External Identities

Object

Data Type	Field Name	Description	Purpose	Rules	Disposition
ExternalID	ExternalID	Each external system concerned with the parent object can keep track of its own system identity for the object with the ExternalID property of a class.	A class used to group together the properties describing all the external systems concerned with the parent object.	Zero to many Only one ExternalID per Integration. These should only be used for identity resolution between SyncHive and integrations The combination of externalID and externalSystemCode must form a unique key. An integration can write the externalID for another integration. An integration will only receive its own external ID. An integration can refer to other integration external ID’s when sending inbound data.

Properties

Data Type	Field Name	Description	Purpose	Rules
String	externalID	A unique identifier for this object as it exists in the external system referred to by the externalSystemCode.	To allow for identity resolution between of object and data between external systems.	One only
String	externalSystemCode	A unique identifier for the external system. Currently the integration key	Used to identify one of the external systems referencing this object.	One only
String	internalType	Identifies the object type of the parent object in the platform		One only