nocodb/packages/noco-docs/content/en/setup-and-usages/lookup.md

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## Lookup

### Example organization structure
  
Consider an organization with
- 5 departments (company departments), each department has a team name & associated team code. Each `Team` **has many** `Employees` - relationship has been defined using `LinkToAnotherRecord` column
- 5 employees working at different departments
  
  
![Screenshot 2022-09-09 at 12 57 32 PM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/86527202/189295738-a4197818-f7d7-4769-acad-13b6d05afe7e.png)
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Now, let's explore procedure to retrieve team-code information in Employee table using **LOOKUP** columns

### Configuring a lookup column
#### 1. Add new column : Click on '+' icon to the left of column headers in Employee table
#### 2. Feed column name
#### 3. Select column type as 'Lookup'
#### 4. Choose child table
#### 5. Select child column
#### 6. Click on 'Save'

![Screenshot 2022-09-09 at 12 21 13 PM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/86527202/189291720-642a6a96-0b3d-4eaa-886a-20d33a967644.png)


Required information is now populated in the newly created column
  
![Screenshot 2022-09-09 at 12 26 06 PM](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/86527202/189291679-09503e32-9146-41fa-b28c-d900f2dc35a4.png)
  
  
## Additional notes
- Nested 'Lookup' supported: a Lookup field can have its child column datatype as Lookup (or Rollup).