Basev156 fields
Universal Matter Core
matter-coreThe universal field set every matter carries, regardless of area of law: matter identity, client, our firm, operator, the other side, court/tribunal basics, key dates and headline financials. Practice-area sets (conveyancing, family, …) EXTEND this base.
Inheritance chain
matter-core
56 fields defined here. A child set overrides a parent by token.
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Fetch the resolved set
curl -H "x-omn-api-key: YOUR_KEY" https://www.openmatterplans.com/api/v1/field-sets/matter-coreThe API returns this set resolved through its full extends chain, each field stamped with definedInprovenance. Use a per-account key (Profile → API Access). See the integration docs.
Resolved fields (56)
own inherited
| Field | Token | Type | Required | Defined in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matter(4) | ||||
| Matter numberⓘ | matter.matterNumber | text | Required | matter-core |
| Matter title | matter.title | text | - | matter-core |
| Matter typeⓘ | matter.matterType | text | - | matter-core |
| Matter status | matter.status | text | - | matter-core |
| Client(12) | ||||
| Client name | matter.clientName | text | Required | matter-core |
| Client email | matter.clientEmail | - | matter-core | |
| Client / purchaser phone | matter.linkedContacts.CLIENT.phone | phone | - | matter-core |
| Client / purchaser postal addressⓘ | matter.linkedContacts.CLIENT.address | text | - | matter-core |
| Client date of birth | matter.fieldValues.client_date_of_birth | date | - | matter-core |
| Client ABN / ACN | matter.fieldValues.client_abn_acn | text | - | matter-core |
| Client entity type | matter.fieldValues.client_entity_type | select: Individual / Company / Trust/Super Fund / Deceased Estate / Partnership / Government | - | matter-core |
| Client Street Address | matter.linkedContacts.CLIENT.addressStreet | text | - | matter-core |
| Client Suburb | matter.linkedContacts.CLIENT.addressSuburb | text | - | matter-core |
| Client State | matter.linkedContacts.CLIENT.addressState | text | - | matter-core |
| Client Postcode | matter.linkedContacts.CLIENT.addressPostcode | text | - | matter-core |
| Client Suburb/State/Postcode line | matter.linkedContacts.CLIENT.addressLocality | text | - | matter-core |
| Our Firm(9) | ||||
| Firm name | matter.ourFirmName | text | Required | matter-core |
| Firm address | matter.ourFirmAddress | text | - | matter-core |
| Firm phone | matter.ourFirmPhone | phone | - | matter-core |
| Firm email | matter.ourFirmEmail | - | matter-core | |
| Firm Street Address | matter.ourFirmAddressStreet | text | - | matter-core |
| Firm Suburb | matter.ourFirmAddressSuburb | text | - | matter-core |
| Firm State | matter.ourFirmAddressState | text | - | matter-core |
| Firm Postcode | matter.ourFirmAddressPostcode | text | - | matter-core |
| Firm Suburb/State/Postcode line | matter.ourFirmAddressLocality | text | - | matter-core |
| Operator(11) | ||||
| User First Name | matter.user.firstName | text | - | matter-core |
| User Surname | matter.user.surname | text | - | matter-core |
| User Full Name (first + surname) | matter.user.name | text | - | matter-core |
| User Email | matter.user.email | - | matter-core | |
| User Postal Address | matter.user.address | text | - | matter-core |
| User Contact Number | matter.user.phone | phone | - | matter-core |
| User Street Address | matter.user.addressStreet | text | - | matter-core |
| User Suburb | matter.user.addressSuburb | text | - | matter-core |
| User State | matter.user.addressState | text | - | matter-core |
| User Postcode | matter.user.addressPostcode | text | - | matter-core |
| User Suburb/State/Postcode line | matter.user.addressLocality | text | - | matter-core |
| Key Dates(4) | ||||
| Current date | matter.currentDate | date | - | matter-core |
| Matter opened date | matter.fieldValues.matter_open_date | date | - | matter-core |
| Limitation date | matter.fieldValues.limitation_date | date | - | matter-core |
| Next key date | matter.fieldValues.next_key_date | date | - | matter-core |
| Other Side(6) | ||||
| Other side / opponent name | matter.fieldValues.opponent_name | text | - | matter-core |
| Other side's solicitor | matter.fieldValues.opponent_solicitor_name | text | - | matter-core |
| Other side's solicitor email | matter.fieldValues.opponent_solicitor_email | - | matter-core | |
| Other side's solicitor phone | matter.fieldValues.opponent_solicitor_phone | phone | - | matter-core |
| Other side / opponent email | matter.fieldValues.opponent_email | - | matter-core | |
| Other side / opponent phone | matter.fieldValues.opponent_phone | phone | - | matter-core |
| Court(4) | ||||
| Court / tribunal name | matter.fieldValues.court_name | text | - | matter-core |
| Court file number | matter.fieldValues.court_file_number | text | - | matter-core |
| Court date | matter.fieldValues.court_date | date | - | matter-core |
| Hearing type | matter.fieldValues.hearing_type | text | - | matter-core |
| Financials(5) | ||||
| Estimated fees | matter.fieldValues.estimated_fees | currency | - | matter-core |
| Costs agreement signed | matter.fieldValues.costs_agreement_signed | boolean | - | matter-core |
| Professional feesⓘ | matter.fieldValues.professional_fees | currency | - | matter-core |
| Disbursements estimate | matter.fieldValues.disbursements_estimate | currency | - | matter-core |
| Total Disbursements | matter.fieldValues.total_disbursements | currency | - | matter-core |
| You (the Operator)(1) | ||||
| Operator signature (image)ⓘ | matter.user.signature | image | - | matter-core |