The parent is a multiple-record link, but a branch belongs to one organization. A site that has its own legal registration is an Organization, related through Business Relationship, not a Branch.
Lifecycle and checks
Lifecycle Status is Draft, Active, On Hold, Archived or Superseded. The table has no formula check and only the default Grid view.
Source fields
Names, types, options and links are those configured in Core Record Types. The meaning is the first line of each field description in Airtable. Options describe configuration; they do not prove a rule is enforced elsewhere.
Recorded values
| Field | Type | Meaning | Options, link or calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Stores the name the site is known by inside the company. | Entered value. |
| Lifecycle Status | Single select | Stores where this site stands in its life. | Draft, Active, On Hold, Archived, Superseded |
Links
| Field | Type | Meaning | Options, link or calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent Organization | Linked records | Links the legal entity this site belongs to. | → Organization · several records |
| Address | Linked records | Links the postal address of this site. | → Address · several records |
| Tags | Linked records | Links optional labels from the shared Core Tags catalog. | → Tag · several records |
Example (fictitious)
Example Roofing LLC opens an “Austin office”: one Branch row links the company as Parent Organization and the Austin Address, with Lifecycle Status Active.
Use by other systems
No other system mirrors this table.