com.sapportals.connector.metadata.objects

Interface IGenericElement

All Superinterfaces:

IConnectorObject

All Known Subinterfaces:

ExtensibleMetadataFunction, IAttribute, IBlackBoxRelation, IBOElement, IBusinessObject, IBusinessObjectGroup, IDefaultRelation, IElement, IFunction, IMethod, IRelation

public interface IGenericElement
extends IConnectorObject

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	ATTRIBUTE Constant indicating this element is of type Attribute
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
static int	FUNCTION Constant indicating this element is of type Function
static int	RELATION Constant indicating this element is of type Relation

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getDescription() Returns the description of the element.
int	getElementType() Returns the type of this element
String	getMetaType() Return a detailed description of this element.
String	getName() Returns the name of the element.
String	getNamespace() Returns the namespace of the specified element
String	getUniqueName() Returns the unique name of the element.
String	retrieveTerm() Returns the term describing the parameter, for example "Business Object","Business Object Group", "Relation", "Function"

Methods inherited from interface com.sapportals.connector.IConnectorObject

retrieveConnection

Field Detail

BUSINESS_OBJECT_GROUP

static final int BUSINESS_OBJECT_GROUP

Constant indicating this element is of type Business Object Group

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Constant Field Values

BUSINESS_OBJECT

static final int BUSINESS_OBJECT

Constant indicating this element is of type Business Object

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RELATION

static final int RELATION

Constant indicating this element is of type Relation

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FUNCTION

static final int FUNCTION

Constant indicating this element is of type Function

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ATTRIBUTE

static final int ATTRIBUTE

Constant indicating this element is of type Attribute

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Method Detail

getElementType

int getElementType()

Returns the type of this element

Returns:

int the type of this element

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of the element.

Returns:

The element name

getDescription

String getDescription()

Returns the description of the element.

Returns:

The element description

getUniqueName

String getUniqueName()

Returns the unique name of the element.

Returns:

The element unique name

getMetaType

String getMetaType()

Return a detailed description of this element.

Returns:

String A detailed description of the element in the EIS

retrieveTerm

String retrieveTerm()

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

Returns:

The parameter term

getNamespace

String getNamespace()

Returns the namespace of the specified element

Returns:

String the name space