{
  "sections": [
    "title",
    "description",
    "fields",
    "special_access_rules",
    "usage",
    "wsdl_segment",
    "field_reference"
  ],
  "title": "MatchingRuleItem - Data API",
  "description": "Represents criteria used by a matching rule to identify duplicate records. This object is available in API version 33.0 and later.",
  "fields_columns": [
    "type",
    "properties",
    "description",
    "relationship_name",
    "relationship_type",
    "refers_to"
  ],
  "fields": {
    "BlankValueBehavior": {
      "type": "picklist",
      "properties": "Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort",
      "description": "Specifies how blank fields affect whether the fields being compared are considered matches. Valid values are: MatchBlanks NullNotAllowed (default)"
    },
    "Field": {
      "type": "picklist",
      "properties": "Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort",
      "description": "Indicates which field to compare when determining if a record is similar enough to an existing record to be considered a match."
    },
    "MatchingMethod": {
      "type": "picklist",
      "properties": "Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort",
      "description": "Defines how the fields are compared. Choose between the exact matching method and various fuzzy matching methods. Valid values are: Exact FirstName LastName CompanyName Phone City Street Zip Title For details on each matching method, see “Matching Methods Used with Matching Rules” in the Salesforce Help."
    },
    "MatchingRuleId": {
      "type": "reference",
      "properties": "Filter, Group, Sort",
      "description": "The ID for the matching rule. This is a relationship field.",
      "relationship_name": "MatchingRule",
      "relationship_type": "Lookup",
      "refers_to": "MatchingRule"
    },
    "SortOrder": {
      "type": "int",
      "properties": "Filter, Group, Sort",
      "description": "The order of the matching rule items for a matching rule."
    }
  },
  "special_access_rules": "As of Summer ’20 and later, only users with the View Setup and Configuration permission can access this object.",
  "usage": "Use the Salesforce SOAP API to retrieve and view details about MatchingRule and MatchingRuleItem. Use the Salesforce Metadata API to create, update, or delete these objects.",
  "wsdl_segment": "```xml\n<simpleType name=\"ID\">\n  <restriction base=\"xsd:string\">\n    <length value=\"18\"/>\n    <pattern value=\"[a-zA-Z0-9]{18}\"/>\n  </restriction>\n</simpleType>\n<complexType name=\"MatchingRuleItem\">\n  <complexContent>\n    <extension base=\"ens:sObject\">\n      <sequence>\n        <element name=\"BlankValueBehavior\" nillable=\"true\" minOccurs=\"0\" type=\"xsd:string\"/>\n        <element name=\"CreatedBy\" nillable=\"true\" minOccurs=\"0\" type=\"ens:User\"/>\n        <element name=\"CreatedById\" nillable=\"true\" minOccurs=\"0\" type=\"tns:ID\"/>\n        <element name=\"CreatedDate\" nillable=\"true\" minOccurs=\"0\" type=\"xsd:dateTime\"/>\n        <element name=\"Field\" nillable=\"true\" minOccurs=\"0\" type=\"xsd:string\"/>\n        <element name=\"IsDeleted\" nillable=\"true\" minOccurs=\"0\" type=\"xsd:boolean\"/>\n        <element name=\"LastModifiedBy\" nillable=\"true\" minOccurs=\"0\" type=\"ens:User\"/>\n        <element name=\"LastModifiedById\" nillable=\"true\" minOccurs=\"0\" type=\"tns:ID\"/>\n        <element name=\"LastModifiedDate\" nillable=\"true\" minOccurs=\"0\" type=\"xsd:dateTime\"/>\n        <element name=\"MatchingMethod\" nillable=\"true\" minOccurs=\"0\" type=\"xsd:string\"/>\n        <element name=\"MatchingRule\" nillable=\"true\" minOccurs=\"0\" type=\"ens:MatchingRule\"/>\n        <element name=\"MatchingRuleId\" nillable=\"true\" minOccurs=\"0\" type=\"tns:ID\"/>\n        <element name=\"SortOrder\" nillable=\"true\" minOccurs=\"0\" type=\"xsd:int\"/>\n        <element name=\"SystemModstamp\" nillable=\"true\" minOccurs=\"0\" type=\"xsd:dateTime\"/>\n      </sequence>\n    </extension>\n  </complexContent>\n</complexType>\n```",
  "field_reference": {
    "BlankValueBehavior": {
      "field_label": "Blank Value Behavior",
      "type": "picklist",
      "length": "255"
    },
    "CreatedById": {
      "field_label": "Created By ID",
      "type": "reference",
      "length": "18"
    },
    "CreatedDate": {
      "field_label": "Created Date",
      "type": "datetime"
    },
    "Field": {
      "field_label": "Field",
      "type": "picklist",
      "length": "255"
    },
    "Id": {
      "field_label": "Matching Rule Item ID",
      "type": "id",
      "length": "18"
    },
    "IsDeleted": {
      "field_label": "Deleted",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "LastModifiedById": {
      "field_label": "Last Modified By ID",
      "type": "reference",
      "length": "18"
    },
    "LastModifiedDate": {
      "field_label": "Last Modified Date",
      "type": "datetime"
    },
    "MatchingMethod": {
      "field_label": "Custom Object Definition ID",
      "type": "picklist",
      "length": "255"
    },
    "MatchingRuleId": {
      "field_label": "Matching Rule ID",
      "type": "reference",
      "length": "18"
    },
    "SortOrder": {
      "field_label": "Sort Order",
      "type": "int",
      "digits": "9"
    },
    "SystemModstamp": {
      "field_label": "System Modstamp",
      "type": "datetime"
    }
  },
  "field_reference_columns": [
    "field_label",
    "type",
    "length",
    "digits"
  ]
}