com.sas.metadata.remote
Interface GlobalFormula

All Superinterfaces:

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

All Known Subinterfaces:

CalculatedMember, NamedSet

public interface GlobalFormula
extends Feature

PROC OLAP and OLAP CUBE Studio enable users to define formulas for the dimensions of a cube that result in the creation of calculated members and named sets. In SAS 9.2, the GlobalFormula metadata type was used to store the formula that created the calculated member or named set. In SAS 9.3, it was decided that this modeling was not sufficient to enable the object to refer back to the dimension, hierarchy, or level to which the calculated member or named set belongs. Therefore, the GlobalFormula metadata type was changed to an abstract type, and the CalculatedMember and NamedSet metadata types were introduced. The new metadata types are used in cubes that have a UsageVersion of 5.0 or higher. The CONVERT option of PROC OLAP can be used to change a 4.0 cube to a 5.0 cube. A 4.0 cube is also converted to a 5.0 cube by OLAP CUBE Studio when a shared dimension is added to the 4.0 cube. For more information, see CalculatedMember and NamedSet.

Attributes of GlobalFormula are:

• UniqueName
• Expression
• GlobalFormulaRole

Associations of GlobalFormula are:

• AssociatedCube

Usage

To create an instance of this GlobalFormula, use the factory create methods.
Example: create a GlobalFormula with name "GlobalFormula_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();
 GlobalFormula myObject = (GlobalFormula) factory.createComplexMetadataObject(objectStore, "GlobalFormula_Object", MetadataObjects.GLOBALFORMULA, "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_ASSOCIATEDCUBE_NAME Constant used for the name of the AssociatedCube association.
static java.lang.String	ATTRIBUTE_EXPRESSION_NAME Constant used for the name of the Expression attribute.
static java.lang.String	ATTRIBUTE_GLOBALFORMULAROLE_NAME Constant used for the name of the GlobalFormulaRole attribute.
static java.lang.String	ATTRIBUTE_UNIQUENAME_NAME Constant used for the name of the UniqueName attribute.

Fields inherited from interface com.sas.metadata.remote.Feature

ASSOCIATION_SOURCEFEATUREMAPS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_TARGETFEATUREMAPS_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

abstract Cube	getAssociatedCube() Gets the Cube for AssociatedCube
abstract AssociationList	getAssociatedCubes() Gets the AssociationList of AssociatedCubes
abstract AssociationList	getAssociatedCubes(boolean fGoToServer) Gets the Associationlist of AssociatedCubes
abstract java.lang.String	getExpression() Gets the String value of Expression
abstract int	getExpressionMaxLength() Gets the maximum length of Expression
abstract int	getExpressionState() Gets the Metadata State of Expression
abstract java.lang.String	getGlobalFormulaRole() Gets the String value of GlobalFormulaRole
abstract int	getGlobalFormulaRoleMaxLength() Gets the maximum length of GlobalFormulaRole
abstract int	getGlobalFormulaRoleState() Gets the Metadata State of GlobalFormulaRole
abstract java.lang.String	getUniqueName() Gets the String value of UniqueName
abstract int	getUniqueNameMaxLength() Gets the maximum length of UniqueName
abstract int	getUniqueNameState() Gets the Metadata State of UniqueName
abstract void	initializePredObjects() (S) Adds the Associated objects to the predObjects which are: AssociatedCube
abstract void	initializeRequiredObjects() (S) This initializes the Required Objects(Roles) which are:
abstract void	setAssociatedCube(Cube inObject) Sets the AssociatedCubes list 0th element to be inObject.
abstract void	setAssociatedCubes(AssociationList list) Sets the AssociatedCubes list to be list.
abstract void	setAssociatedCubes(AssociationList list, int state) Sets the AssociatedCubes list to be list.
abstract void	setExpression(java.lang.String inExpression) Sets the Expression value and sets the state to MetadataState.LOCAL.
abstract void	setExpression(java.lang.String inExpression, int state) Sets the Expression Metadata State.
abstract void	setExpressionState(int state) Sets the Metadata State of Expression.
abstract void	setGlobalFormulaRole(java.lang.String inGlobalFormulaRole) Sets the GlobalFormulaRole value and sets the state to MetadataState.LOCAL.
abstract void	setGlobalFormulaRole(java.lang.String inGlobalFormulaRole, int state) Sets the GlobalFormulaRole Metadata State.
abstract void	setGlobalFormulaRoleState(int state) Sets the Metadata State of GlobalFormulaRole.
abstract void	setUniqueName(java.lang.String inUniqueName) Sets the UniqueName value and sets the state to MetadataState.LOCAL.
abstract void	setUniqueName(java.lang.String inUniqueName, int state) Sets the UniqueName Metadata State.
abstract void	setUniqueNameState(int state) Sets the Metadata State of UniqueName.

Methods inherited from interface com.sas.metadata.remote.Feature

getSourceFeatureMaps, getSourceFeatureMaps, getTargetFeatureMaps, getTargetFeatureMaps, setSourceFeatureMaps, setSourceFeatureMaps, setTargetFeatureMaps, setTargetFeatureMaps

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

ATTRIBUTE_UNIQUENAME_NAME

static final java.lang.String ATTRIBUTE_UNIQUENAME_NAME

Constant used for the name of the UniqueName attribute.

