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Deduplicate mention of related features in Identify Results
There was already a section relative to referenced feature, so let's merge with referencing features instead of a new paragraph about both
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docs/user_manual/introduction/general_tools.rst

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to identify features from.
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If only a single feature is under the mouse, then the results are automatically displayed.
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.. _identify_toolbar:
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* In the upper part of the :guilabel:`Identify Results` dialog,
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a frame shows the :ref:`information <identified_information>` returned by features
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as a table, a graph or a tree, depending on the :ref:`selected view <identify_view>`.

docs/user_manual/working_with_vector/attribute_table.rst

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in the layer's properties dialog (see :ref:`actions_menu`).
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* **Data attributes**: This is the list of attribute fields and values for the
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feature that has been clicked.
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* information about the related child feature if you defined a :ref:`relation <vector_relations>`:
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* When a vector layer has defined :ref:`relations <vector_relations>`,
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the :guilabel:`Identify Results` panel can display both **referenced**
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and **referencing** related features.
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To view these relations, ensure that the :guilabel:`Show relations` option
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is enabled in the :ref:`Identify Settings <identify_toolbar>`.
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Available information for each related feature include:
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* the name of the relation
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* the entry in reference field, e.g. the name of the related child feature
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* **Data attributes**: This is the list of attributes fields and values of the
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related child feature.
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When a vector layer has defined :ref:`relations <vector_relations>`, the :guilabel:`Identify Results` panel
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can display both **referenced** and **referencing** related features.
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To view these relations, ensure that the :guilabel:`Show relations` option is enabled in the :ref:`Identify Settings <identify_view>`.
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You can expand related features to explore connected records through multiple levels,
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including many-to-many (n:m) and polymorphic relations.
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Only nodes you explicitly expand are loaded, preventing excessive nesting.
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To focus on a specific related record, right-click it and choose :guilabel:`Identify Feature`.
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This re-centers the identify results on the selected feature, starting a new identification tree from it
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and effectively limiting the visible nesting depth.
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Features already shown in ancestor nodes are automatically omitted to avoid duplicates or circular relations.
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* the entry in the referenced or referencing field, identifying the feature
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* the list of attribute fields and values
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You can expand related features to explore connected records
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through multiple levels, including many-to-many (n:m) and polymorphic relations.
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Only nodes you explicitly expand are loaded, preventing excessive nesting.
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To focus on a specific related record, right-click it and choose :guilabel:`Identify Feature`.
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This re-centers the identify results on the selected feature,
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starting a new identification tree from it and effectively limiting the visible nesting depth.
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Features already shown in ancestor nodes are automatically omitted
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to avoid duplicates or circular relations.
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