# AssetModelHierarchy
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Describes an asset hierarchy that contains a hierarchy's name, ID, and child asset model ID that specifies the type of asset that can be in this hierarchy.

## Contents
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 ** childAssetModelId **   <a name="iotsitewise-Type-AssetModelHierarchy-childAssetModelId"></a>
The ID of the asset model, in UUID format. All assets in this hierarchy must be instances of the `childAssetModelId` asset model. AWS IoT SiteWise will always return the actual asset model ID for this value. However, when you are specifying this value as part of a call to [UpdateAssetModel](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-sitewise/latest/APIReference/API_UpdateAssetModel.html), you may provide either the asset model ID or else `externalId:` followed by the asset model's external ID. For more information, see [Using external IDs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-sitewise/latest/userguide/object-ids.html#external-ids) in the * AWS IoT SiteWise User Guide*.   
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 13. Maximum length of 139.  
Pattern: `^(?!00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000)[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}$|^externalId:[a-zA-Z0-9_][a-zA-Z_\-0-9.:]*[a-zA-Z0-9_]+`   
Required: Yes

 ** name **   <a name="iotsitewise-Type-AssetModelHierarchy-name"></a>
The name of the asset model hierarchy that you specify by using the [CreateAssetModel](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-sitewise/latest/APIReference/API_CreateAssetModel.html) or [UpdateAssetModel](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-sitewise/latest/APIReference/API_UpdateAssetModel.html) API operation.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 256.  
Pattern: `[^\u0000-\u001F\u007F]+`   
Required: Yes

 ** externalId **   <a name="iotsitewise-Type-AssetModelHierarchy-externalId"></a>
The external ID (if any) provided in the [CreateAssetModel](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-sitewise/latest/APIReference/API_CreateAssetModel.html) or [UpdateAssetModel](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-sitewise/latest/APIReference/API_UpdateAssetModel.html) operation. You can assign an external ID by specifying this value as part of a call to [UpdateAssetModel](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-sitewise/latest/APIReference/API_UpdateAssetModel.html). However, you can't change the external ID if one is already assigned. For more information, see [Using external IDs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-sitewise/latest/userguide/object-ids.html#external-ids) in the * AWS IoT SiteWise User Guide*.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 2. Maximum length of 128.  
Pattern: `[a-zA-Z0-9_][a-zA-Z_\-0-9.:]*[a-zA-Z0-9_]+`   
Required: No

 ** id **   <a name="iotsitewise-Type-AssetModelHierarchy-id"></a>
The ID of the asset model hierarchy. This ID is a `hierarchyId`.  
+ If you are callling [UpdateAssetModel](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-sitewise/latest/APIReference/API_UpdateAssetModel.html) to create a *new* hierarchy: You can specify its ID here, if desired. AWS IoT SiteWise automatically generates a unique ID for you, so this parameter is never required. However, if you prefer to supply your own ID instead, you can specify it here in UUID format. If you specify your own ID, it must be globally unique.
+ If you are calling UpdateAssetModel to modify an *existing* hierarchy: This can be either the actual ID in UUID format, or else `externalId:` followed by the external ID, if it has one. For more information, see [Referencing objects with external IDs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot-sitewise/latest/userguide/object-ids.html#external-id-references) in the * AWS IoT SiteWise User Guide*.
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 13. Maximum length of 139.  
Pattern: `^(?!00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000)[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}$|^externalId:[a-zA-Z0-9_][a-zA-Z_\-0-9.:]*[a-zA-Z0-9_]+`   
Required: No

## 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/iotsitewise-2019-12-02/AssetModelHierarchy) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/iotsitewise-2019-12-02/AssetModelHierarchy) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/iotsitewise-2019-12-02/AssetModelHierarchy)