com.sas.iquery.metadata.business
Interface ExportDataSource

All Superinterfaces:

ExportObject<com.sas.iquery.metadata.business.DataSource,ExportDataSource>, NamedObjectInterface

public interface ExportDataSource
extends ExportObject<com.sas.iquery.metadata.business.DataSource,ExportDataSource>

Export of a IQ Data Source (table or cube) object.

Method Summary

boolean	containsColumn(com.sas.iquery.metadata.business.QualifiedColumn toColumn) returns true if a qualified column is a column in the exported data source.
java.lang.String	getSASLibnameStatement(boolean ignorePreAssigned) returns the library libname definition statement for the library of the exported data source and a null or empty string if none needed.
java.lang.String	getSASLibref() returns the libref name for the library of the exported data source or null if it has no library assignment.
java.lang.String	getSASTableNameFullyQualified() returns the fully qualified sas table name (with libref, '.' and ''n notation if needed) of the exported data source.
java.lang.String	getSASTableNameShort() returns the short sas table name (without ''n notation) of the exported data source.
boolean	isLibraryPreassigned() returns true if this library is marked as pre-assigned in metadata and should not need a libname statement issued.

Methods inherited from interface com.sas.iquery.metadata.business.ExportObject

getDescription, getExportMetadata, getExportObjectFactory, getID, getLabel, getUnderlyingObject, getUniqueExportName

Method Detail

containsColumn

boolean containsColumn(com.sas.iquery.metadata.business.QualifiedColumn toColumn)
                       throws MetadataException

returns true if a qualified column is a column in the exported data source.

Throws:

MetadataException

getSASTableNameFullyQualified

java.lang.String getSASTableNameFullyQualified()
                                               throws MetadataException

returns the fully qualified sas table name (with libref, '.' and ''n notation if needed) of the exported data source.

Throws:

MetadataException

getSASLibnameStatement

java.lang.String getSASLibnameStatement(boolean ignorePreAssigned)
                                        throws MetadataException

returns the library libname definition statement for the library of the exported data source and a null or empty string if none needed.

Throws:

MetadataException

isLibraryPreassigned

boolean isLibraryPreassigned()
                             throws MetadataException

returns true if this library is marked as pre-assigned in metadata and should not need a libname statement issued.

Throws:

MetadataException

getSASLibref

java.lang.String getSASLibref()
                              throws MetadataException

returns the libref name for the library of the exported data source or null if it has no library assignment.

Throws:

MetadataException

getSASTableNameShort

java.lang.String getSASTableNameShort()
                                      throws MetadataException

returns the short sas table name (without ''n notation) of the exported data source.

Throws:

MetadataException