Properties
This table lists the whole set of properties contained into this data type.
Some properties are "native", and have a single serialization format.
Some properties are "polymorphic", and can be serialized/deserialized using multiple formats (known as "styles")
| Name | Kind | Description |
|---|---|---|
| checkList | native | Check List |
| columns | native | The columns list of the current database. |
| createdById | native | Creato da The creator of the entity |
| createdDate | native | Data creazione The creation date for the entity |
| externalReference | polymorphic | External Reference |
| externalReferences | native | Campi aggiuntivi The external references linked to current object |
| groups | native | Gruppo The groups of the object |
| id | native | |
| isActivityProfile | native | ActivityProfile |
| isCampaignDB | native | DB per campagna DB per campaign |
| isCatalogProfile | native | CatalogProfile |
| isCompanyProfile | native | CompanyProfile |
| isContactProfile | native | ContactProfile |
| isContractProfile | native | RollingStockProfile |
| isCrossActivity | native | |
| isCrossCatalog | native | |
| isCrossCategory | native | |
| isCrossCompany | native | |
| isCrossContact | native | |
| isCrossContract | native | |
| isCrossContractTypeOfService | native | |
| isCrossEvent | native | |
| isCrossJobOrder | native | |
| isCrossJobOrderTask | native | |
| isCrossLead | native | |
| isCrossOpportunity | native | |
| isCrossRollCatalog | native | |
| isCrossRollingStock | native | |
| isCrossTicket | native | |
| isEventProfile | native | EventProfile |
| isJobOrderProfile | native | JobOrderProfile |
| isJobOrderTaskProfile | native | JobOrderTaskProfile |
| isLeadProfile | native | LeadProfile |
| isOpportunityProfile | native | OpportunityProfile |
| isRollingStockProfile | native | RollingStockProfile |
| isTicketProfile | native | TicketProfile |
| lastModifiedById | native | Modificato da The last modified by id |
| lastModifiedDate | native | Data modifica The last modified date |
| layoutStudioSchema | native | |
| localizings | native | Descrizioni in lingua The localizing strings for current object |
| name | native | Database The label name of the Tustena db table |
| ownerId | polymorphic | Proprietario The owner of the entity |
| readOnlyGroups | native | Gruppi di visualizzazione The list of id belonging to the groups property having just read-only permissions on the object |
| rows | native | The DatabaseRows list of the current database |
| tags | polymorphic | |
| useAsOperationList | native | Use As Operation List |
checkList
Check List
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | CheckList |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
columns
The columns list of the current database.
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | Columns |
| Physical property type | array of DatabaseColumnDTO |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | NO |
| Is Enumerable | YES |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
createdById
Creato da
The creator of the entity
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | CreatedById |
| Physical property type | int |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | YES - OData example: $filter=createdById eq 123 |
| Is Enum | NO |
| Foreign Key |
|
createdDate
Data creazione
The creation date for the entity
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externalReference
External Reference
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | ExternalReference |
| Physical property type | string |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | YES |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
Polymorphic styles for version 'v1'
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Crm-ExternalReferenceStyle: Full
| Style name | Serialized as |
|---|---|
| Full | string |
| None | string |
externalReferences
Campi aggiuntivi
The external references linked to current object
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | ExternalReferences |
| Physical property type | array of ExternalReferencesDTO |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | NO |
| Is Enumerable | YES |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
| Max value | -1 |
groups
Gruppo
The groups of the object
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | Groups |
| Physical property type | array of long |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | NO |
| Is Enumerable | YES |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
id
This property contains the primary key of the object inside the system. It can be used to universally identify the record containing all the object's data
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isActivityProfile
ActivityProfile
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsActivityProfile |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isCampaignDB
DB per campagna
DB per campaign
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsCampaignDB |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isCatalogProfile
CatalogProfile
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsCatalogProfile |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isCompanyProfile
CompanyProfile
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsCompanyProfile |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isContactProfile
ContactProfile
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsContactProfile |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isContractProfile
RollingStockProfile
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsContractProfile |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isCrossActivity
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsCrossActivity |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isCrossCatalog
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsCrossCatalog |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isCrossCategory
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsCrossCategory |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isCrossCompany
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsCrossCompany |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isCrossContact
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsCrossContact |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isCrossContract
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsCrossContract |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isCrossContractTypeOfService
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isCrossEvent
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsCrossEvent |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isCrossJobOrder
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsCrossJobOrder |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isCrossJobOrderTask
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsCrossJobOrderTask |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isCrossLead
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsCrossLead |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isCrossOpportunity
