..  include:: /Includes.rst.txt
..  _columns-inline-properties-foreign-table:

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foreign\_table
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..  confval:: foreign_table
    :name: inline-properties-foreign-table
    :Path: $GLOBALS['TCA'][$table]['columns'][$field]['config']
    :Required: true
    :type: string (table name)
    :Scope: Display  / Proc.

    The table name of the child records is defined here. The table must be configured in :php:`$GLOBALS['TCA']`.