---
title: ProviderRelationship
summary: API reference for ProviderRelationship.
status: draft
owner: SAIF.Core documentation team
last_reviewed: 2026-09-24
library: SAIF.Data
reference_type: package
---

# ProviderRelationship

Domain entity representing Provider relationship data within the providers area of the claims/policy domain, mapped for NHibernate persistence.*

## Purpose
- Models provider relationship data used by the providers area of this library.*
- Inherits shared identity/lifecycle behavior from `EntityBase`.

## Context
- Namespace: `SAIF.Data.Model.Providers`
- Assembly/package: `SAIF.Data`

## Public members
| Member | Signature | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ProviderLocation | `ProviderLocation ProviderLocation { get; set; }` | Reference to the associated `ProviderLocation` record.* |
| ParentProviderLocation | `ProviderLocation ParentProviderLocation { get; set; }` | Reference to the associated `ProviderLocation` record.* |
| Relationship | `ProviderRelationshipCode Relationship { get; set; }` | Reference to the associated `ProviderRelationshipCode` record.* |
| EffectiveDate | `DateTime EffectiveDate { get; set; }` | Date/time value for effective date.* |
| ExpirationDate | `DateTime? ExpirationDate { get; set; }` | Date/time value for expiration date.* |
| UpdateNumber | `int UpdateNumber { get; set; }` | Value of update number exposed by this type.* |
| UpdateUser | `string UpdateUser { get; set; }` | Value of update user exposed by this type.* |
| UpdateDate | `DateTime UpdateDate { get; set; }` | Date/time value for update date.* |
| Equals | `bool Equals(object obj)` | Performs the `Equals` operation.* |
| GetHashCode | `int GetHashCode()` | Retrieves hash code.* |

## Behavioral notes
- Properties are typically declared `virtual` to support NHibernate lazy-loading proxies (see the corresponding mapping file under `Data/SAIF.Data.NHibernate`).*

## Constraints and usage notes
- No additional usage constraints beyond standard NHibernate entity/DTO conventions could be confirmed from static analysis.**

> **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
- `Data/SAIF.Data/Model/Providers/ProviderRelationship.cs`