# VariableBindingDefinitionType (Complex Type)

### Namespace: http://midpoint.evolveum.com/xml/ns/public/common/common-3

Definition of variable which is bound to the property. This is used for mapping sources and targets or similar definitions that can work on properties of objects. It is designed to handle relativistic behavior.

Item Summary
Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
name | property QName | [0,1] |
description | property string | [0,1] | Free-form textual description of the object.
path | property ItemPathType | [0,1] | Path of the item (property) that is the target of the binding.
set | property ValueSetDefinitionType | [0,1] | Definition of the set of values for this variable.
type | property QName | [0,1] | Type override.

- ### Items

  - #### name

    Flags: RAM,runtime

    Multiplicity: [0,1]

  - #### description

    Flags: RAM,runtime

    Multiplicity: [0,1]

    Free-form textual description of the object. It is supposed to describe the object or a construct that it is attached to.

    Anything that the system administrator wants may be here. The system will not interpret the information except for displaying it and allow user to edit it.

  - #### path

    Flags: RAM,runtime

    Multiplicity: [0,1]

    Path of the item (property) that is the target of the binding. This is the item which is source/target of the mapping or which is used for the form field. The path may not be specified if it can be inferred by other means (e.g. using default source or target definitions). But even in a case that the path is default we may still want to define other aspects of the binding, e.g. the value set or type override.

  - #### set

    Flags: RAM,runtime

    Multiplicity: [0,1]

    Definition of the set of values for this variable. The variable definition will be valid only for those variable. The evaluation of the set depends on the context that the definition is used. E.g. if the set is used in mapping source then it defines the domain of the expression. If it used in the mapping target definition then it defines range of the expression. Etc.

  - #### type

    Flags: RAM,runtime

    Multiplicity: [0,1]

    Type override. Normally the field type will be determined by the type of backing item. This field can be used as type override if a different presentation is required. NOT IMPLEMENTED YET