com.sas.metadata.remote
Interface Classifier

All Superinterfaces:

CMetadata, MdObjectBase, MdObjectBaseUtil, MdObjectBaseXML, PrimaryType, java.rmi.Remote, Root

All Known Subinterfaces:

Cube, DataTable, Dimension, ExternalTable, JoinTable, PhysicalTable, QueryTable, RelationalTable, Report, SharedDimension, TableCollection, WorkTable

public interface Classifier
extends PrimaryType

A classifier is an element that describes structural and behavioral features.

In the metadata model, a Classifier may declare a collection of Features. Classifier is an abstract metadata class.

Attributes of Classifier are:

Associations of Classifier are:

• TargetClassifierMaps
• SourceClassifierMaps

Usage

To create an instance of this Classifier, use the factory create methods.
Example: create a Classifier with name "Classifier_Object", in repository "AAAAAAAA".

 // create a store to contain your objects for this change. If you do not have an existing object
 // or store to use.  You may obtain the store from another object by using Object.getObjectStore().
 MdFactory factory; //where "factory" is a valid MdFactory instance
 MdObjectStore objectStore = factory.createObjectStore();
 Classifier myObject = (Classifier) factory.createComplexMetadataObject(objectStore, "Classifier_Object", MetadataObjects.CLASSIFIER, "AAAAAAAA");
 myObject.updateMetadataAll();  // Write object to server
 objectStore.dispose();  // dispose of the object store if it is no longer needed
 

Behavior

• Attributes and associations for this object can be retrieved by using the methods in MdOMIUtil.
• When changes are made to the object, either by setting an attribute or adding objects to a particular association, they can be persisted to the metadata server with the updateMetadataAll method.
• If an object needs to be deleted, the delete method can be used. This will flag the object as being deleted on the client, and will require an update call to persist the change to the server.

Dependencies

This class depends on objects being contained in an MdObjectStore. Object stores should be disposed of when they are no longer needed as this will help clean up memory. Disposing an object store will dispose of all objects contained within that store.

Since:

9.0

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	ASSOCIATION_SOURCECLASSIFIERMAPS_NAME Constant used for the name of the SourceClassifierMaps association.
static java.lang.String	ASSOCIATION_TARGETCLASSIFIERMAPS_NAME Constant used for the name of the TargetClassifierMaps association.

Fields inherited from interface com.sas.metadata.remote.PrimaryType

ASSOCIATION_FAVORITESCONTAINERS_NAME, ATTRIBUTE_ISHIDDEN_NAME, ATTRIBUTE_PUBLICTYPE_NAME

Fields inherited from interface com.sas.metadata.remote.Root

ASSOCIATION_ACCESSCONTROLS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_CHANGES_NAME, ASSOCIATION_CUSTOMASSOCIATIONS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_DOCUMENTS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_EXTENSIONS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_EXTERNALIDENTITIES_NAME, ASSOCIATION_GROUPS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_IMPLEMENTORS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_KEYWORDS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_LOCALIZEDATTRIBUTES_NAME, ASSOCIATION_NOTES_NAME, ASSOCIATION_PRIMARYPROPERTYGROUP_NAME, ASSOCIATION_PROMPTS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_PROPERTIES_NAME, ASSOCIATION_PROPERTYSETS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_REFERENCEDOBJECTS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_RESPONSIBLEPARTIES_NAME, ASSOCIATION_SOURCETRANSFORMATIONS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_SPECSOURCETRANSFORMATIONS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_SPECTARGETTRANSFORMATIONS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_TARGETTRANSFORMATIONS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_TIMESTAMPS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_TREES_NAME, ASSOCIATION_TSOBJECTNAMESPACE_NAME, ASSOCIATION_USEDBYPROTOTYPES_NAME, ASSOCIATION_USINGPROTOTYPE_NAME, ASSOCIATION_VARIABLES_NAME, ATTRIBUTE_CHANGESTATE_NAME, ATTRIBUTE_LOCKEDBY_NAME, ATTRIBUTE_USAGEVERSION_NAME

Fields inherited from interface com.sas.metadata.remote.MdObjectBase

ATTRIBUTE_DESC_NAME, ATTRIBUTE_ID_NAME, ATTRIBUTE_METADATACREATED_NAME, ATTRIBUTE_METADATAUPDATED_NAME, ATTRIBUTE_NAME_NAME

Method Summary

AssociationList	getSourceClassifierMaps() Gets the Association list of SourceClassifierMaps
AssociationList	getSourceClassifierMaps(boolean fGoToServer) Gets the Associationlist of SourceClassifierMaps
AssociationList	getTargetClassifierMaps() Gets the AssociationList of TargetClassifierMaps
AssociationList	getTargetClassifierMaps(boolean fGoToServer) Gets the Associationlist of TargetClassifierMaps
void	initializePredObjects() (S) Adds the Associated objects to the predObjects which are: TargetClassifierMaps
void	initializeRequiredObjects() (S) This initializes the Required Objects(Roles) which are:
void	setSourceClassifierMaps(AssociationList list) Sets the SourceClassifierMaps list to be list.
void	setSourceClassifierMaps(AssociationList inObjects, int state) Sets the entire SourceClassifierMaps list to match the passed in AssociationList, sets the state of the SourceClassifierMaps
void	setTargetClassifierMaps(AssociationList list) Sets the TargetClassifierMaps list to be list.
void	setTargetClassifierMaps(AssociationList inObjects, int state) Sets the entire AssociationList to match the passed in Vector, sets the state of the AssociationList

