the-binding-object-5e467c5.md

The Binding Object

The binding object defines the relation between the requested data and one or more representations. It also defines the mapping of selections made on the UI to OData filter expressions. The binding object has the following format:

{
  "type" : "binding",    //optional
  "id" : "<id>"
  "requiredFilters" : [ "<property name>"* ]
  "representations" : [ <representation>* ],
}

The properties used in the binding object denote the following:

Property	Description
id	Unique ID of type string
requiredFilters	Contract between binding and request; specify the target properties for converting selected data into filter expressions
representations	An array of representation objects.

Related Information

The Representation Object