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsCrossOpportunity |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isCrossRollCatalog
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsCrossRollCatalog |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isCrossRollingStock
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsCrossRollingStock |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isCrossTicket
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsCrossTicket |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isEventProfile
EventProfile
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsEventProfile |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isJobOrderProfile
JobOrderProfile
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsJobOrderProfile |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isJobOrderTaskProfile
JobOrderTaskProfile
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsJobOrderTaskProfile |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isLeadProfile
LeadProfile
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Features
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsLeadProfile |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isOpportunityProfile
OpportunityProfile
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Features
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsOpportunityProfile |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isRollingStockProfile
RollingStockProfile
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Features
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsRollingStockProfile |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
isTicketProfile
TicketProfile
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Features
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | IsTicketProfile |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
lastModifiedById
Modificato da
The last modified by id
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | LastModifiedById |
| Physical property type | int |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | YES - OData example: $filter=lastModifiedById eq 123 |
| Is Enum | NO |
| Foreign Key |
|
lastModifiedDate
Data modifica
The last modified date
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Features
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layoutStudioSchema
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Features
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | LayoutStudioSchema |
| Physical property type | array of CloudLayoutStudioTabDTO |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | NO |
| Is Enumerable | YES |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
localizings
Descrizioni in lingua
The localizing strings for current object
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Features
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | Localizings |
| Physical property type | array of LocalizingDTO |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | NO |
| Is Enumerable | YES |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
name
Database
The label name of the Tustena db table
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ownerId
Proprietario
The owner of the entity
This polymorphic property is a foreign key, and refers to the account ID of the owner of this object.
Multiple serialization styles are available (see the section below).
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Features
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | OwnerId |
| Physical property type | int |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | YES |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | NO |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | YES - OData example: $filter=ownerId eq 123 |
| Is Enum | NO |
| Foreign Key |
|
Polymorphic styles for version 'v1'
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Crm-OwnerIdStyle: AdaptiveExternalReference
| Style name | Serialized as |
|---|---|
| AdaptiveExternalReference | string |
| AdaptiveStringOnlyUserAccount | string |
| AdaptiveUserAccount | string |
| FlattenedExpansion | FlattenedExpansionSchema |
| Id | int |
| StrictEmail | string |
readOnlyGroups
Gruppi di visualizzazione
The list of id belonging to the groups property having just read-only permissions on the object
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Features
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rows
The DatabaseRows list of the current database
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Features
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | Rows |
| Physical property type | array of DatabaseRowDTO |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | NO |
| Is Enumerable | YES |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
tags
This polymorphic property is an array of tags (textual labels) associated to the object.
For details on using the different serialization/deserialization styles, refer to the section below "Polymorphic styles"
OData searches
You can use this property as a filter condition in an OData expression via the eq operator and the startswith, endswith functions.
Examples:
'eq' -> GET: /api/{version}/Company/Search?$filter=tags eq 'category'
'startswith' -> GET: /api/{version}/Company/Search?$filter=startswith(tags,'te')
'endswith' -> GET: /api/{version}/Company/Search?$filter=endswith(tags,'ro')
Complex example -> GET: /api/{version}/Company/Search?$filter=startswith(tags,'te') or endswith(tags,'ro') &$orderby=id asc&$top=10&$skip=0&$select=id,companyName,billed,tags
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Features
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | Tags |
| Physical property type | array of long |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | YES |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | YES |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
Polymorphic styles for version 'v1'
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Crm-TagsStyle: AdaptiveCsv
| Style name | Serialized as |
|---|---|
| AdaptiveCsv | string |
| AdaptiveExternalReference | string |
| AdaptiveName | string |
| AdaptiveStringOnlyName | string |
| Csv | string |
| CsvOfIds | string |
| CsvOfNames | string |
| Id | int |
useAsOperationList
Use As Operation List
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Features
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| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Physical property name | UseAsOperationList |
| Physical property type | bool |
| Is Required | NO |
| Is Polymorphic | NO |
| Is Nullable | NO |
| Is Logical Primitive | YES |
| Is Enumerable | NO |
| Is Searchable | NO |
| Is Enum | NO |
Schema
The following table contains the main schema information about this data type.
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | object |
| Required: |
Polymorphic Schema
The polymorphic schema describe how the object is serialized and deserialized by the Web API pipeline.
Some properties are "native", and have a single serialization format.
Some properties are "polymorphic", and can be serialized/deserialized using multiple formats (known as "styles")