# AbstractAssociationMappingType (Complex Type)

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

Inbound or outbound mapping for the association as a whole. See also AbstractMappingType.

Item Summary
Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
name | property string | [0,1] | Short name of the mapping.
expression | property ExpressionType | [0,1] | Alternative representation of the outbound mapping: via explicit expression.

- ### Items

  - #### name

    Flags: RAM,runtime

    Multiplicity: [0,1]

    Short name of the mapping. Used for provenance metadata management and debugging purposes.

  - #### expression

    Flags: RAM,runtime

    Multiplicity: [0,1]

    Alternative representation of the outbound mapping: via explicit expression. Mutually exclusive with partial attribute/objectRef/validation mappings.