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## SequelizeCrudRepository.includeReferencesIfRequested() method

Include related entities of `@referencesMany` relation

referencesMany relation is NOT handled by `sequelizeModel.findAll` as it doesn't have any direct alternative to it, so to include relation data of referencesMany, we're manually fetching related data requested

**Signature:**

```typescript
protected includeReferencesIfRequested(parentEntities: Model<T, T>[], parentEntityClass: typeof Entity, inclusionFilters?: InclusionFilter[]): Promise<(T & Relations)[]>;
```

## Parameters

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Parameter


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Type


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Description


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parentEntities


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Model&lt;T, T&gt;\[\]


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source table data


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parentEntityClass


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typeof Entity


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loopback entity class for the parent entity


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inclusionFilters


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[InclusionFilter](./filter.inclusionfilter.md)<!-- -->\[\]


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_(Optional)_


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**Returns:**

Promise&lt;(T &amp; Relations)\[\]&gt;

entities with related models in them