---
title: BusinessOnline
summary: API reference for BusinessOnline.
status: draft
owner: Technical Writer
last_reviewed: 2026-07-31
library: SAIF.Business.Policy.Audit.ApiCalls
reference_type: package
---

# BusinessOnline

Business Online metadata attached to an imaging distribution when the document should also be described for portal use.

> **Compilation status:** This type is defined in `Business\SAIF.Business.Policy.Audit.ApiCalls\DistributionMethod.cs`, which is present in this library's source directory but is **not** listed in the `<Compile>` item group of `SAIF.BOF.Business.Policy.Audit.ApiCalls.csproj`. It is a source-included artifact and is not part of the compiled `SAIF.Business.Policy.Audit.ApiCalls` assembly's public surface.

## Purpose
- Carry the portal-facing application, document code, and description values associated with a distributed document.

## Context
- Namespace: `SAIF.Business.Policy.Audit.ApiCalls`
- Assembly/package: `SAIF.Business.Policy.Audit.ApiCalls`

## Public members
| Member | Signature | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DistributionMethodType | `public string DistributionMethodType { get; }` | Exposes `BusinessOnline` as the discriminator for this delivery-channel payload. |
| ApplicationName | `public string ApplicationName { get; set; }` | Name of the Business Online application the imaged document should be associated with. |
| DocumentCode | `public string DocumentCode { get; set; }` | Portal document-type code used to classify the document for Business Online display.* |
| DocumentDescription | `public string DocumentDescription { get; set; }` | Human-readable description shown to Business Online users for this document. |

## Behavioral notes
- The class inherits `DistributionMethodType` from `DistributionMethod<BusinessOnline>`.

## Constraints and usage notes
- Portal classification rules are enforced outside this library.

> **Note:** Statements marked with * were inferred from code structure, naming conventions, or
> contextual evidence where direct confirmation was not available in source artifacts. Statements
> marked with ** could not be confirmed; treat as unknown until verified.

## Sources
- `Business\SAIF.Business.Policy.Audit.ApiCalls\DistributionMethod.cs`