INDUSTRY_SECTOR: Industry Sector
An industry sector for investment classification with risk metrics, performance data, and subsectors.
INDUSTRY_SECTOR definition shipped with DemandFlow. Administrators can add, remove, rename, or re-type fields, change which ones are required, and alter the layout from the Definitions screen in Settings. Your tenant's current schema may differ from what is shown here. To read the current definition at any time, GET the DEFINITION object whose id matches INDUSTRY_SECTOR.Entity properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Entity code | INDUSTRY_SECTOR |
| Display name | Industry Sector |
| Plural | Industry Sectors |
| Level | 5000 |
Use cases
Investment reference entity for industry sectors. Three panels: General (two columns - left has sector info with name/code/classification system indexedSelect for GICS/ICB/NAICS/SIC, description, active flag, plus risk metrics with volatility, beta, correlation notes, cyclical nature, liquidity score; right has performance metrics with returns YTD/1Y/3Y/5Y, P/E, P/B, dividend yield, plus investment allocation limits), Subsectors (relatedlist to INDUSTRY_SUBSECTOR via SUB|INDUSTRY_SECTOR|INDUSTRY_SUBSECTOR comboKey), and Analytics (notes timeline and activity log with 'log' row type). Parent of INDUSTRY_SUBSECTOR.
Fields
Sector Information
| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
name | text | Yes | Sector Name. |
code | text | Short code for the sector (3-5 characters) | |
classification | enum | Valid ids: 1 (GICS), 2 (ICB), 3 (NAICS), 4 (SIC), 5 (Custom). | |
description | text (multi-line) | Description. | |
isActive | boolean | Is this sector currently active for investments? |
Risk Metrics
| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
volatilityIndex | number | Historical volatility measure (0-100) | |
betaCoefficient | number | Market correlation coefficient | |
correlationMatrix | text (multi-line) | Correlation Notes. | |
cyclicalNature | enum | Valid ids: 1 (Highly Cyclical), 2 (Cyclical), 3 (Neutral), 4 (Defensive), 5 (Counter-Cyclical). | |
liquidityScore | number | Average liquidity score (0-100) |
Performance Metrics
| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
avgReturnYTD | number | Average Return YTD (%). | |
avgReturn1Y | number | Average Return 1Y (%). | |
avgReturn3Y | number | Average Return 3Y (%). | |
avgReturn5Y | number | Average Return 5Y (%). | |
peRatio | number | Average P/E Ratio. | |
pbRatio | number | Average P/B Ratio. | |
dividendYield | number | Average Dividend Yield (%). |
Investment Limits
| Field | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
maxAllocation | number | Maximum percentage of portfolio that can be allocated to this sector | |
minAllocation | number | Minimum percentage for diversification | |
concentrationLimit | number | Maximum percentage for any single stock within this sector | |
rebalanceThreshold | number | Deviation threshold triggering rebalance |
Additional panels
- Activity timeline panel attached.
Relationships
- Related lists:
INDUSTRY_SUBSECTOR(formatSUB|INDUSTRY_SECTOR|INDUSTRY_SUBSECTOR).
Creating a Industry Sector via the API
POST /v1/objects
Authorization: Bearer <your-pat>
Content-Type: application/json
{
"entity": "INDUSTRY_SECTOR",
"level": 5000,
"comboKey": "SUB:<your-sub-id>|ENT:",
"name": "Example",
"code": "...",
"classification": "1",
"description": "..."
}Listing Industry Sectors
# All records in your tenant
GET /v1/entities/INDUSTRY_SECTOR/SUB:<your-sub-id>