{
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bcgov/nr-pies/refs/heads/main/docs/spec/element/message/record_linkage.schema.json",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "title": "Record Linkage",
  "description": "Represents an assertion for a specific record to be related or linked together.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "linked_system_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A valid NRIDS IT Service Management code which identifies the source system, service or asset that the linked data originates from.",
      "pattern": "^ITSM-\\d{4,5}$"
    },
    "linked_record_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The record or primary key representing what record should be linked with the primary header record."
    },
    "linked_record_kind": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The kind of record the source system stores this linked record as (i.e. Permit, Project, Submission or Tracking).",
      "enum": ["Permit", "Project", "Submission", "Tracking"]
    }
  },
  "allOf": [
    {
      "$ref": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bcgov/nr-pies/refs/heads/main/docs/spec/element/data/header.schema.json"
    }
  ],
  "required": ["linked_record_id", "linked_record_kind", "linked_system_id"]
}