# DependentEntity
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Information about a resource that another resource is related to or depends on.

For example, if a contact is a member of a rotation, the rotation is a dependent entity of the contact.

## Contents
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 ** DependentResourceIds **   <a name="IncidentManager-Type-SSMContacts_DependentEntity-DependentResourceIds"></a>
The Amazon Resource Names (ARNs) of the dependent resources.  
Type: Array of strings  
Array Members: Minimum number of 0 items. Maximum number of 25 items.  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 2048.  
Pattern: `arn:(aws|aws-cn|aws-us-gov):ssm-contacts:[-\w+=\/,.@]*:[0-9]+:([\w+=\/,.@:-])*`   
Required: Yes

 ** RelationType **   <a name="IncidentManager-Type-SSMContacts_DependentEntity-RelationType"></a>
The type of relationship between one resource and the other resource that it is related to or depends on.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/ssm-contacts-2021-05-03/DependentEntity) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/ssm-contacts-2021-05-03/DependentEntity) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/ssm-contacts-2021-05-03/DependentEntity)