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

Packages that use SoftwareComponent
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 SoftwareComponent in com.sas.metadata.remote

  Subinterfaces of SoftwareComponent in com.sas.metadata.remote
  Modifier and Type
  Interface
  Description
  `interface`
  `ConfiguredComponent`
  Installed software that has configuration information in addition to the licensing information.
  `interface`
  `DeployedComponent`
  An abstract metadata type that represents installed software.
  `interface`
  `LogicalServer`
  Used to define a homogeneous group of servers.
  `interface`
  `ServerComponent`
  Represents servers and spawners.
  `interface`
  `ServerContext`
  Used to define an application context for non-homogeneous group servers.
  `interface`
  `ServiceComponent`
  Represents software that acts as a service.
  Methods in com.sas.metadata.remote that return SoftwareComponent
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `SoftwareComponent`
  DeployedComponent.`getDescriptiveComponent()`
  Gets the `SoftwareComponent` for `DescriptiveComponent`
  Methods in com.sas.metadata.remote with parameters of type SoftwareComponent
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  DeployedComponent.`setDescriptiveComponent(SoftwareComponent inObject)`
  Sets the `DescriptiveComponents` list 0th element to be `inObject`.

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

  Methods in com.sas.metadata.remote.impl that return SoftwareComponent
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `SoftwareComponent`
  DeployedComponentImpl.`getDescriptiveComponent()`
  Gets the `SoftwareComponent` for `DescriptiveComponent` 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 SoftwareComponent
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `void`
  DeployedComponentImpl.`setDescriptiveComponent(SoftwareComponent inObject)`
  Sets the `DescriptiveComponents` list 0th element to be `inObject`.