com.sapportals.connector.metadata.objects
Interface IElement

All Superinterfaces:

IConnectorObject

All Known Subinterfaces:

IBusinessObject, IBusinessObjectGroup

public interface IElement

extends IConnectorObject

This base interface exposes metadata for an EIS entity. Both business object and business object group derive from this interface.

Version:

1.0

Field Summary

static int	BUSINESS_OBJECT Constant indicating this element is of type Business Object
static int	BUSINESS_OBJECT_GROUP Constant indicating this element is of type Business Object Group

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getDescription() Returns the description of the element.
java.lang.String	getMetaType() Return a detailed description of this element.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the name of the element.
int	getType() Returns the type of this element
java.lang.String	getUniqueName() Returns the unique name of the element.
IBusinessObjectGroup	retrieveContainingGroup() Returns the group containing this element.
java.lang.String	retrieveTerm() Returns the term describing the parameter, for example "Business Object","Business Object Group"

Methods inherited from interface com.sapportals.connector.IConnectorObject

retrieveConnection

Field Detail

BUSINESS_OBJECT_GROUP

public static final int BUSINESS_OBJECT_GROUP

Constant indicating this element is of type Business Object Group

BUSINESS_OBJECT

public static final int BUSINESS_OBJECT

Constant indicating this element is of type Business Object

Method Detail

getType

public int getType()

Returns the type of this element

Returns:

int the type of this element

retrieveContainingGroup

public IBusinessObjectGroup retrieveContainingGroup()
                                             throws ConnectorException

Returns the group containing this element.

Returns:

IBusinessObjectGroup interface.

See Also:

IBusinessObjectGroup

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the name of the element.

Returns:

The element name.

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription()

Returns the description of the element.

Returns:

The element description.

getUniqueName

public java.lang.String getUniqueName()

Returns the unique name of the element.

Returns:

The element unique name.

getMetaType

public java.lang.String getMetaType()

Return a detailed description of this element.

Returns:

String A detailed description of the element in the EIS.

retrieveTerm

public java.lang.String retrieveTerm()

Returns the term describing the parameter, for example "Business Object","Business Object Group"

Returns:

The parameter term