# MarkingRuleSpecificationType (Complex Type)

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

Information about the marking rule that provided a value for effectiveMarkRef (for shadows).

Item Summary
Name | Type | Multiplicity | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
ruleId | property long | [0,1] | The PCV ID of the marking rule.
transitional | property boolean | [0,1] | Was the mark provision transitional in nature? I.

- ### Items

  - #### ruleId

    Flags: RAM,runtime

    Multiplicity: [0,1]

    Display order:

    The PCV ID of the marking rule.

  - #### transitional

    Flags: RAM,runtime

    Multiplicity: [0,1]

    Display order:

    Was the mark provision transitional in nature? I.e., was that one-time event that is not expected to be repeated? A typical example is a mark for newly discovered shadow. Or, a mark that a particular sensitive object property was changed.