--- title: Understand parent and child teams description: Everything you need to know about parent and child teams. --- [Skip to content](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/en/knowledge/understand-parent-and-child-teams#main-content) [Request](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [![Ausmed-Organisations-coloured-white](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/hubfs/Ausmed-Organisations-coloured-white.svg)](https://www.ausmed.com.au/organisations/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Request](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - [Submit Help Request](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) [Submit Help Request](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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They're generally recommended for organisations with 50 to 100 staff to mirror lines of reporting.  **Who does this article apply to?** - Users with access to Ausmed's Learning and [Policy Management Systems.](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/en/knowledge/understand-permissions?hsLang=en) - Users with organisation or team manager [permissions](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/en/knowledge/understand-permissions?hsLang=en). **In this article?** - [What are parent and child teams?](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/en/knowledge/understand-parent-and-child-teams#what-are-parent-child) - [How does team membership apply to parent and child teams?](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/en/knowledge/understand-parent-and-child-teams#team-membership) - [Do team managers manage both parent and child teams?](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/en/knowledge/understand-parent-and-child-teams#team-management) --- #### **What are parent and child teams?** Parent and child teams are a way to nest [teams](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/en/knowledge/create-teams?hsLang=en) within teams to reflect the hierarchy and structure of your organisation. They are generally recommended for organisations with 50 to 100 employees to reflect reporting lines.  Only one level of nested teams is supported, which means that a child team cannot be a parent team to another child team. A parent team can have unlimited child teams, but a child team can only belong to one parent team.  ![](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-02%20at%204-18-03%20pm-png.png?width=688&name=Screen%20Shot%202022-06-02%20at%204-18-03%20pm-png.png) --- #### How does team membership apply to parent and child teams? Membership from parent to child teams is not automatic. For example, if a user is a member of the "New South Wales" parent team and someone creates a child team called "Byron Bay," they will not be automatically a team member of "Byron Bay" unless they are added to both teams.   --- #### Do team managers manage both parent and child teams? If you are a team manager for a parent team, your [permission](https://knowledge.organisations.ausmed.com.au/en/knowledge/understand-permissions?hsLang=en) applies to both the parent and its child teams. However, you will only be listed as team manager for the parent unless you are added as team manager for both teams. Conversely, if you are a team manager for a child team, but not the parent team, your permission only applies to the child team and not to the parent team.  ---   If you found this article helpful, let us know by selecting "Yes" or "No" below. 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