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What is the difference between SIBLINGS and TWINS in IMS-DB
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Answer / lokesh
Siblings:
occurrences of different segment types under a parent
Twin:
all occurrences (2 or more) Of a segment type
under a parent
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Answer / duvva
Siblings are the segments that are dependent on a parent
segment. Twins are those segments which share the same
parent.
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