# When did Relocates start?

**URL:** <https://forum.aousd.org/t/when-did-relocates-start/2371>\
**Category:** USD\
**Tags:** beginner, composition\
**Created:** [April 12, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.aousd.org/t/when-did-relocates-start/2371 "2025-04-12T01:06:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SteveHwan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@SteveHwan](https://forum.aousd.org/u/SteveHwan)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.aousd.org/t/when-did-relocates-start/2371/1 "2025-04-12T01:06:19Z")

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Hey, when did the Relocates composition arc start?

I was just reading some of the docs that referred to LIVERPS, and I could swear that it was just LIVRPS. But sure enough, there’s an entire r(E)locates composition arc I’ve never heard of. (I know - that’s on me)

Just wondering when(or what version) did Relocates start?

It feels kind of like Reference? I’m studying the Glossary now, trying to wrap my head around it.

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**Author:** ![dhruvgovil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.aousd.org/dhruvgovil/32/3_2.png) [@dhruvgovil](https://forum.aousd.org/u/dhruvgovil)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.aousd.org/t/when-did-relocates-start/2371/2 "2025-04-12T14:35:21Z")

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I believe they were introduced in 24.8 if memory serves

They’re not really references, but you can consider them like a modifier on composition arcs, such that if something would have initially come in under /foo/bar, they can get remapped to /foo/spam instead or whatever mapping you choose.

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**Author:** ![spiff](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.aousd.org/spiff/32/22_2.png) [@spiff](https://forum.aousd.org/u/spiff)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.aousd.org/t/when-did-relocates-start/2371/3 "2025-04-14T22:54:18Z")

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You;ll find a fuller discussion of relocates in the [Namespace Editing User Guide](https://openusd.org/release/user_guides/namespace_editing.html#), @SteveHwan .

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**Author:** ![dsyu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.aousd.org/dsyu/32/35_2.png) [@dsyu](https://forum.aousd.org/u/dsyu)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.aousd.org/t/when-did-relocates-start/2371/4 "2025-04-16T21:35:09Z")

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Another doc source for more details is at: [USD Terms and Concepts — Universal Scene Description 25.02 documentation](https://openusd.org/release/glossary.html#relocates)