com.sas.services.information.metadata
Interface IndexInterface

All Superinterfaces:

ColumnContainerInterface, MetadataInterface, PublicObjectInterface, java.rmi.Remote

public interface IndexInterface
extends ColumnContainerInterface

Represents Index associated with Physical Table.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.sas.services.information.metadata.MetadataInterface

METADATA_STATE_DELETED, METADATA_STATE_DESTROYED, METADATA_STATE_NEW, METADATA_STATE_NORMAL, PERMISSION_READMETADATA, PERMISSION_WRITEMETADATA

Method Summary

IndexInterface	convertToCompositeIndex(java.lang.String name, java.util.List<ColumnInterface> columns) Convert simple index (contains only 1 column) to composite index (contains more than 1 column)
IndexInterface	convertToSimpleIndex(ColumnInterface column) Convert composite index (contains more than 1 column) to simple index (contains only 1 column)
java.util.Set<com.sas.services.information.metadata.IndexAttribute>	getIndexAttributes() Gets the attributes of an Index
boolean	isAssociatedWithKey() Checks whether index is associated with a Unique/Primary key.
boolean	isSimpleIndex() Checks for the Simple Index
void	setIndexAttributes(java.util.Set<com.sas.services.information.metadata.IndexAttribute> setIndexAttribute) Sets the attributes of an Index

Methods inherited from interface com.sas.services.information.metadata.ColumnContainerInterface

addColumn, addColumnAt, addColumns, getColumns, getOwningTable, removeColumn, removeColumn, removeColumns

Methods inherited from interface com.sas.services.information.metadata.MetadataInterface

add, addAccessControl, addAttribute, addAttributes, addDocument, addExtension, addGroup, addImplementor, addKeyword, addObjectProperty, addObjectProperty, addPermissions, addPrompt, addPropertySet, addRemark, addResponsibleParty, addTransactionListener, addUsedByPrototype, checkin, checkout, commit, copyTo, countAssociatedObjects, delete, deleteAttribute, deleteAttributes, destroy, getAccessControls, getAttribute, getAttributes, getAuthorizationUtil, getCreateDate, getDescription, getDocuments, getEntityKey, getEntityURL, getExtensions, getGroups, getGUID, getIdentities, getImplementors, getKeywords, getLockedBy, getModifyDate, getObjectProperties, getParent, getParentPath, getParents, getPath, getPaths, getPermission, getPermissions, getPermissions, getPreviousVersionNames, getPrimaryPropertyGroup, getPrompt, getPrompts, getPropertyBag, getPropertySets, getRemarksList, getReposId, getRepository, getRepositoryEntity, getRepositoryName, getReposKey, getResponsibleParties, getState, getTrackingId, getType, getUsageVersion, getUsedByPrototypes, getUsingPrototype, getVersion, isAuthorized, isCompatible, isDeleted, isDestroyed, isLoggingEnabled, isObjectAlive, isReadCompatible, logMessage, mapNameToFilesystem, mapUrlToFilesystem, moveTo, newServiceObject, refresh, removeAccessControl, removeDocument, removeExtension, removeGroup, removeImplementor, removeKeyword, removeObjectProperty, removePermissions, removePrompt, removePropertySet, removeResponsibleParty, removeUsedByPrototype, rollback, setAttribute, setAttributes, setDeleted, setDescription, setDocuments, setExtensions, setGroups, setGUID, setKeywords, setName, setObjectProperties, setPermission, setPrimaryPropertyGroup, setPrompt, setPrompts, setRemarksList, setRepository, setUsingPrototype, startTransaction, toByteArray, transactionEvent, uncheckout, update, updateFromBag, version

Methods inherited from interface com.sas.services.information.publicobject.PublicObjectInterface

addProcessorInterface, getContainer, getIdentifier, getName, getObjectURI, getPathUrl, getProcessorInterface, getTypeDescriptor

Method Detail

setIndexAttributes

void setIndexAttributes(java.util.Set<com.sas.services.information.metadata.IndexAttribute> setIndexAttribute)
                        throws ServiceException,
                               java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the attributes of an Index

Parameters:

setIndexAttribute -

Throws:

ServiceException - If there's a repository error.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getIndexAttributes

java.util.Set<com.sas.services.information.metadata.IndexAttribute> getIndexAttributes()
                                                                                       throws ServiceException,
                                                                                              java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the attributes of an Index

Returns:

Set

Throws:

ServiceException - If there's a repository error.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

convertToSimpleIndex

IndexInterface convertToSimpleIndex(ColumnInterface column)
                                    throws ServiceException,
                                           java.rmi.RemoteException

Convert composite index (contains more than 1 column) to simple index (contains only 1 column)

Parameters:

column -

Returns:

Throws:

ServiceException - If there's a repository error.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

convertToCompositeIndex

IndexInterface convertToCompositeIndex(java.lang.String name,
                                       java.util.List<ColumnInterface> columns)
                                       throws ServiceException,
                                              java.rmi.RemoteException

Convert simple index (contains only 1 column) to composite index (contains more than 1 column)

Parameters:

name -

columns -

Returns:

Throws:

ServiceException - If there's a repository error.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

isSimpleIndex

boolean isSimpleIndex()
                      throws ServiceException,
                             java.rmi.RemoteException

Checks for the Simple Index

Returns:

true if index is Simple Index

Throws:

ServiceException - If there's a repository error.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

isAssociatedWithKey

boolean isAssociatedWithKey()
                            throws ServiceException,
                                   java.rmi.RemoteException

Checks whether index is associated with a Unique/Primary key.

Returns:

true if index is associated with Unique/Primary key.

Throws:

ServiceException - If there's a repository error.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.