# From Data Policy Records

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Please add any relationships that this policy has with other resources registered in FAIRsharing.

*Please also see the general information regarding our* [*minimal curation requirements*](https://app.gitbook.com/o/-MchtBAOWXh2gO--zz7m/s/-Mcht5-9Lysnv_oQFJJh/~/changes/289/record-sections-and-fields/how-to-update-a-record#minimal-curation-requirements)*.*
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FAIRsharing record relationships allow you to enumerate all of the ways in which your policy is related to other resources within the wider ecosystem of research standards, databases, policies and FAIR assistance components. The corresponding [Relation Graph](https://fairsharing.gitbook.io/fairsharing/about-our-records/relation-graphs) for your record will not only showcase your resource's **interoperability** but also your **collaborations** and **engagement** with your community.

Our goal is to represent your policy as accurately as possible, to showcase its attributes as well as its integration within the broader research landscape. 

## Full list of policy relationships

This table summarises only those relationships available from within Policy records. Other documentation in this section covers [standards](https://fairsharing.gitbook.io/fairsharing/associated-records/from-standards-records), [databases](https://fairsharing.gitbook.io/fairsharing/associated-records/from-database-records), [FAIRassist records](https://fairsharing.gitbook.io/fairsharing/record-sections-and-fields/general-information/registry-type#fairassist), [collections](https://fairsharing.gitbook.io/fairsharing/associated-records/from-collections) and [organisations](https://fairsharing.gitbook.io/fairsharing/associated-records/from-organisations). The *Display Location* column below tells you where each relationship can be found in our record display.

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You may also wish to review the [types of policies](https://fairsharing.gitbook.io/fairsharing/record-sections-and-fields/general-information/registry-type#policies) available in FAIRsharing.
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<table><thead><tr><th width="154.27710843373495">Label</th><th>Restrictions</th><th>Description</th><th>Display location</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><em><strong>related_to</strong></em></td><td><strong>Any policy to any other policy</strong></td><td><strong>This is our most generic relationship, and can be used between most record types. Use this if the more fine-grained relationships are not applicable.</strong></td><td>RELATED POLICIES</td></tr><tr><td><em>extends</em></td><td>A policy to any other policy</td><td>This resource extends or builds upon another 'parent' policy. <em>Policies using this relationship to link to a 'parent' policy recommend both 1) the resources listed directly within the record, and 2) all resources listed in this record's parent policies.</em></td><td>RELATED POLICIES</td></tr><tr><td><em>recommends</em></td><td><em>any policy to any database, standard, or FAIRassist record</em></td><td>A standard, database, or FAIRassist record can be recommended by a data policy</td><td>RELATED STANDARDS,  RELATED DATABASES, or RELATED FAIRASSIST COMPONENTS</td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:red;">deprecates</mark></td><td><mark style="color:red;">Any policy to any other policy of the same type</mark></td><td><mark style="color:red;">The linked resource has been retired as it is no longer active or actively maintained</mark></td><td>RELATED POLICIES</td></tr><tr><td><em>collects</em></td><td><em>any collection to any database, standard, collection, policy, or FAIRassist record</em></td><td><em>This relationship is not accessible from a policy record; however, any collections that include your record will be automatically displayed.</em></td><td>IN COLLECTIONS</td></tr></tbody></table>

You may layer these relationships to more precisely describe what is available to your users. As the maintainer of a record, choose the level of detail that best expresses the relationships your resource has with the wider research landscape.

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Adding your record to another data **policy that recommends** it or a **collection that collects** it requires updates to that policy or collection; such edits cannot be performed in your own record. If you would like your record added to a policy or collection, please [**get in touch**](mailto:contact@fairsharing.org) with our curation team.
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