# Uses of Interface
com.sas.metadata.remote.ExternalTable

Packages that use ExternalTable
Package
Description
com.sas.metadata.remote
Provides a java object interface to the metadata server using the SAS/Open Metadata Architecture.
com.sas.metadata.remote.impl
Provides the implementation of the remote java interface to the SAS Metadata Server.

- ## Uses of ExternalTable in com.sas.metadata.remote

  Methods in com.sas.metadata.remote that return ExternalTable
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `ExternalTable`
  File.`getAssociatedExternalTable()`
  Gets the `ExternalTable` for `AssociatedExternalTable`
  Methods in com.sas.metadata.remote with parameters of type ExternalTable
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  File.`setAssociatedExternalTable(ExternalTable inObject)`
  Sets the `AssociatedExternalTables` list 0th element to be `inObject`.

- ## Uses of ExternalTable in com.sas.metadata.remote.impl

  Methods in com.sas.metadata.remote.impl that return ExternalTable
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `ExternalTable`
  FileImpl.`getAssociatedExternalTable()`
  Gets the `ExternalTable` for `AssociatedExternalTable` NOTE: If the list already exists and its state is MetadataState.AL_PARTIALSET and this object is not a new object, then the list will merge what is here with what is obtained from OMR.
  Methods in com.sas.metadata.remote.impl with parameters of type ExternalTable
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  FileImpl.`setAssociatedExternalTable(ExternalTable inObject)`
  Sets the `AssociatedExternalTables` list 0th element to be `inObject`.