It is controlled by the '''Enable View Parent''' permission available within [[Visibility_Permissions#UTA-level_Visibility_Permissions|UTA Feature and Function Permissions]].
https://wiki.smartsimple.com/index.php?title=Split_Screen&action=edit#
If your role has the permission set against a UTA then when you access a level 2 or 3 record then you will see a small icon along the top of the page.
If you click this icon then the screen splits in 2, with the a read-only version of the parent record exposed on the left side of the screen and the child record on the right of the screen. .
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