Uses of Interface
com.sas.iquery.metadata.business.step.StepInterface

Packages that use StepInterface

com.sas.iquery.builder	Classes in the com.sas.iquery.builder package are used to easily build up complex Intelligent Query objects.
com.sas.iquery.metadata.business	The main package that provides modeling for SAS Query Services's two business models (information maps and data selections), which provide a logical layer of metadata modeling above the physical layer model.
com.sas.iquery.metadata.business.step	Provides a set of modeled "step" operations that can be applied, in a particular order, to data items and business queries to modify the results of a query.
com.sas.iquery.metadata.business.step.olap	Provides a set of modeled "step" operations that can be applied, in a particular order, to OLAP data items and business queries in order to filter the data that gets returned when business queries are executed.
com.sas.iquery.metadata.business.step.relational	Provides a set of modeled "step" operations that can be applied, in a particular order, to relational data items in order to filter the data that gets returned when business queries are executed.

Uses of StepInterface in com.sas.iquery.builder

Method parameters in com.sas.iquery.builder with type arguments of type StepInterface

DataItemBuilder

DataItemBuilder.steps(java.util.List<? extends StepInterface> steps)

Uses of StepInterface in com.sas.iquery.metadata.business

Methods in com.sas.iquery.metadata.business that return StepInterface

StepInterface	DataItem.getStep(int stepNumber) This method returns an ordered list of Steps.
StepInterface	BusinessQuery.getStep(int stepNumber, Role stepRole) This method returns the step (StepInterface) that has been applied for a specific role and step number.

Methods in com.sas.iquery.metadata.business that return types with arguments of type StepInterface

java.util.List<StepInterface>	DataItem.getSteps() This method returns an ordered list of Steps set on this object.
java.util.List<StepInterface>	DataItem.getSteps(boolean includeBaseDataItems) This method returns an ordered list of Steps for this data item and, if the input argument is true, any data items this data item is based upon.
java.util.List<StepInterface>	BusinessQuery.getSteps(Role stepRole) This method returns an ordered list of steps (StepInterface) that will be applied to a business query for a specific role.

Methods in com.sas.iquery.metadata.business with parameters of type StepInterface

void	DataItem.addStep(StepInterface step) This method adds a Step to the ordered list of Steps.
void	BusinessQuery.addStep(StepInterface step, Role stepRole) This method adds a Step to the ordered list of Steps that will be applied to a business query for a specific role.

Method parameters in com.sas.iquery.metadata.business with type arguments of type StepInterface

void	DataItem.setSteps(java.util.List<? extends StepInterface> steps) This method sets an ordered list of Steps.
void	BusinessQuery.setSteps(java.util.List<StepInterface> steps, Role stepRole) This method sets an ordered list of Steps that will be applied to a business query for a specific role.

Uses of StepInterface in com.sas.iquery.metadata.business.step

Subinterfaces of StepInterface in com.sas.iquery.metadata.business.step

interface

StepFilterInterface Provides modeling for steps that filter data.

Classes in com.sas.iquery.metadata.business.step that implement StepInterface

class

CompoundStep Enables a user to group a set of steps together.

Methods in com.sas.iquery.metadata.business.step that return types with arguments of type StepInterface

java.util.List<StepInterface>

CompoundStep.getSteps() This method returns an ordered list of Steps.

Methods in com.sas.iquery.metadata.business.step with parameters of type StepInterface

void	CompoundStep.addStep(StepInterface step) This method adds a Step to the ordered list of Steps.

Uses of StepInterface in com.sas.iquery.metadata.business.step.olap

Classes in com.sas.iquery.metadata.business.step.olap that implement StepInterface

class	BaseFilter An abstract class that represents a step that filters.
class	BusinessQueryDataBasedFilter A step that filters a query based on a boolean expression.
class	BusinessQueryRankFilter A step that ranks a business query based on a ranking criteria.
class	BusinessQueryTupleFilter A step that filters out a specific set of member for a set of dimension(s) and a single measure.
class	DataItemMemberFilter A step that filters a data item based on a particular member or set of members.
class	DataItemMemberPropertiesFilter A step that filters member properties set on a data item based on a boolean expression.
class	DataItemNavigationFilter A step that filters a data item based on a specific kind of navigation on a particular member.
class	DataItemTimeFilter A step that filters a data item based on time members and time function arguments.
class	DataItemTimeFirstLastPeriodsFilter A step that filters a data item to reflect requests for the first or last specified number of members at a level.
class	DataItemTimeNParallelPeriodsFilter A step that filters a data item to reflect N periods parallel to a given date member.
class	DataItemTimeNPeriodsFilter A step that filters a data item to reflect requests for the first or last N members of a level.
class	DataItemTimeRangeFilter A step that filters a data item based on start and end date period or can filter based where either the start or end (or both) members are relative.
class	PromptedTimeRangeFilter A prompted step that filters a data item based on start and end date period or relative start or end member(s).

Uses of StepInterface in com.sas.iquery.metadata.business.step.relational

Classes in com.sas.iquery.metadata.business.step.relational that implement StepInterface

class

DataItemRankFilter A step that is used to specify a request for the creation of a flat listing, where data is restricted based on whether it achieved a specific ranking.