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# IDeclarativeReference

- Package: [@gooddata/sdk-model](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/index.md)
- Kind: interface
- Stability: alpha
- Source: https://github.com/gooddata/gooddata-ui-sdk/blob/rel/11.64/libs/sdk-model/src/ldm/declarativeModel/index.ts

> **Alpha API.** Initial API, highly likely to change outside SemVer. Don't build on it in production. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

Reference from a dataset to another dataset or a date dataset.

**Signature:**

```typescript
export interface IDeclarativeReference 
```

## Properties

| Property | Modifiers | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [identifier](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.ideclarativereference/index.md#ideclarativereferenceidentifier) |  | [IDeclarativeDatasetIdentifier](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.ideclarativedatasetidentifier/index.md) | **_(ALPHA)_** |
| [multivalue](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.ideclarativereference/index.md#ideclarativereferencemultivalue) |  | boolean | **_(ALPHA)_** |
| [sourceColumnDataTypes?](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.ideclarativereference/index.md#ideclarativereferencesourcecolumndatatypes) |  | [DeclarativeColumnDataType](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.declarativecolumndatatype/index.md)[] | **_(ALPHA)_** _(Optional)_ |
| [sourceColumns?](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.ideclarativereference/index.md#ideclarativereferencesourcecolumns) |  | string[] | **_(ALPHA)_** _(Optional)_ |
| [sources?](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.ideclarativereference/index.md#ideclarativereferencesources) |  | [IDeclarativeReferenceSource](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.ideclarativereferencesource/index.md)[] | **_(ALPHA)_** _(Optional)_ |

## Property details

### IDeclarativeReference.identifier

> **Alpha API.** Initial API, highly likely to change outside SemVer. Don't build on it in production. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

**Signature:**

```typescript
identifier: IDeclarativeDatasetIdentifier;
```

### IDeclarativeReference.multivalue

> **Alpha API.** Initial API, highly likely to change outside SemVer. Don't build on it in production. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

**Signature:**

```typescript
multivalue: boolean;
```

### IDeclarativeReference.sourceColumnDataTypes

> **Alpha API.** Initial API, highly likely to change outside SemVer. Don't build on it in production. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

**Signature:**

```typescript
sourceColumnDataTypes?: DeclarativeColumnDataType[];
```

### IDeclarativeReference.sourceColumns

> **Alpha API.** Initial API, highly likely to change outside SemVer. Don't build on it in production. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

**Signature:**

```typescript
sourceColumns?: string[];
```

### IDeclarativeReference.sources

> **Alpha API.** Initial API, highly likely to change outside SemVer. Don't build on it in production. See [API maturity](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/integrations/platform/api-maturity/index.md).
> 

**Signature:**

```typescript
sources?: IDeclarativeReferenceSource[];
```