Relationships in Qik let you connect profiles to each other to represent real-world connections between people. This helps you understand family structures, social connections, and organisational groupings at a glance.
Qik supports the following relationship types:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Married or partnered relationship |
| Parent | Parent of the connected profile |
| Child | Child of the connected profile |
| Grandparent | Grandparent of the connected profile |
| Grandchild | Grandchild of the connected profile |
| Sibling | Brother or sister |
| Cousin | Cousin relationship |
| Friend | Friendship connection |
| Aunt / Uncle | Aunt or uncle of the connected profile |
| Niece / Nephew | Niece or nephew of the connected profile |
Navigate to the profile you want to create a relationship from. Open it in edit view.
On the profile page, look for the Relationships section or tab. This shows any existing relationships the profile has.
Click Add Relationship and provide:
Save the relationship. Both profiles will now show the connection in their relationships section.
When you create a relationship, both profiles are linked together. The relationship record stores references to both the "from" and "to" profiles. This means if you add "Jane" as a spouse of "John", you can see this relationship from either Jane's or John's profile.
A profile can have any number of relationships. A person might be a spouse to one profile, a parent to two others, and a sibling to another — all at the same time.
Relationships for a profile are displayed on the profile's detail page. You can see:
To remove a relationship, find it in the profile's relationships section and delete it. This removes the connection from both profiles.