com.sas.metadata.remote
Interface Feature

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

CalculatedMeasure, CalculatedMember, Column, ColumnRange, GlobalFormula, Level, LogicalColumn, Measure, NamedSet, OLAPProperty

public interface Feature
extends PrimaryType

A feature is a property that is encapsulated within a Classifier.

In the metadata model, a Feature declares a structural or behavioral characteristic of an instance of a Classifier or of the Classifier itself. Feature is an abstract metadata class.

Attributes of Feature are:

Associations of Feature are:

• TargetFeatureMaps
• SourceFeatureMaps

Usage

To create an instance of this Feature, use the factory create methods.
Example: create a Feature with name "Feature_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();
 Feature myObject = (Feature) factory.createComplexMetadataObject(objectStore, "Feature_Object", MetadataObjects.FEATURE, "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_SOURCEFEATUREMAPS_NAME Constant used for the name of the SourceFeatureMaps association.
static java.lang.String	ASSOCIATION_TARGETFEATUREMAPS_NAME Constant used for the name of the TargetFeatureMaps association.

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

abstract AssociationList	getSourceFeatureMaps() Gets the Association list of SourceFeatureMaps
abstract AssociationList	getSourceFeatureMaps(boolean fGoToServer) Gets the Associationlist of SourceFeatureMaps
abstract AssociationList	getTargetFeatureMaps() Gets the AssociationList of TargetFeatureMaps
abstract AssociationList	getTargetFeatureMaps(boolean fGoToServer) Gets the Associationlist of TargetFeatureMaps
abstract void	initializePredObjects() (S) Adds the Associated objects to the predObjects which are: TargetFeatureMaps
abstract void	initializeRequiredObjects() (S) This initializes the Required Objects(Roles) which are:
abstract void	setSourceFeatureMaps(AssociationList list) Sets the SourceFeatureMaps list to be list.
abstract void	setSourceFeatureMaps(AssociationList inObjects, int state) Sets the entire SourceFeatureMaps list to match the passed in AssociationList, sets the state of the SourceFeatureMaps
abstract void	setTargetFeatureMaps(AssociationList list) Sets the TargetFeatureMaps list to be list.
abstract void	setTargetFeatureMaps(AssociationList inObjects, int state) Sets the entire AssociationList to match the passed in Vector, sets the state of the AssociationList

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_TARGETFEATUREMAPS_NAME

static final java.lang.String ASSOCIATION_TARGETFEATUREMAPS_NAME

Constant used for the name of the TargetFeatureMaps association.

TargetFeatureMaps: The features that are the target of the feature map.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

ASSOCIATION_SOURCEFEATUREMAPS_NAME

static final java.lang.String ASSOCIATION_SOURCEFEATUREMAPS_NAME

Constant used for the name of the SourceFeatureMaps association.

SourceFeatureMaps: The feature map that uses these features as input.

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 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:
TargetFeatureMaps

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.

getTargetFeatureMaps

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

Gets the AssociationList of TargetFeatureMaps

Returns:

Returns the AssociationList of TargetFeatureMaps which can be of type:
FeatureMap
ColumnHierarchy

Throws:

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

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

getSourceFeatureMaps

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

Gets the Association list of SourceFeatureMaps

Returns:

The AssociationList of SourceFeatureMaps which can be of type:
FeatureMap
ColumnHierarchy

Throws:

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

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

getTargetFeatureMaps

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

Gets the Associationlist of TargetFeatureMaps

Parameters:

fGoToServer - boolean Get the value from the server.

Returns:

Returns the AssociationList of TargetFeatureMaps which can be of type:
FeatureMap
ColumnHierarchy

Throws:

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

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

getSourceFeatureMaps

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

Gets the Associationlist of SourceFeatureMaps

Parameters:

fGoToServer - boolean Get the value from the server.

Returns:

Returns the SourceFeatureMaps which can be of type:
FeatureMap
ColumnHierarchy

Throws:

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

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

setTargetFeatureMaps

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

Sets the TargetFeatureMaps list to be list. Objects of which can be of type:
FeatureMap
ColumnHierarchy

Parameters:

list - AssociationList

Throws:

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

setTargetFeatureMaps

void setTargetFeatureMaps(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.

setSourceFeatureMaps

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

Sets the SourceFeatureMaps list to be list. Objects of which can be of type:
FeatureMap
ColumnHierarchy

Parameters:

list - AssociationList

Throws:

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

setSourceFeatureMaps

void setSourceFeatureMaps(AssociationList inObjects,
                          int state)
                          throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the entire SourceFeatureMaps list to match the passed in AssociationList, sets the state of the SourceFeatureMaps

Parameters:

inObjects - AssociationList

state - int

Throws:

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