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title: BusinessLicense
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description: Represents the licenses of a party role like healthcare provider or producer.
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# BusinessLicense

Represents the licenses of a party role like healthcare provider or producer.

## Special Access Rules

In Health Cloud, this object is available in API version 46.0 and later.

## Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeLayout(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), search(), undelete(), update(), upsert()

## Fields

### AccountId

- **Type**: reference
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The ID of the organization holding the license. This field is a relationship field.
- **Relationship Name**: Account
- **Refers To**: Account

### ContactId

- **Type**: reference
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The ID of the person who holds the license and is listed as a contact. This field is a relationship field.
- **Relationship Name**: Contact
- **Refers To**: Contact

### Description

- **Type**: string
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Description of the license.

### HealthcareProviderId

- **Type**: reference
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The ID of the Healthcare Provider who holds this license. This field is a relationship field. This field is a lookup to HealthcareProvider.
- **Relationship Name**: HealthcareProvider
- **Refers To**: HealthcareProvider

### Identifier

- **Type**: string
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, idLookup, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Issuer's ID for the licensee. This field is unique within your organization.

### IsActive

- **Type**: boolean
- **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Indicates whether the license is active (true) or not (false).
- **Default value**: false

### IsPrimaryLicense

- **Type**: boolean
- **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Indicates if the license is the primary license.
- **Default value**: false

### IssueDate

- **Type**: date
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The date the license or certification was issued.

### Issuer

- **Type**: string
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: License issuer's name.

### JurisdictionCountry

- **Type**: string
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Country where license is valid.

### JurisdictionOther

- **Type**: string
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Name of other jurisdiction.

### JurisdictionState

- **Type**: string
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: State where license is valid.

### JurisdictionType

- **Type**: picklist
- **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Jurisdiction for the license.
- **Default value**: STATE
- **Possible values**:
    - COUNTRY
    - COUNTY
    - PROVINCE
    - STATE

### LicenseClass

- **Type**: picklist
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The class that the distributor’s license belongs to.
    
    In Health Cloud, this field is available from API version 48.0 and later.
- **Possible values**:
    - APN - Advanced Practice Nurse
    - LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse
    - MD - Medical Doctor (MD)
    - PC - Professional Counselor
    - PT - Physical Therapist

### LicenseNumber

- **Type**: string
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The number of the license.

### Name

- **Type**: string
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Name of the business or professional license.

### OwnerId

- **Type**: reference
- **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The ID of the user who owns this record. This field is a polymorphic relationship field.
- **Relationship Name**: Owner
- **Refers To**: Group, User

### PeriodEnd

- **Type**: dateTime
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: License's expiration date.

### PeriodStart

- **Type**: dateTime
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: License's effective start date.

### SourceSystemUpdateDate

- **Type**: date
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Represents the date when the record was last updated in the source system.

### Status

- **Type**: picklist
- **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Current status of the license.
- **Default value**: Inactive
- **Possible values**:
    - Draft
    - Inactive
    - Revoked
    - Verified

### UserId

- **Type**: reference
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: The person who holds the license and is listed as a user. This field is a relationship field.
- **Relationship Name**: User
- **Refers To**: User

### VerificationStatus

- **Type**: picklist
- **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: Current status for the license.
- **Default value**: Authorized
- **Possible values**:
    - Authorized

### VerifiedDate

- **Type**: date
- **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update
- **Description**: License was validated on this date.

## Associated Objects

This object has the following associated objects. Unless noted, they are available in the same API version as this object.

[BusinessLicenseFeed](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.264.0.health_cloud_object_reference.meta/health_cloud_object_reference/sforce_api_associated_objects_feed.htm "HTML (New Window)")

Feed tracking is available for the object.

[BusinessLicenseHistory](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.264.0.health_cloud_object_reference.meta/health_cloud_object_reference/sforce_api_associated_objects_history.htm "HTML (New Window)")

History is available for tracked fields of the object.

[BusinessLicenseOwnerSharingRule](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.264.0.health_cloud_object_reference.meta/health_cloud_object_reference/sforce_api_associated_objects_ownersharingrule.htm "HTML (New Window)")

Sharing rules are available for the object.

[BusinessLicenseShare](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.264.0.health_cloud_object_reference.meta/health_cloud_object_reference/sforce_api_associated_objects_share.htm "HTML (New Window)")

Sharing is available for the object.