--- title: Company Hierarchy Rules and Limitations | Makula Help Center description: Makula Help Center --- [Skip to content](https://help.makula.io/en/company-hierarchy-rules-and-limitations-makula-help-center#main-content) English Show submenu for translations Makula Technology GmbH Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - Contact us Contact us How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Makula Help Center](https://help.makula.io/en?hsLang=en) 2. [Field Service](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en) 3. [Customer Management](https://help.makula.io/en/field-service?hsLang=en#customer-management) # Company Hierarchy Rules and Limitations | Makula Help Center ### Company Hierarchy Rules and Limitations Learn which company relationships are not allowed and what to do before deleting a company in Makula. Written by George Newman Updated over a week ago ### What relationships are not allowed? - A company cannot be its own parent. - A company cannot be placed under one of its own sub companies, at any level. This prevents circular hierarchies. - When you join two existing hierarchies, for example by placing one company's whole hierarchy under another, the combined structure is checked for circular relationships. A company cannot be its own parent. A company cannot be placed under one of its own sub companies, at any level. This prevents circular hierarchies. When you join two existing hierarchies, for example by placing one company's whole hierarchy under another, the combined structure is checked for circular relationships. ### Can I delete a company that has sub companies? No. A company cannot be deleted while it still has sub companies. 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