com.sas.metadata.remote
Interface PrimaryType

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

AbstractJob, AbstractPrompt, AbstractTransformation, AccessControl, AccessControlEntry, AccessControlTemplate, Action, Aggregation, AnalyticContext, ApplicationAction, ArchiveEntry, ArchiveFile, AuthenticationDomain, CalculatedMeasure, CalculatedMember, Classifier, ClassifierMap, Column, ColumnHierarchy, ColumnRange, COMConnection, Condition, ConditionActionSet, ConfiguredComponent, Connection, ContentLocation, ContentType, Cube, DatabaseCatalog, DatabaseSchema, DataSourceName, DataTable, DeployedComponent, DeployedDataPackage, Device, DeviceType, Dimension, Directory, Document, Email, Event, ExternalTable, FavoritesContainer, Feature, FeatureMap, File, GlobalFormula, Group, Hierarchy, HierarchyLevel, Identity, IdentityGroup, Index, ITChannel, ITContentSubscriber, ITEventSubscriber, ITSubscriber, JFJob, Job, Join, JoinTable, Level, LogicalColumn, LogicalServer, Login, Machine, Measure, Memory, MiningResult, NamedService, NamedSet, OLAPProperty, OLAPSchema, OpenClientConnection, Permission, Person, PhysicalTable, Prompt, PromptGroup, Prototype, PSColumnLayoutComponent, PSLayoutComponent, PSPortalPage, PSPortalProfile, PSPortlet, QueryTable, RelationalSchema, RelationalTable, Report, SASCatalog, SASCatalogEntry, SASClientConnection, SASFileRef, SASLibrary, SASLicense, Search, SecuredLibrary, SecuredTable, SecurityRuleScheme, Select, ServerComponent, ServerContext, ServiceComponent, SharedDimension, SoftwareComponent, Stream, SXLEMap, SyncStep, TableCollection, TCPIPConnection, Text, TextStore, Transformation, TransformationActivity, TransformationStep, Tree, TSNameObject, TSNamespace, TypeDefinition, WorkTable

public interface PrimaryType
extends Root

The PrimaryType subtypes are the starting point for modeling a logical metadata definition. When the logical metadata definition models an object that is managed by the SAS type dictionary, the PublicType= attribute must be set to indicate the type of object.

Logical metadata definitions that are managed by the dictionary are copied, deleted, moved, and secured as a unit, and are usually contained in a folder. Some PrimaryType subtypes may be embedded in a logical metadata definition; these are considered components. A component may be secured apart from the containing object. For example, a column may have security different from the containing table. A component is copied, deleted, and secured with its containing object, but can also be copied, deleted, and secured apart from the containing object.

All other SAS Metadata Model metadata types are SecondaryType subtypes. SecondaryType subtypes may not reside in a folder and are always contained, directly or indirectly, by a PrimaryType subtype. SecondaryType objects may not be shared by logical metadata definitions.

Attributes of PrimaryType are:

• PublicType
• IsHidden

Associations of PrimaryType are:

• FavoritesContainers

Usage

To create an instance of this PrimaryType, use the factory create methods.
Example: create a PrimaryType with name "PrimaryType_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();
 PrimaryType myObject = (PrimaryType) factory.createComplexMetadataObject(objectStore, "PrimaryType_Object", MetadataObjects.PRIMARYTYPE, "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_FAVORITESCONTAINERS_NAME Constant used for the name of the FavoritesContainers association.
static java.lang.String	ATTRIBUTE_ISHIDDEN_NAME Constant used for the name of the IsHidden attribute.
static java.lang.String	ATTRIBUTE_PUBLICTYPE_NAME Constant used for the name of the PublicType attribute.

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	getFavoritesContainers() Gets the AssociationList of FavoritesContainers
AssociationList	getFavoritesContainers(boolean fGoToServer) Gets the Associationlist of FavoritesContainers
int	getIsHidden() Gets the int value of IsHidden
int	getIsHiddenState() Gets the Metadata State of IsHidden
java.lang.String	getPublicType() Gets the String value of PublicType
int	getPublicTypeMaxLength() Gets the maximum length of PublicType
int	getPublicTypeState() Gets the Metadata State of PublicType
void	initializePredObjects() (S) Adds the Associated objects to the predObjects which are: FavoritesContainers
void	initializeRequiredObjects() (S) This initializes the Required Objects(Roles) which are:
void	setFavoritesContainers(AssociationList list) Sets the FavoritesContainers list to be list.
void	setFavoritesContainers(AssociationList inObjects, int state) Sets the entire AssociationList to match the passed in Vector, sets the state of the AssociationList
void	setIsHidden(int inIsHidden) Sets the IsHidden value and sets the state to MetadataState.LOCAL.
void	setIsHidden(int inIsHidden, int state) Sets the IsHidden Metadata State.
void	setIsHidden(java.lang.String inIsHidden) Sets the IsHidden value and sets the state to MetadataState.LOCAL.
void	setIsHidden(java.lang.String inIsHidden, int state) Sets the IsHidden value and Metadata State.
void	setIsHiddenState(int state) Sets the Metadata State of IsHidden.
void	setPublicType(java.lang.String inPublicType) Sets the PublicType value and sets the state to MetadataState.LOCAL.
void	setPublicType(java.lang.String inPublicType, int state) Sets the PublicType Metadata State.
void	setPublicTypeState(int state) Sets the Metadata State of PublicType.

