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# Authorization

An Authorization object is a business object that encapsulates the permissions and credentials necessary for interactions between a specific seller and vendors, all within the scope of a single product. It is associated with the seller via listings and serves as the repository for access control and provisioning data required for the vendor to deliver services or content.

This object contains the following attributes:

<table><thead><tr><th width="153">Field</th><th width="146">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>id</code></td><td>string, <a data-footnote-ref href="#user-content-fn-1">core</a></td><td>(Read-only) The identifier for the authorization. </td></tr><tr><td><code>name</code></td><td>string, core</td><td>The name of the authorization. </td></tr><tr><td><code>externalIds</code></td><td>object, core</td><td>A reference to the <a href="/pages/9jGPmng0BJtdrvILxkzt"><code>externalIds</code></a> object.</td></tr><tr><td><code>eligibility</code></td><td>boolean, core</td><td>Indicates if authorization is enabled for the tier 1 program.</td></tr><tr><td><code>journal</code></td><td>object, core</td><td>Indicates if authorization is enabled for tier 2 program.</td></tr><tr><td><code>currency</code></td><td>string, core</td><td>The currency of the authorization.</td></tr><tr><td><code>notes</code></td><td>string</td><td>(Optional) Notes for the authorization.</td></tr><tr><td><code>product</code></td><td>object</td><td>(Read-only) The <a href="/pages/CeDNDt5ij1heXLy3ADoZ"><code>product</code></a> that the authorization belongs to. </td></tr><tr><td><code>vendor</code></td><td>object</td><td>(Read-only) The vendor <a href="/pages/tq2fdEq8olL6Ahrf4HVR">account</a> to which the authorization belongs.</td></tr><tr><td><code>owner</code></td><td>object</td><td>(Read-only) Represents the SoftwareOne <a href="/pages/PaD34ifytF4C1mG4si0k"><code>seller</code></a> entity. </td></tr><tr><td><code>statistics</code></td><td>object</td><td>(Read-only) Shows statistics related to the authorization. </td></tr><tr><td><code>audit</code></td><td>object</td><td>(Read-only) Represents the <a href="/pages/RnSJqP4ZqAW7vD2MWeVM"><code>audit</code></a> object.</td></tr><tr><td><code>settings</code></td><td>string</td><td>(Optional) The settings value validated as JSON.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Authorization Statistics object

<table><thead><tr><th width="151">Field</th><th width="138">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>subscriptions</td><td>integer</td><td>(Read-only) Number of subscriptions assigned to the Authorization.</td></tr><tr><td>agreements</td><td>integer</td><td>(Read-only) Number of agreements assigned to the Authorization.</td></tr><tr><td>listings</td><td>integer</td><td>(Read-only) Number of listings referring to the Authorization.</td></tr><tr><td>sellers</td><td>integer</td><td>(Read-only) Number of sellers referring to the Authorization.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Authorization Journal object

<table><thead><tr><th width="152">Field</th><th width="132">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>firstInvoiceDate</td><td>datetime</td><td>First invoice data for data submitted by the vendor</td></tr><tr><td>frequency</td><td>string</td><td>The frequency at which the vendor will submit journal data.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Authorization Eligibility object

<table><thead><tr><th width="147">Field</th><th width="135">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>client</td><td>boolean</td><td>Indicates direct client</td></tr><tr><td>partner</td><td>boolean</td><td>Indicates indirect client, also called partners.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Example

{% code title="AUTHORIZATION OBJECT" overflow="wrap" lineNumbers="true" %}

```json
{
  "id": "AUT-1234-4678",
  "name": "Salesforce Enterprise License",
  "externalId": "WW-1001111",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "notes": "Notes about given authorization",
  "partnerProgram": true,
  "tier1": true,
  "tier2": false,
  "product": {
      "id": "PRD-1111-1111",    
      "name": "Microsoft Office 365 NCE",
      "icon": "/static/PRD-1111-1111/logo.png"
  },
  "vendor": {
    "id": "ACC-1234-1234",  
    "name": "Microsoft",
    "icon": "/static/ACC-1234-1234/account.png"
  },
  "owner": {
      "id": "SEL-1234-4567",        
      "name": "SoftwareOne, Inc."
  },
  "journal": {
    "firstInvoiceDate": "2023-12-14T17:28:57Z",
    "frequency": "Monthly"
  },
  "eligibility": {
    "client": true,
    "partner": true
  },
  "statistics": {
      "subscriptions": 5,
      "agreements": 10,
      "listings": 4,
      "sellers": 1
  },
  "audit": {
    "created": { 
      "at": "2023-12-14T17:28:57Z", 
      "by": {
        "id": "UR-1234-1234-1234",
        "name": "John Smith",
        "icon": "/static/users/UR-1234-1234-1234.icon.svg"
      }
    },
    "updated": { 
      "at": "2023-12-14T17:28:57Z", 
      "by": {
        "id": "UR-1234-1234-1234",
        "name": "John Smith",
        "icon": "/static/users/UR-1234-1234-1234.icon.svg"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

{% endcode %}

[^1]: **Core** indicates the field is part of the base object schema. This is not the same as “required”.


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