# Newb trying to figure out ActiveRecord relationships **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 30, 2007, 10:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newb-trying-to-figure-out-activerecord-relationships/105539 "2007-05-30T22:20:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tayknight](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/da6949/32.png) [@tayknight](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tayknight)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 10:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newb-trying-to-figure-out-activerecord-relationships/105539/1 "2007-05-30T22:20:26Z")
3 tables. item, brand, commercial ## item id name brand\_id name ## brand id name ## commercial id item\_id The idea is that a commercial will have one item. each item will have brand. and a brand may have zero to many items. I can’t figure out how to make the relationships for my models. Eventually, i’d like to be able to show a brand name from a commercial’s view. ---
**Author:** ![tayknight](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/da6949/32.png) [@tayknight](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tayknight)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 11:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newb-trying-to-figure-out-activerecord-relationships/105539/2 "2007-05-30T23:18:39Z")
## Item belongs\_to :brand has\_one :commercial ## Brand has\_many :items ## Commercial belongs\_to :item Michael ---
**Author:** ![tayknight](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/da6949/32.png) [@tayknight](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tayknight)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newb-trying-to-figure-out-activerecord-relationships/105539/3 "2007-05-30T23:39:41Z")
Thanks, Michael. That worked perfectly. For some reason I had all the relationships exactly backwards.