UniqueName: The fully qualified unique name for the global formula.

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Constant Field Values

ATTRIBUTE_EXPRESSION_NAME

static final java.lang.String ATTRIBUTE_EXPRESSION_NAME

Constant used for the name of the Expression attribute.

Expression: The formula.

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Constant Field Values

ATTRIBUTE_GLOBALFORMULAROLE_NAME

static final java.lang.String ATTRIBUTE_GLOBALFORMULAROLE_NAME

Constant used for the name of the GlobalFormulaRole attribute.

GlobalFormulaRole: Valid values are CalculatedMember or NamedSet.

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Constant Field Values

ASSOCIATION_ASSOCIATEDCUBE_NAME

static final java.lang.String ASSOCIATION_ASSOCIATEDCUBE_NAME

Constant used for the name of the AssociatedCube association.

AssociatedCube: The list of cubes that contains this global formula.

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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 Feature

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:
AssociatedCube

Specified by:

initializePredObjects in interface Feature

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.

getUniqueName

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

Gets the String value of UniqueName

Returns:

The UniqueName

Throws:

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

getUniqueNameState

int getUniqueNameState()
                       throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the Metadata State of UniqueName

Returns:

The State.

Throws:

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

getUniqueNameMaxLength

int getUniqueNameMaxLength()
                           throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the maximum length of UniqueName

Returns:

The max size

Throws:

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

getExpression

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

Gets the String value of Expression

Returns:

The Expression

Throws:

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

getExpressionState

int getExpressionState()
                       throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the Metadata State of Expression

Returns:

The State.

Throws:

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

getExpressionMaxLength

int getExpressionMaxLength()
                           throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the maximum length of Expression

Returns:

The max size

Throws:

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

getGlobalFormulaRole

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

Gets the String value of GlobalFormulaRole

Returns:

The GlobalFormulaRole

Throws:

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

getGlobalFormulaRoleState

int getGlobalFormulaRoleState()
                              throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the Metadata State of GlobalFormulaRole

Returns:

The State.

Throws:

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

getGlobalFormulaRoleMaxLength

int getGlobalFormulaRoleMaxLength()
                                  throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the maximum length of GlobalFormulaRole

Returns:

The max size

Throws:

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

getAssociatedCubes

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

Gets the AssociationList of AssociatedCubes

Returns:

Returns the AssociationList of AssociatedCubes which can be of type:
Cube

Throws:

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

MdException

getAssociatedCube

Cube getAssociatedCube()
                       throws java.rmi.RemoteException,
                              MdException

Gets the Cube for AssociatedCube

Returns:

The Cube ( null if not set) of AssociatedCubewhich can be of type:
Cube

Throws:

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

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

getAssociatedCubes

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

Gets the Associationlist of AssociatedCubes

Parameters:

fGoToServer - boolean Get the value from the server.

Returns:

Returns the AssociationList of AssociatedCubes which can be of type:
Cube

Throws:

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

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

setUniqueName

void setUniqueName(java.lang.String inUniqueName)
                   throws java.rmi.RemoteException

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

Parameters:

inUniqueName - String

Throws:

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

setUniqueName

void setUniqueName(java.lang.String inUniqueName,
                   int state)
                   throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the UniqueName Metadata State.

Parameters:

inUniqueName - String

state - int

Throws:

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

setUniqueNameState

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

Sets the Metadata State of UniqueName.

Parameters:

state - int

Throws:

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

setExpression

void setExpression(java.lang.String inExpression)
                   throws java.rmi.RemoteException

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

Parameters:

inExpression - String

Throws:

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

setExpression

void setExpression(java.lang.String inExpression,
                   int state)
                   throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the Expression Metadata State.

Parameters:

inExpression - String

state - int

Throws:

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

setExpressionState

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

Sets the Metadata State of Expression.

Parameters:

state - int

Throws:

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

setGlobalFormulaRole

void setGlobalFormulaRole(java.lang.String inGlobalFormulaRole)
                          throws java.rmi.RemoteException

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

Parameters:

inGlobalFormulaRole - String

Throws:

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

setGlobalFormulaRole

void setGlobalFormulaRole(java.lang.String inGlobalFormulaRole,
                          int state)
                          throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the GlobalFormulaRole Metadata State.

Parameters:

inGlobalFormulaRole - String

state - int

Throws:

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

setGlobalFormulaRoleState

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

Sets the Metadata State of GlobalFormulaRole.

Parameters:

state - int

Throws:

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

setAssociatedCubes

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

Sets the AssociatedCubes list to be list. Object of which can be of type:
Cube

Parameters:

list - AssociationList

Throws:

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

setAssociatedCubes

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

Sets the AssociatedCubes list to be list. Object of which can be of type:
Cube

Parameters:

list - AssociationList

state - int

Throws:

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

setAssociatedCube

void setAssociatedCube(Cube inObject)
                       throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the AssociatedCubes list 0th element to be inObject.

Parameters:

inObject - Cube

Throws:

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