Index: data_parent.h
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--- data_parent.h	(revision 9016)
+++ data_parent.h	(revision 9017)
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 	PCB_PARENT_INVALID = 0,  /* invalid or unknown */
 	PCB_PARENT_LAYER,        /* object is on a layer */
 	PCB_PARENT_ELEMENT,      /* object is part of an element */
-	PCB_PARENT_DATA          /* global objects like via */
+	PCB_PARENT_DATA,         /* global objects like via */
+	PCB_PARENT_BOARD         /* directly under a board (typical for pcb_data_t of a board) */
 } pcb_parenttype_t;
 
 /* class is e.g. PCB_OBJ_CLASS_OBJ */
@@ -44,11 +45,13 @@
 	pcb_layer_t    *layer;
 	pcb_data_t     *data;
 	pcb_element_t  *element;
+	pcb_board_t    *board;
 };
 
 #define PCB_PARENT_TYPENAME_layer    PCB_PARENT_LAYER
 #define PCB_PARENT_TYPENAME_data     PCB_PARENT_DATA
 #define PCB_PARENT_TYPENAME_element  PCB_PARENT_ELEMENT
+#define PCB_PARENT_TYPENAME_board    PCB_PARENT_BOARD
 
 #define PCB_SET_PARENT(obj, ptype, parent_ptr) \
 	do { \