com.sas.metadata.remote
Interface PromptGroup

All Superinterfaces:

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

public interface PromptGroup
extends AbstractPrompt

For use by the SAS Prompt Interface. A prompt group will be either associated to a single metadata object or, if acting as a shared prompt group, a member of the SAS tree.

Attributes of PromptGroup are:

• GroupType
• GroupInfo

Associations of PromptGroup are:

Usage

To create an instance of this PromptGroup, use the factory create methods.
Example: create a PromptGroup with name "PromptGroup_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();
 PromptGroup myObject = (PromptGroup) factory.createComplexMetadataObject(objectStore, "PromptGroup_Object", MetadataObjects.PROMPTGROUP, "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	ATTRIBUTE_GROUPINFO_NAME Constant used for the name of the GroupInfo attribute.
static java.lang.String	ATTRIBUTE_GROUPTYPE_NAME Constant used for the name of the GroupType attribute.

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

ASSOCIATION_PROMPTENABLEDOBJECT_NAME, ASSOCIATION_PROMPTREFERENCES_NAME, ASSOCIATION_REFERENCEDPROMPTS_NAME, ASSOCIATION_VALUESOURCE_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 java.lang.String	getGroupInfo() Gets the String value of GroupInfo
abstract int	getGroupInfoMaxLength() Gets the maximum length of GroupInfo
abstract int	getGroupInfoState() Gets the Metadata State of GroupInfo
abstract int	getGroupType() Gets the int value of GroupType
abstract int	getGroupTypeState() Gets the Metadata State of GroupType
abstract void	initializePredObjects() (S) Adds the Associated objects to the predObjects which are:
abstract void	initializeRequiredObjects() (S) This initializes the Required Objects(Roles) which are:
abstract void	setGroupInfo(java.lang.String inGroupInfo) Sets the GroupInfo value and sets the state to MetadataState.LOCAL.
abstract void	setGroupInfo(java.lang.String inGroupInfo, int state) Sets the GroupInfo Metadata State.
abstract void	setGroupInfoState(int state) Sets the Metadata State of GroupInfo.
abstract void	setGroupType(int inGroupType) Sets the GroupType value and sets the state to MetadataState.LOCAL.
abstract void	setGroupType(int inGroupType, int state) Sets the GroupType Metadata State.
abstract void	setGroupType(java.lang.String inGroupType) Sets the GroupType value and sets the state to MetadataState.LOCAL.
abstract void	setGroupType(java.lang.String inGroupType, int state) Sets the GroupType value and Metadata State.
abstract void	setGroupTypeState(int state) Sets the Metadata State of GroupType.

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

getPromptEnabledObject, getPromptEnabledObjects, getPromptEnabledObjects, getPromptReferences, getPromptReferences, getReferencedPrompts, getReferencedPrompts, getValueSource, getValueSources, getValueSources, setPromptEnabledObject, setPromptEnabledObjects, setPromptEnabledObjects, setPromptReferences, setPromptReferences, setReferencedPrompts, setReferencedPrompts, setValueSource, setValueSources, setValueSources

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_GROUPTYPE_NAME

static final java.lang.String ATTRIBUTE_GROUPTYPE_NAME

Constant used for the name of the GroupType attribute.

GroupType: Provides the group type to be used by the UI.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

ATTRIBUTE_GROUPINFO_NAME

static final java.lang.String ATTRIBUTE_GROUPINFO_NAME

Constant used for the name of the GroupInfo attribute.

GroupInfo: Private information about the prompt group, to be used only by the prompt interface.

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 AbstractPrompt

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:

Specified by:

initializePredObjects in interface AbstractPrompt

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.

getGroupType

int getGroupType()
                 throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the int value of GroupType

Returns:

The GroupType

Throws:

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

getGroupTypeState

int getGroupTypeState()
                      throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the Metadata State of GroupType

Returns:

The State.

Throws:

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

getGroupInfo

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

Gets the String value of GroupInfo

Returns:

The GroupInfo

Throws:

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

getGroupInfoState

int getGroupInfoState()
                      throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the Metadata State of GroupInfo

Returns:

The State.

Throws:

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

getGroupInfoMaxLength

int getGroupInfoMaxLength()
                          throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Gets the maximum length of GroupInfo

Returns:

The max size

Throws:

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

setGroupType

void setGroupType(int inGroupType)
                  throws java.rmi.RemoteException

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

Parameters:

inGroupType - int

Throws:

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

setGroupType

void setGroupType(int inGroupType,
                  int state)
                  throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the GroupType Metadata State.

Parameters:

inGroupType - int

state - int

Throws:

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

setGroupType

void setGroupType(java.lang.String inGroupType)
                  throws java.rmi.RemoteException

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

Parameters:

inGroupType - String

Throws:

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

setGroupType

void setGroupType(java.lang.String inGroupType,
                  int state)
                  throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the GroupType value and Metadata State.

Parameters:

inGroupType - String

state - int

Throws:

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

setGroupTypeState

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

Sets the Metadata State of GroupType.

Parameters:

state - int

Throws:

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

setGroupInfo

void setGroupInfo(java.lang.String inGroupInfo)
                  throws java.rmi.RemoteException

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

Parameters:

inGroupInfo - String

Throws:

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

setGroupInfo

void setGroupInfo(java.lang.String inGroupInfo,
                  int state)
                  throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Sets the GroupInfo Metadata State.

Parameters:

inGroupInfo - String

state - int

Throws:

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

setGroupInfoState

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

Sets the Metadata State of GroupInfo.

Parameters:

state - int

Throws:

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