com.sas.metadata.remote
Interface SyncStep

All Superinterfaces:

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

public interface SyncStep
extends TransformationStep

The SyncStep is used to define a part of workflow. This step does not represent a process step, but instead a point of synchronization to help define complex flow algorithms. Valid roles for this type are: AND, OR, EVENTWAIT, or CASE

An AND SyncStep would have multiple PredecessorDependencies that all must occur before the SuccessorDependencies are activated.

An OR SyncStep would have multiple PredecessorDependencies. Any one of these would have to occur before the SuccessorDependencies are activated.

An EVENTWAIT SyncStep is activated by TriggeringEvents.

A CASE SyncStep signals the start of case logic.

Attributes of SyncStep are:

Associations of SyncStep are:

Usage

To create an instance of this SyncStep, use the factory create methods.
Example: create a SyncStep with name "SyncStep_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();
 SyncStep myObject = (SyncStep) factory.createComplexMetadataObject(objectStore, "SyncStep_Object", MetadataObjects.SYNCSTEP, "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

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

ASSOCIATION_ACTIVITIES_NAME, ASSOCIATION_PREDECESSORDEPENDENCIES_NAME, ASSOCIATION_SUCCESSORDEPENDENCIES_NAME, ASSOCIATION_TRANSFORMATIONS_NAME

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

ASSOCIATION_COMPUTELOCATIONS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_CONDITIONACTIONSETS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_CUSTOMIZERS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_DEPLOYEDCOMPONENTS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_SOURCECODE_NAME, ASSOCIATION_SOURCESPECIFICATIONS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_SUBSTITUTIONVARIABLES_NAME, ASSOCIATION_TARGETSPECIFICATIONS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_TRANSFORMATIONSOURCES_NAME, ASSOCIATION_TRANSFORMATIONTARGETS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_TRIGGEREDEVENTS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_TRIGGERINGEVENTS_NAME, ATTRIBUTE_ISACTIVE_NAME, ATTRIBUTE_ISUSERDEFINED_NAME, ATTRIBUTE_TRANSFORMROLE_NAME

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

void	initializePredObjects() (S) Adds the Associated objects to the predObjects which are:
void	initializeRequiredObjects() (S) This initializes the Required Objects(Roles) which are:

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

getActivities, getActivities, getPredecessorDependencies, getPredecessorDependencies, getSuccessorDependencies, getSuccessorDependencies, getTransformations, getTransformations, setActivities, setActivities, setPredecessorDependencies, setPredecessorDependencies, setSuccessorDependencies, setSuccessorDependencies, setTransformations, setTransformations

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

getComputeLocations, getComputeLocations, getConditionActionSets, getConditionActionSets, getCustomizers, getCustomizers, getDeployedComponents, getDeployedComponents, getIsActive, getIsActiveState, getIsUserDefined, getIsUserDefinedState, getSourceCode, getSourceCodes, getSourceCodes, getSourceSpecifications, getSourceSpecifications, getSubstitutionVariables, getSubstitutionVariables, getTargetSpecifications, getTargetSpecifications, getTransformationSources, getTransformationSources, getTransformationTargets, getTransformationTargets, getTransformRole, getTransformRoleMaxLength, getTransformRoleState, getTriggeredEvents, getTriggeredEvents, getTriggeringEvents, getTriggeringEvents, setComputeLocations, setComputeLocations, setConditionActionSets, setConditionActionSets, setCustomizers, setCustomizers, setDeployedComponents, setDeployedComponents, setIsActive, setIsActive, setIsActive, setIsActive, setIsActiveState, setIsUserDefined, setIsUserDefined, setIsUserDefined, setIsUserDefined, setIsUserDefinedState, setSourceCode, setSourceCodes, setSourceCodes, setSourceSpecifications, setSourceSpecifications, setSubstitutionVariables, setSubstitutionVariables, setTargetSpecifications, setTargetSpecifications, setTransformationSources, setTransformationSources, setTransformationTargets, setTransformationTargets, setTransformRole, setTransformRole, setTransformRoleState, setTriggeredEvents, setTriggeredEvents, setTriggeringEvents, setTriggeringEvents

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

Method Detail

initializeRequiredObjects

void initializeRequiredObjects()
                               throws java.rmi.RemoteException

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

Specified by:

initializeRequiredObjects in interface AbstractTransformation

Specified by:

initializeRequiredObjects in interface MdObjectBaseUtil

Specified by:

initializeRequiredObjects in interface PrimaryType

Specified by:

initializeRequiredObjects in interface Root

Specified by:

initializeRequiredObjects in interface TransformationStep

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:

Specified by:

initializePredObjects in interface AbstractTransformation

Specified by:

initializePredObjects in interface MdObjectBase

Specified by:

initializePredObjects in interface PrimaryType

Specified by:

initializePredObjects in interface Root

Specified by:

initializePredObjects in interface TransformationStep

Throws:

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