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## com.sas.metadata.remote
Interface ExternalTable

All Superinterfaces:
  Classifier, CMetadata, DataTable, MdObjectBase, MdObjectBaseUtil, MdObjectBaseXML, PrimaryType, java.rmi.Remote, Root

    public interface ExternalTable

extends DataTable

Represents a table in an external data file.

Attributes of ExternalTable are:

Associations of ExternalTable are:

- `OwningFile`

## Usage

To create an instance of this ExternalTable, use the `factory` create methods.
Example: create a ExternalTable with name "ExternalTable_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();
     ExternalTable myObject = (ExternalTable) factory.createComplexMetadataObject(objectStore, "ExternalTable_Object", MetadataObjects.EXTERNALTABLE, "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_OWNINGFILE_NAME` Constant used for the name of the OwningFile association.

Fields inherited from interface com.sas.metadata.remote.DataTable
`ASSOCIATION_COLUMNHIERARCHIES_NAME, ASSOCIATION_COLUMNS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_FOREIGNKEYS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_ROLES_NAME, ASSOCIATION_TABLECOLLECTIONS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_TABLEPACKAGE_NAME, ASSOCIATION_UNIQUEKEYS_NAME, ATTRIBUTE_NUMROWS_NAME, ATTRIBUTE_TABLENAME_NAME`

Fields inherited from interface com.sas.metadata.remote.Classifier
`ASSOCIATION_SOURCECLASSIFIERMAPS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_TARGETCLASSIFIERMAPS_NAME`

Fields inherited from interface com.sas.metadata.remote.PrimaryType
`ASSOCIATION_FAVORITESCONTAINERS_NAME, ATTRIBUTE_ISHIDDEN_NAME, ATTRIBUTE_PUBLICTYPE_NAME`

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
`File` | `getOwningFile()` Gets the `File` for `OwningFile`
`AssociationList` | `getOwningFiles()` Gets the AssociationList of `OwningFiles`
`AssociationList` | `getOwningFiles(boolean fGoToServer)` Gets the Associationlist of `OwningFiles`
`void` | `initializePredObjects()` (S) Adds the Associated objects to the predObjects which are: `OwningFile`
`void` | `initializeRequiredObjects()` (S) This initializes the Required Objects(Roles) which are:
`void` | `setOwningFile(File inObject)` Sets the `OwningFiles` list 0th element to be `inObject`.
`void` | `setOwningFiles(AssociationList list)` Sets the `OwningFiles` list to be `list`.
`void` | `setOwningFiles(AssociationList list, int state)` Sets the `OwningFiles` list to be `list`.

Methods inherited from interface com.sas.metadata.remote.DataTable
`getColumnHierarchies, getColumnHierarchies, getColumns, getColumns, getForeignKeys, getForeignKeys, getNumRows, getNumRowsState, getRoles, getRoles, getTableCollections, getTableCollections, getTableName, getTableNameMaxLength, getTableNameState, getTablePackage, getTablePackages, getTablePackages, getUniqueKeys, getUniqueKeys, setColumnHierarchies, setColumnHierarchies, setColumns, setColumns, setForeignKeys, setForeignKeys, setNumRows, setNumRows, setNumRows, setNumRows, setNumRowsState, setRoles, setRoles, setTableCollections, setTableCollections, setTableName, setTableName, setTableNameState, setTablePackage, setTablePackages, setTablePackages, setUniqueKeys, setUniqueKeys`

Methods inherited from interface com.sas.metadata.remote.Classifier
`getSourceClassifierMaps, getSourceClassifierMaps, getTargetClassifierMaps, getTargetClassifierMaps, setSourceClassifierMaps, setSourceClassifierMaps, setTargetClassifierMaps, setTargetClassifierMaps`

Methods inherited from interface com.sas.metadata.remote.PrimaryType
`getFavoritesContainers, getFavoritesContainers, getIsHidden, getIsHiddenState, getPublicType, getPublicTypeMaxLength, getPublicTypeState, setFavoritesContainers, setFavoritesContainers, setIsHidden, setIsHidden, setIsHidden, setIsHidden, setIsHiddenState, setPublicType, setPublicType, setPublicTypeState`

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

### ASSOCIATION_OWNINGFILE_NAME

    static final java.lang.String ASSOCIATION_OWNINGFILE_NAME

  Constant used for the name of the OwningFile association.

  OwningFile: The file that contains the data for an external table.This relationship should not be used to represent SAS datasets. The PhysicalTable object should be used to represent a dataset.

  See Also:
    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 `Classifier`
  Specified by:
    `initializeRequiredObjects` in interface `DataTable`
  Specified by:
    `initializeRequiredObjects` in interface `MdObjectBaseUtil`
  Specified by:
    `initializeRequiredObjects` in interface `PrimaryType`
  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:
  `OwningFile`

  Specified by:
    `initializePredObjects` in interface `Classifier`
  Specified by:
    `initializePredObjects` in interface `DataTable`
  Specified by:
    `initializePredObjects` in interface `MdObjectBase`
  Specified by:
    `initializePredObjects` in interface `PrimaryType`
  Specified by:
    `initializePredObjects` in interface `Root`
  Throws:
    `java.rmi.RemoteException` - If error connecting/communicating to/with remote object.

### getOwningFiles

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

  Gets the AssociationList of `OwningFiles`

  Returns:
    Returns the AssociationList of `OwningFiles` which can be of type:
    File
    ArchiveFile
  Throws:
    `java.rmi.RemoteException` - If error connecting/communicating to/with remote object.
    `MdException`

### getOwningFile

    File getOwningFile()
                       throws java.rmi.RemoteException,
                              MdException

  Gets the `File` for `OwningFile`

  Returns:
    The `File` ( `null` if not set) of `OwningFile`which can be of type:
    File
    ArchiveFile
  Throws:
    `java.rmi.RemoteException` - If error connecting/communicating to/with remote object.
    `MdException` - If error getting/setting part of the object.

### getOwningFiles

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

  Gets the Associationlist of `OwningFiles`

  Parameters:
    `fGoToServer` - boolean Get the value from the server.
  Returns:
    Returns the AssociationList of `OwningFiles` which can be of type:
    File
    ArchiveFile
  Throws:
    `java.rmi.RemoteException` - If error connecting/communicating to/with remote object.
    `MdException` - If error getting/setting part of the object.

### setOwningFiles

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

  Sets the `OwningFiles` list to be `list`. Object of which can be of type:
  File
  ArchiveFile

  Parameters:
    `list` - AssociationList
  Throws:
    `java.rmi.RemoteException` - If error communicating with remote object.

### setOwningFiles

    void setOwningFiles(AssociationList list,
                        int state)
                        throws java.rmi.RemoteException

  Sets the `OwningFiles` list to be `list`. Object of which can be of type:
  File
  ArchiveFile

  Parameters:
    `list` - AssociationList
    `state` - int
  Throws:
    `java.rmi.RemoteException` - If error communicating with remote object.

### setOwningFile

    void setOwningFile(File inObject)
                       throws java.rmi.RemoteException

  Sets the `OwningFiles` list 0th element to be `inObject`.

  Parameters:
    `inObject` - File
  Throws:
    `java.rmi.RemoteException` - If error communicating with remote object.

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