# DefinitionType (Complex Type)

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

Common elements for all definitions.

Item Summary
Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
name | property QName | [1,1] | Name of the item.
displayName | property string | [0,1] | Human readable name.
help | property string | [0,1] | Help text for the displayed item.
documentation | property string | [0,1] | Technical documentation for a particular object or construct.
displayOrder | property int | [0,1] | Order of element.
displayHint | property DisplayHintType | [0,1] | Enumeration annotation that specifies how the item should be displayed.
lifecycleState | property string | [0,1] | Lifecycle state of the object.

- ### Items

  - #### name

    Flags: RAM,runtime

    Multiplicity: [1,1]

    Name of the item.

  - #### displayName

    Flags: RAM,runtime

    Multiplicity: [0,1]

    Human readable name. This name may be displayed in tools and GUIs to provide more pleasant user experience, as the XML data type names or object names may look quite frightening.

    The "displayName" should contain a value that is readable for almost any user. It is never used in the "logic", it is used only for display purposes.

    The use of national characters is in "displayName" is fully supported.

    DisplayName is reused in several location, but the meaning is still the same.

  - #### help

    Flags: RAM,runtime

    Multiplicity: [0,1]

    Help text for the displayed item. Help text is usually displayed when the user clicks on help/information icon. This may be a longer text (several sentences).

    This is equivalent to "help" schema annotation.

  - #### documentation

    Flags: RAM,runtime

    Multiplicity: [0,1]

    Technical documentation for a particular object or construct.

    The purpose of this element is to document system configuration and behavior. The documentation will not be presented to end users. In fact, it will probably not be presented at all in midPoint user interface. This documentation element is supposed to be a part of the technical documentation of midPoint deployment. The tools than generate deployment configuration will look for these elements and combine them to compiled documentation document.

    AsciiDoc formatting is assumed for this element. Any leading or trailing whitespace is skipped. Indentation equivalent to he indentation of the first non-blank line of text is also skipped.

  - #### displayOrder

    Flags: RAM,runtime

    Multiplicity: [0,1]

    Order of element.

  - #### displayHint

    Flags: RAM,runtime,AVals:5

    Multiplicity: [0,1]

    Enumeration annotation that specifies how the item should be displayed.

  - #### lifecycleState

    Flags: RAM,runtime

    Multiplicity: [0,1]

    Lifecycle state of the object. This property defines whether the object represents proposed definition, whether it is active, deprecated and archived. Only this values is supported. You can change value to next in order but not back. See "Object Lifecycle" in the documentation.