If you cannot find your immediate prerequisite (parent node), you need to find the closest (ancestor) prerequisite available within the topic you are working on. Then you will need to bridge the gap between that one and the node you want to propose by proposing other parent (prerequisite) nodes.

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- Check to see if the immediate prerequisite already exists on the map
- Add/link the prerequisites necessary for the information you want to add

Ways to Find/Add Immediate Prerequisites (Parent Nodes)

A node is a parent of another node when it contains direct (immediate) prerequisite information that a user should understand to be able to learn the following node. A node can have multiple parents and can be a parent to multiple nodes. 

Parents of a Node on 1Cademy

A node is an ancestor of another node when it contains indirect prerequisite information that a user should understand to be able to learn the parent nodes. For example, if node A is a parent of node B and node B is a parent of node C, then node A is an ancestor of node C. Any parents or ancestors of node A are also ancestors of node C.

Ancestors of a Node on 1Cademy

Users can use the search feature to look to see if the node containing the immediate prerequisite information they need for the information they want to add to the map already exists. The user can also click through the links in the area they want to add the new information to see if the prerequisite already exists.  

Searching for the Immediate Prerequisite

Add/Link Immediate Prerequisites (Parent Node)

All new child nodes need to be attached to the node that holds the immediate prerequisite information. Users must first find or add the parent node that contains the immediate prerequisite information for the child node they want to add.

1.Find the Immediate Prerequisite (Parent Node)

To edit a node's parent links, first, click on the "View parent and child nodes" button. Then, click on the "Link to an existing parent" button at the bottom right-hand side of the node, above the "cancel" and "propose" buttons. Then, click on the parent you would like to link to.
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To delete a parent link, first, choose a new parent, then click on the garbage can icon below the parent link you would like to delete.

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