Object elements and attributes

An object element contains elements for the object fields. Each object element can contain one or more attributes.

The following table lists the attributes that can apply to an object element. Attribute names and values are case-sensitive. All attributes are optional.

Attribute	Description	Type	Applicable to
`action`	This value is derived from the action attribute of the primary object within the message. For outbound messages, this attribute is for informational purposes only. For inbound messages, the processing logic uses this value only for the Sync operation. For other operations, this value is ignored.	ProcessingActionType	All input and output operations
`relationship`	Identifies the relationship that the system uses to retrieve the object using the parent object.	string	All input and output operations
`deleteForInsert`	Identifies a child object that must be deleted before reinserting. This attribute applies only to inbound messages where the operation is Sync and the action is Change.	string	All input and output operations

Attribute

Description

Type

Applicable to

action

This value is derived from the action attribute of the primary object within the message. For outbound messages, this attribute is for informational purposes only.

For inbound messages, the processing logic uses this value only for the Sync operation. For other operations, this value is ignored.

ProcessingActionType

All input and output operations

relationship

Identifies the relationship that the system uses to retrieve the object using the parent object.

string

All input and output operations

deleteForInsert

Identifies a child object that must be deleted before reinserting. This attribute applies only to inbound messages where the operation is Sync and the action is Change.

string

All input and output operations