Methods inherited from interface com.sas.metadata.remote.PrimaryType

getFavoritesContainers, getFavoritesContainers, getIsHidden, getIsHiddenState, getPublicType, getPublicTypeMaxLength, getPublicTypeState, setFavoritesContainers, setFavoritesContainers, setIsHidden, setIsHidden, setIsHidden, setIsHidden, setIsHiddenState, setPublicType, setPublicType, setPublicTypeState

Methods inherited from interface com.sas.metadata.remote.Root

getAccessControls, getAccessControls, getChanges, getChanges, getChangeState, getChangeStateMaxLength, getChangeStateState, getCustomAssociations, getCustomAssociations, getDocuments, getDocuments, getExtensions, getExtensions, getExternalIdentities, getExternalIdentities, getGroups, getGroups, getImplementors, getImplementors, getKeywords, getKeywords, getLocalizedAttributes, getLocalizedAttributes, getLockedBy, getLockedByMaxLength, getLockedByState, getNotes, getNotes, getPrimaryPropertyGroup, getPrimaryPropertyGroups, getPrimaryPropertyGroups, getPrompts, getPrompts, getProperties, getProperties, getPropertySets, getPropertySets, getReferencedObjects, getReferencedObjects, getResponsibleParties, getResponsibleParties, getSourceTransformations, getSourceTransformations, getSpecSourceTransformations, getSpecSourceTransformations, getSpecTargetTransformations, getSpecTargetTransformations, getTargetTransformations, getTargetTransformations, getTimestamps, getTimestamps, getTrees, getTrees, getTSObjectNamespace, getTSObjectNamespaces, getTSObjectNamespaces, getUsageVersion, getUsageVersionState, getUsedByPrototypes, getUsedByPrototypes, getUsingPrototype, getUsingPrototypes, getUsingPrototypes, getVariables, getVariables, setAccessControls, setAccessControls, setChanges, setChanges, setChangeState, setChangeState, setChangeStateState, setCustomAssociations, setCustomAssociations, setDocuments, setDocuments, setExtensions, setExtensions, setExternalIdentities, setExternalIdentities, setGroups, setGroups, setImplementors, setImplementors, setKeywords, setKeywords, setLocalizedAttributes, setLocalizedAttributes, setLockedBy, setLockedBy, setLockedByState, setNotes, setNotes, setPrimaryPropertyGroup, setPrimaryPropertyGroups, setPrimaryPropertyGroups, setPrompts, setPrompts, setProperties, setProperties, setPropertySets, setPropertySets, setReferencedObjects, setReferencedObjects, setResponsibleParties, setResponsibleParties, setSourceTransformations, setSourceTransformations, setSpecSourceTransformations, setSpecSourceTransformations, setSpecTargetTransformations, setSpecTargetTransformations, setTargetTransformations, setTargetTransformations, setTimestamps, setTimestamps, setTrees, setTrees, setTSObjectNamespace, setTSObjectNamespaces, setTSObjectNamespaces, setUsageVersion, setUsageVersion, setUsageVersion, setUsageVersion, setUsageVersionState, setUsedByPrototypes, setUsedByPrototypes, setUsingPrototype, setUsingPrototypes, setUsingPrototypes, setVariables, setVariables

Methods inherited from interface com.sas.metadata.remote.MdObjectBaseXML

closeUpdateMetadataXML, createEmptyXML, createObjectRefreshXML, createObjectXML, createObjectXML, createUpdateAssociationXML, createUpdateAssociationXML, createUpdateSimpleXML, doCreateUpdateXML, getUpdateSimpleSubstring, updateMetadataAll

Methods inherited from interface com.sas.metadata.remote.MdObjectBaseUtil

addMdObjectListener, delete, dispose, fireMdObjectModified, getAssociatedObjects, getAssociatedObjects, getAssociatedObjects, getAssociationNames, getAssocs, getAssocsWA, getAttributeNames, getAttrs, getAttrsStates, getChangeManagementState, getChgMgtExternalIdentityImportType, getClientSideOnlyObject, getMdObjectAssociation, getPopulatedAssocs, getUpdatedAttrs, getViewList, isCheckedOut, isLocked, objectModified, removeMdObjectListener, setAttrs, setChangeManagementTargetRepository, setChgMgtExternalIdentityImportType, setClientSideOnlyObject, setMdObjectAssociation, touch, updateAssnsIds

