13.1. Master-Detail Relationships

On every data-entry form, enter records in top-down order. Take the following form as an example,

Figure 13-1. Top-Down Data Entry

enter records in the following order:

  1. Sales#, Sales Date, Customer#, etc. up to Tax#.

  2. Item

  3. Attribute

  4. Deliver-to Location

  5. Sales Order Writeoff