*** This interface provides Binary Compatibility only, not Source Compatibility ***

com.sas.services.information.metadata
Interface RelationalKeyInterface

All Superinterfaces:

ColumnContainerInterface, MetadataInterface, PublicObjectInterface, java.rmi.Remote

public interface RelationalKeyInterface
extends ColumnContainerInterface

Represents Unique Key associated with the Relational 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	getAssociatedIndex() Get the associated index with a Unique/Primary Key.
java.util.List<ForeignKeyInterface>	getForeignKeys() Get associated foreign keys of the Relational Key.
com.sas.services.information.metadata.RelationalKeyInterface.KeyType	getKeyType() Get a key type of the relational key which could be either Primary or Unique.
void	setAssociatedIndex(IndexInterface index) Set the associated index with a Unique/Primary Key.
void	setKeyType(com.sas.services.information.metadata.RelationalKeyInterface.KeyType keyType) Set a key type of the relational key which could be either Primary or Unique.

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

getKeyType

com.sas.services.information.metadata.RelationalKeyInterface.KeyType getKeyType()
                                                                                throws ServiceException,
                                                                                       java.rmi.RemoteException

Get a key type of the relational key which could be either Primary or Unique.

Returns:

RelationalKeyInterface.KeyType

Throws:

ServiceException - - If a repository error occurs.

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

setKeyType

void setKeyType(com.sas.services.information.metadata.RelationalKeyInterface.KeyType keyType)
                throws ServiceException,
                       java.rmi.RemoteException

Set a key type of the relational key which could be either Primary or Unique.

Parameters:

keyType -

Throws:

ServiceException - - 1] If Primary Key exist in the Relational Table while converting the type to Primary Key. 2] If Nullable column in the unique key while converting the type to Primary Key. 3] If a repository error occurs.

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

getForeignKeys

java.util.List<ForeignKeyInterface> getForeignKeys()
                                                   throws ServiceException,
                                                          java.rmi.RemoteException

Get associated foreign keys of the Relational Key.

Returns:

List

Throws:

ServiceException - - If a repository error occurs.

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

getAssociatedIndex

IndexInterface getAssociatedIndex()
                                  throws ServiceException,
                                         java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the associated index with a Unique/Primary Key.

Returns:

Throws:

ServiceException - If there's a repository error.

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

setAssociatedIndex

void setAssociatedIndex(IndexInterface index)
                        throws ServiceException,
                               java.rmi.RemoteException

Set the associated index with a Unique/Primary Key.

Parameters:

index - is the associated index with a Unique/Primary Key.

Throws:

ServiceException - If there's a repository error.

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

*** This interface provides Binary Compatibility only, not Source Compatibility ***