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

ATTRIBUTE_PUBLICTYPE_NAME

static final java.lang.String ATTRIBUTE_PUBLICTYPE_NAME

Constant used for the name of the PublicType attribute.

PublicType: Specifies the name of a type definition in the SAS type dictionary. The SAS type dictionary includes definitions for the common and shared object types used by all SAS intelligence platform applications. The type definitions have all of the information necessary to display, import, export, and delete these common and shared objects in a SAS intelligence platform application. This information includes a template that identifies all of the metadata types and associations that describe the object in a SAS Metadata Repository.

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Constant Field Values

ATTRIBUTE_ISHIDDEN_NAME

static final java.lang.String ATTRIBUTE_ISHIDDEN_NAME

Constant used for the name of the IsHidden attribute.

IsHidden: When set to "True", this object should not be shown by default in the folder view or search interface.

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Constant Field Values

ASSOCIATION_FAVORITESCONTAINERS_NAME

static final java.lang.String ASSOCIATION_FAVORITESCONTAINERS_NAME

Constant used for the name of the FavoritesContainers association.

FavoritesContainers: The container for which this is a favorite.

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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 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:
FavoritesContainers

Specified by:

initializePredObjects in interface MdObjectBase

Specified by:

initializePredObjects in interface Root

Throws:

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

getPublicType

java.lang.String getPublicType()
                               throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the String value of PublicType

Returns:

The PublicType

Throws:

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

getPublicTypeState

int getPublicTypeState()
                       throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the Metadata State of PublicType

Returns:

The State.

Throws:

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

getPublicTypeMaxLength

int getPublicTypeMaxLength()
                           throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the maximum length of PublicType

Returns:

The max size

Throws:

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

getIsHidden

int getIsHidden()
                throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the int value of IsHidden

Returns:

The IsHidden

Throws:

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

getIsHiddenState

int getIsHiddenState()
                     throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the Metadata State of IsHidden

Returns:

The State.

Throws:

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

getFavoritesContainers

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

Gets the AssociationList of FavoritesContainers

Returns:

Returns the AssociationList of FavoritesContainers which can be of type:
FavoritesContainer

Throws:

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

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

getFavoritesContainers

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

Gets the Associationlist of FavoritesContainers

Parameters:

fGoToServer - boolean Get the value from the server.

Returns:

Returns the AssociationList of FavoritesContainers which can be of type:
FavoritesContainer

Throws:

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

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

setPublicType

void setPublicType(java.lang.String inPublicType)
                   throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the PublicType value and sets the state to MetadataState.LOCAL.

Parameters:

inPublicType - String

Throws:

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

setPublicType

void setPublicType(java.lang.String inPublicType,
                   int state)
                   throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the PublicType Metadata State.

Parameters:

inPublicType - String

state - int

Throws:

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

setPublicTypeState

void setPublicTypeState(int state)
                        throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the Metadata State of PublicType.

Parameters:

state - int

Throws:

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

setIsHidden

void setIsHidden(int inIsHidden)
                 throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the IsHidden value and sets the state to MetadataState.LOCAL.

Parameters:

inIsHidden - int

Throws:

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

setIsHidden

void setIsHidden(int inIsHidden,
                 int state)
                 throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the IsHidden Metadata State.

Parameters:

inIsHidden - int

state - int

Throws:

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

setIsHidden

void setIsHidden(java.lang.String inIsHidden)
                 throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the IsHidden value and sets the state to MetadataState.LOCAL.

Parameters:

inIsHidden - String

Throws:

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

setIsHidden

void setIsHidden(java.lang.String inIsHidden,
                 int state)
                 throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the IsHidden value and Metadata State.

Parameters:

inIsHidden - String

state - int

Throws:

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

setIsHiddenState

void setIsHiddenState(int state)
                      throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the Metadata State of IsHidden.

Parameters:

state - int

Throws:

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

setFavoritesContainers

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

Sets the FavoritesContainers list to be list. Objects of which can be of type:
FavoritesContainer

Parameters:

list - AssociationList

Throws:

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

setFavoritesContainers

void setFavoritesContainers(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.