ConditionalIdentifierType
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Describes the information needed to identify a specific record or case within a record type. Repeating the field allows multiple means of identifying a case referencing multiple variables.

Properties
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   "CaseSpecification",":doc:`/composite-types/CaseSpecificationType/index`","0..n","Case specification allows different unique identifiers to be used based on the value of an identified variable. In some cases the value of a variable (such as a geographic level) results in a different set of variables required to identify a unique case. Case specification is used to capture these combinations. For example: a file containing State, County, and Place records. The unique identifier for a State requires a combination of GeoLevel=State and the variable STATE. Place would require a combination of GeoLevel=Place and the variables STATE and PLACE."


Relationships
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The following types reference this type.

* :doc:`/composite-types/CaseIdentificationType/index`

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