--- schema_version: "1" id: e1ce83f419c8206093714b814a87e2e2003ea273ed9d2910619d98e8221c3cea title: ProviderAffiliation collection: legacydeveloper version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/legacydeveloper/current/en-us/life_sciences_dev_guide/sforce_api_objects_provideraffiliation.md canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.life_sciences_dev_guide.meta/life_sciences_dev_guide/sforce_api_objects_provideraffiliation.htm source_site: developer.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: fec942da3eeb8df5f3b8a25342e16b45ab40fcc48102bc086e987637f7ff6b5d description: Represents the relationship between two healthcare professionals or healthcare organizations. This object is available in API version 65.0 and later. --- # ProviderAffiliation Represents the relationship between two healthcare professionals or healthcare organizations. This object is available in API version 65.0 and later. ## Supported Calls create(), delete(), describeLayout(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), search(), undelete(), update(), upsert() ## Fields ### AccountId - **Type**: reference - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update - **Description**: The ID of the from account of the provider affiliation. This field is a relationship field. - **Relationship Name**: Account - **Refers To**: Account ### AccountName - **Type**: string - **Properties**: Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort - **Description**: The name of the account. ### AffiliationStrengthType - **Type**: picklist - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update - **Description**: Indicates the strength of the affiliation between the two accounts. - **Possible values**: - High - Low - Medium ### AffiliationTitle - **Type**: picklist - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update - **Description**: The title associated with the provider affiliation record. ### AffiliationType - **Type**: picklist - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update - **Description**: Indicates the nature of the affiliation between accounts. - **Possible values**: - Hard - Soft ### CareSpecialtyId - **Type**: reference - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update - **Description**: The ID of the care specialty associated with the provider affiliation. This field is a relationship field. - **Relationship Name**: CareSpecialty - **Refers To**: CareSpecialty ### EffectiveEndDate - **Type**: date - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update - **Description**: The date from which the affiliation is no longer effective. ### EffectiveStartDate - **Type**: date - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update - **Description**: The date from which the affiliation becomes effective. ### InfluenceType - **Type**: picklist - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update - **Description**: The direction of the affiliation between accounts. - **Possible values**: - Bidirectional - Neutral - Unidirectional ### IsAccountPersonAccount - **Type**: boolean - **Properties**: Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort - **Description**: Indicates whether the account is of person account type (true) or not (false). - **Default value**: false ### IsActive - **Type**: boolean - **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update - **Description**: Indicates whether the provider affiliation record is active (true) or not (false). - **Default value**: false ### IsAutogenerated - **Type**: boolean - **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update - **Description**: Indicates whether the provider affiliation record is automatically generated. - **Default value**: false ### IsInstitutionDoctorAffl - **Type**: boolean - **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update - **Description**: Indicates whether the healthcare provider and their affiliated facility are managed as a single account in specific markets. - **Default value**: false ### IsPrimary - **Type**: boolean - **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update - **Description**: Indicates whether the affiliation is the primary affiliation between the healthcare provider and healthcare organization. - **Default value**: false ### IsRelatedAccountPersonAccount - **Type**: boolean - **Properties**: Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Sort - **Description**: Indicates whether the related account is of person account type (true) or not (false). - **Default value**: false ### LastReferencedDate - **Type**: dateTime - **Properties**: Filter, Nillable, Sort - **Description**: The timestamp for when the current user last viewed a record related to this record. ### LastViewedDate - **Type**: dateTime - **Properties**: Filter, Nillable, Sort - **Description**: The timestamp for when the current user last viewed this record. If this value is null, it’s possible that this record was referenced (LastReferencedDate) and not viewed. ### Name - **Type**: string - **Properties**: Autonumber, Defaulted on create, Filter, idLookup, Sort - **Description**: The name of the provider affiliation. ### 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 ### RelatedAccountId - **Type**: reference - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Sort, Update - **Description**: The ID of the destination or to account of the provider affiliation. This field is a relationship field. - **Relationship Name**: RelatedAccount - **Refers To**: Account ### RelatedAccountName - **Type**: string - **Properties**: Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort - **Description**: The name of the related account. ### RelatedInverseRecordId - **Type**: reference - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update - **Description**: The inverse or reciprocal affiliation between accounts. This field is a relationship field. - **Relationship Name**: RelatedInverseRecord - **Refers To**: ProviderAffiliation ### Role - **Type**: picklist - **Properties**: Create, Defaulted on create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update - **Description**: The role of the affiliation between two accounts. - **Default value**: Employ - **Possible values**: - Consulting - Employ ### SourceSystemIdentifier - **Type**: string - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, idLookup, Nillable, Sort, Update - **Description**: The ID of the record in the external system. ### SourceSystemName - **Type**: string - **Properties**: Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update - **Description**: The name of the external system that generated the record. ## Associated Objects This object has the following associated objects. If the API version isn’t specified, they’re available in the same API versions as this object. Otherwise, they’re available in the specified API version and later. [ProviderAffiliationChangeEvent](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.life_sciences_dev_guide.meta/life_sciences_dev_guide/sforce_api_associated_objects_change_event.htm "A StandardObjectNameChangeEvent object is available for each object that supports Change Data Capture. You can subscribe to a stream of change events using Change Data Capture to receive data tied to record changes in Salesforce. Changes include record creation, updates to an existing record, deletion of a record, and undeletion of a record. A change event isn’t a Salesforce object—it doesn’t support CRUD operations or queries. It’s included in the object reference so you can discover which Salesforce objects support change events.") Change events are available for the object. [ProviderAffiliationFeed](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.life_sciences_dev_guide.meta/life_sciences_dev_guide/sforce_api_associated_objects_feed.htm "StandardObjectNameFeed is the model for all feed objects associated with standard objects. These objects represent the posts and feed-tracked changes of a standard object.") Feed tracking is available for the object. [ProviderAffiliationHistory](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.life_sciences_dev_guide.meta/life_sciences_dev_guide/sforce_api_associated_objects_history.htm "StandardObjectNameHistory is the model for all history objects associated with standard objects. These objects represent the history of changes to the values in the fields of a standard object.") History is available for tracked fields of the object. [ProviderAffiliationOwnerSharingRule](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.life_sciences_dev_guide.meta/life_sciences_dev_guide/sforce_api_associated_objects_ownersharingrule.htm "StandardObjectNameOwnerSharingRule is the model for all owner sharing rule objects associated with standard objects. These objects represent a rule for sharing a standard object with users other than the owner.") Sharing rules are available for the object. [ProviderAffiliationShare](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.life_sciences_dev_guide.meta/life_sciences_dev_guide/sforce_api_associated_objects_share.htm "StandardObjectNameShare is the model for all share objects associated with standard objects. These objects represent a sharing entry on the standard object.") Sharing is available for the object.