<p>{ts}Relationship types describe relationships between people, households and organizations. Relationship types labels describe the relationship from the perspective of each of the two entities (e.g. Parent <-> Child, Employer <-> Employee). For some types of relationships, the labels may be the same in both directions (e.g. Spouse <-> Spouse).{/ts}{$docLink}</p>
<p>{ts}Relationship types describe relationships between people, households and organizations. Relationship types labels describe the relationship from the perspective of each of the two entities (e.g. Parent >-< Child, Employer >-< Employee). For some types of relationships, the labels may be the same in both directions (e.g. Spouse >-< Spouse).{/ts}{$docLink}</p>
<p>{ts1=$customURL}You can define as many additional relationships types as needed to cover the types of relationships you want to track. Once a relationship type is created, you may also define custom fields to extend relationship information for that type from <ahref='%1'>Administer CiviCRM » Custom Data</a>.{/ts}{helpid='id-relationship-types'}</p>