Methods inherited from interface com.sas.metadata.remote.MdObjectBase

addElementToChangeList, clearChangeList, getChangeList, getCMetadataType, getDesc, getDescMaxLength, getDescState, getFQID, getId, getIdState, getMetadataCreated, getMetadataCreatedState, getMetadataUpdated, getMetadataUpdatedState, getName, getNameMaxLength, getNameState, getObjectStore, getPredAssociations, getRepositoryID, getRequiredAssociations, getState, isAssociationRequired, isNewObject, isPredAssociation, removeElementFromChangeList, resetObject, resetState, resetStates, setCMetadataType, setDesc, setDesc, setDescState, setFQID, setFQID, setId, setId, setIdState, setMetadataCreated, setMetadataCreated, setMetadataCreatedState, setMetadataUpdated, setMetadataUpdated, setMetadataUpdatedState, setName, setName, setNameState, setObjectStore, setState

Field Detail

ASSOCIATION_TARGETCLASSIFIERMAPS_NAME

static final java.lang.String ASSOCIATION_TARGETCLASSIFIERMAPS_NAME

Constant used for the name of the TargetClassifierMaps association.

TargetClassifierMaps: The transformations that are used to create or load this classifier.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

ASSOCIATION_SOURCECLASSIFIERMAPS_NAME

static final java.lang.String ASSOCIATION_SOURCECLASSIFIERMAPS_NAME

Constant used for the name of the SourceClassifierMaps association.

SourceClassifierMaps: The transformation processes to which this classifier acts as a source.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Method Detail

initializeRequiredObjects

void initializeRequiredObjects()
                               throws java.rmi.RemoteException

(S) This initializes the Required Objects(Roles) which are:

Specified by:

initializeRequiredObjects in interface MdObjectBaseUtil

Specified by:

initializeRequiredObjects in interface PrimaryType

Specified by:

initializeRequiredObjects in interface Root

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - If error connecting/communicating to/with remote object.

initializePredObjects

void initializePredObjects()
                           throws java.rmi.RemoteException

(S) Adds the Associated objects to the predObjects which are:
TargetClassifierMaps

Specified by:

initializePredObjects in interface MdObjectBase

Specified by:

initializePredObjects in interface PrimaryType

Specified by:

initializePredObjects in interface Root

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - If error connecting/communicating to/with remote object.

getTargetClassifierMaps

AssociationList getTargetClassifierMaps()
                                        throws java.rmi.RemoteException,
                                               MdException

Gets the AssociationList of TargetClassifierMaps

Returns:

Returns the AssociationList of TargetClassifierMaps which can be of type:
ClassifierMap
Select
Join

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - If error connecting/communicating to/with remote object.

MdException - If error getting/setting part of the object.

getSourceClassifierMaps

AssociationList getSourceClassifierMaps()
                                        throws java.rmi.RemoteException,
                                               MdException

Gets the Association list of SourceClassifierMaps

Returns:

The AssociationList of SourceClassifierMaps which can be of type:
ClassifierMap
Select
Join

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - If error connecting/communicating to/with remote object.

MdException - If error getting/setting part of the object.

getTargetClassifierMaps

AssociationList getTargetClassifierMaps(boolean fGoToServer)
                                        throws java.rmi.RemoteException,
                                               MdException

Gets the Associationlist of TargetClassifierMaps

Parameters:

fGoToServer - boolean Get the value from the server.

Returns:

Returns the AssociationList of TargetClassifierMaps which can be of type:
ClassifierMap
Select
Join

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - If error connecting/communicating to/with remote object.

MdException - If error getting/setting part of the object.

getSourceClassifierMaps

AssociationList getSourceClassifierMaps(boolean fGoToServer)
                                        throws java.rmi.RemoteException,
                                               MdException

Gets the Associationlist of SourceClassifierMaps

Parameters:

fGoToServer - boolean Get the value from the server.

Returns:

Returns the SourceClassifierMaps which can be of type:
ClassifierMap
Select
Join

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - If error connecting/communicating to/with remote object.

MdException - If error getting/setting part of the object.

setTargetClassifierMaps

void setTargetClassifierMaps(AssociationList list)
                             throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the TargetClassifierMaps list to be list. Objects of which can be of type:
ClassifierMap
Select
Join

Parameters:

list - AssociationList

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - If error communicating with remote object.

setTargetClassifierMaps

void setTargetClassifierMaps(AssociationList inObjects,
                             int state)
                             throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the entire AssociationList to match the passed in Vector, sets the state of the AssociationList

Parameters:

inObjects - AssociationList

state - int

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - If error communicating with remote object.

setSourceClassifierMaps

void setSourceClassifierMaps(AssociationList list)
                             throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the SourceClassifierMaps list to be list. Objects of which can be of type:
ClassifierMap
Select
Join

Parameters:

list - AssociationList

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - If error communicating with remote object.

setSourceClassifierMaps

void setSourceClassifierMaps(AssociationList inObjects,
                             int state)
                             throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the entire SourceClassifierMaps list to match the passed in AssociationList, sets the state of the SourceClassifierMaps

Parameters:

inObjects - AssociationList

state - int

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - If error communicating with remote object.