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title: "Stand Alone Child Troubles"
slug: "stand-alone-child-troubles"
updated: 2026-08-10T20:22:32Z
published: 2026-08-10T20:22:32Z
canonical: "help.idibilling.com/stand-alone-child-troubles"
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# Stand Alone Child Troubles

To view the Child trouble tickets that are linked/assigned to a Parent Stand Alone trouble ticket:

1. In the Edit Stand Alone Trouble Ticket window, click the **Child Troubles (*n*)** tab. This displays all Child trouble tickets that are linked to this Stand Alone trouble ticket.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
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> The number (n) in the **Child Troubles** tab header indicates the number of Child trouble tickets that are assigned to the current Stand Alone trouble ticket. For example - if a Parent Stand Alone trouble ticket has 2 Child trouble tickets, the tab header will be **Child Troubles (2)**. If there are no Child trouble tickets assigned, the tab header will be **Child Troubles (0)**.

From the **Child Troubles** tab, you can:

- Edit a Child trouble ticket, by right-clicking on the Child trouble ticket and selecting **Edit**. See [Editing a Trouble Ticket](/v1/docs/editing-a-trouble-ticket) for more information on editing trouble tickets.
- View the customer data associated with a Child trouble ticket, by right-clicking on the Child trouble ticket and selecting **View Customer**. This displays the Customer window.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
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> This option is not available for Child Global or Child Stand Alone trouble tickets, as Global and Stand Alone trouble tickets are not associated with a specific customer.
- Set the Child trouble ticket to Display on Customer Summary Tab by right-clicking on the Child trouble ticket and selecting **Display on Customer Summary Tab**. See [Setting Trouble Tickets To Retained/Not Retained](/v1/docs/displaying-trouble-tickets-on-the-summary-tab) for more information on retaining trouble tickets.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
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> This option is not available for Child Global or Child Stand Alone trouble tickets, as Global and Stand Alone trouble tickets are not associated with a specific customer.
- Duplicate the Child trouble ticket, by right-clicking on the Child trouble ticket and selecting **Duplicate Trouble Ticket**. See [Duplicating a Trouble Ticket](/v1/docs/duplicating-a-trouble-ticket) for more information.