Objecttype

Class: metadata

An object type is a collection of fields that are grouped to capture similar but not identical data within a single object.

Not all objects use object types. Learn about Object Types in Vault Help.

Attribute	Metadata	Description
label	Type: String Required Max length: 40	UI-friendly string in the Vault’s base language.
label_plural	Type: String Required Max length: 40	Plural of the label in the Vault’s base language.
active	Type: Boolean Required	Indicates whether the object type is active.
description	Type: String Max length: 1000	A description of the object type that appears in the Admin UI to assist in object type configuration and is not visible to users.
additional_type_validations	Type: String Max length: 1500 Multi-value	Contains a list of all validation rules for the specified object type.
default_type	Type: Boolean	If true, this is the default object type. Only one object type per object can be set to true. If no value is specified, the default value is false.
summary_fields	Type: String Max length: 1500 Multi-value	Lists the fields to display in the Summary Info panel. For example, field_1__c,field_2__c. Learn more about configuring the Summary Info panel in Vault Help.

Typefield

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An object type is a collection of fields that are grouped to capture similar but not identical data within a single object.

Attribute	Metadata	Description
source	Type: Enum Required Allowed values: standard sample custom application system	The owner of the type. e.g. standard indicates owned by Vault.
required	Type: Boolean	Indicates whether the user must always enter a value
relationship_criteria	Type: Expression Max length: 4000	The VQL used to constrain records in the referenced Object.
pickentries	Type: String Max length: 1500 Multi-value	The picklist values allowed for this field when the record is of this type. (Only valid for Fields of type Picklist)
default_value	Type: String Max length: 3900	The type specific default expression for the field.

Typeaction

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An object type is a collection of fields that are grouped to capture similar but not identical data within a single object.

Attribute	Metadata	Description
action	Type: String Required Max length: 1500	The Objectaction allowed.

Supported Operations

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Operation	Support
Create
Recreate
Alter	*
Drop
Rename
Describe
Generate Recreate
Queryable

Notes:

• Alter: MDL Operation may not be supported for some multi-value attributes.