---
title: "DemandStatement"
description: "the one crossing out to the acquisition system"
section: concepts
address: /concepts/demandstatement
contract: 0476e35e6e275db5
---

# DemandStatement

the one crossing out to the acquisition system

[figure: DemandStatement is a value at none scope. The drawing shows its fields and the objects that they point at.]

| property | value |
|---|---|
| kind | value |
| scope | none |
| key | none |
| store | none |
| family | sources |



## Fields


| field | type | required | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `source` | [Source](/concepts/source) | yes |  |
| `way` | [AccessMethod](/concepts/accessmethod) | yes |  |
| `plane` | [Plane](/concepts/plane) | yes |  |
| `cadence` | `duration` | yes | a time and never zero |
| `term` | [Window](/concepts/window) | yes |  |
| `contributions` | [Contribution](/concepts/contribution) | yes | the count must agree with the list |



## Routes that use it
No route takes or returns DemandStatement directly. The record holds it, and the objects that point at it reach it.