# OptionValue

object type

An option value — one member of an OptionGroup pick-source (a size cell, a color name), ORDERED via ordinal (lower = earlier in the pick list; ties break by id). Parent = its OptionGroup (NOT the family root — the first non-group-parented catalog construct, the Zone shape). Consumed by the spine (scheme tiers pick values into Product/Variant cells).

## Fields

| Field | Type | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | [ID](/types/#scalars) `ID!` | The record’s id — a UUID the platform assigned when the record was created; every reference to this record uses it. |
| `sysId` | [String](/types/#scalars) `String!` | The group-scoped human-facing system id (OV-…). |
| `type` | [String](/types/#scalars) `String!` | The kind of record — always `OptionValue` here. |
| `caption` | [String](/types/#scalars) `String!` | The record’s display name — what people see it called. |
| `status` | [String](/types/#scalars) `String!` | The FSM state: active \| inactive \| doomed. |
| `parentId` | [ID](/types/#scalars) `ID!` | The parent OptionGroup; for an OptionValue parentId!== rootId. |
| `rootId` | [ID](/types/#scalars) `ID!` | The org-group family root. |
| `createdAt` | [String](/types/#scalars) `String!` | When the record was created, as a UTC timestamp. |
| `updatedAt` | [String](/types/#scalars) `String!` | When the record last changed, as a UTC timestamp. |
| `revisionNum` | [Int](/types/#scalars) `Int!` | How many times this record has been edited; the first save is 0. |
| `revision` | [ID](/types/#scalars) `ID!` | The OCC revision token — supply it on every mutation of this record; rotates on every write. |
| `refCaptions` | [RefCaption](/types/RefCaption/) `[RefCaption!]!` | The server-composed captions of this record's declared references (the referenced-caption rule) — one row per referenced id; see RefCaption. |
| `ordinal` | [Int](/types/#scalars) `Int!` | The pick-list position. Always present (defaults to 0 at create); mutable — reordering is an ordinary edit. |
| `code` | [String](/types/#scalars) | Optional mutable merchant reference code; uniqueness NOT enforced (the code stance). |

## Used by

- [createOptionValue](/reference/option-value/createOptionValue/)
- [deactivateOptionValue](/reference/option-value/deactivateOptionValue/)
- [doomOptionValue](/reference/option-value/doomOptionValue/)
- [optionValue](/reference/option-value/optionValue/)
- [reactivateOptionValue](/reference/option-value/reactivateOptionValue/)
- [updateOptionValue](/reference/option-value/updateOptionValue/)