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# sbomReference

Represents a reference to a package dependency within the SBOM.

### Examples

```graphql
type SbomReference {
  triggerPackage: String
  location: String
  locationLink: String
  dependencyType: String
  dependencyLevel: Int
  commit: SbomCommit
  fileName: String
  declaredConstraint: String
}
```

### Fields

| Field                                                                                           | Description                                                                           | Supported fields                                                                                                 |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| triggerPackage `String`                                                                         | The package that triggered the dependency                                             |                                                                                                                  |
| location `String`                                                                               | Location path of the dependency within the SBOM                                       |                                                                                                                  |
| locationLink `String`                                                                           | URL link to the dependency location                                                   |                                                                                                                  |
| dependencyType `String`                                                                         | Type of the dependency                                                                |                                                                                                                  |
| dependencyLevel `Int`                                                                           | Level of the dependency in the dependency graph (distance from root)                  |                                                                                                                  |
| commit [`SbomCommit`](/api-documentation/api-reference/api--issue/types/objects/sbom-commit.md) | Commit information associated with this reference                                     | <p>commitedAt <code>String</code><br>committerName <code>String</code><br>committerEmail <code>String</code></p> |
| fileName `String`                                                                               | File name where the dependency is declared or found                                   |                                                                                                                  |
| declaredConstraint `String`                                                                     | Version constraint declared for the dependency in the manifest file of the reference. |                                                                                                                  |

### References

#### Fields with this object:

* [{} SbomLib.references](/api-documentation/api-reference/api--issue/types/objects/sbom-lib.md)


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