# Sources - Relationships Between Companies

JobFront defines and tracks how companies and job boards are connected. We link related entities together with a typed relationship — like marking one company as a subsidiary of another, or flagging two job boards as representing the same employer.

### Relationship Types

| Relationship          | What it means                                                            |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Acquired by**       | Source A was acquired by Source B                                        |
| **Acquires**          | Source A acquired Source B                                               |
| **Subsidiary of**     | Source A is a subsidiary of Source B                                     |
| **Parent company of** | Source A is the parent company of Source B                               |
| **Merged with**       | Source A and Source B merged                                             |
| **Same as**           | Source A and Source B represent the same company on different job boards |
| **Partner of**        | Source A and Source B are partners                                       |
| **Competitor of**     | Source A and Source B are competitors                                    |

Some relationships are directional — "acquired by" and "acquires" describe different sides of the same event. Others like "merged with" and "competitor of" are symmetric.

### How It Works

Each relationship is stored as a directional record connecting two source IDs with a relationship type. When you view relationships for a source, the system checks both sides — so if Source A is linked to Source B, the relationship appears on both sources.

Relationships are independent of other source data. Creating or deleting a relationship doesn't affect the sources themselves, their jobs, or their collection memberships.

### How It Is Used

Currently Relationship links are visualized throughout our app. We can also surface this information via API's or flat files, please connect with us to learn more.


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