Package com.businessobjects.sdk.plugin.desktop.category

This packages contains two classes that allow you to manage categories.

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Interface Summary

ICategories	This interface defines a collection of ICategory objects and is based on the functionality of IInfoObjects.
ICategory	This interface provides the methods that are necessary to manage a category within the BusinessObjects Enterprise Infrastructure.
ICategoryBase	This interface contains methods that allow you to manage categories.

Package com.businessobjects.sdk.plugin.desktop.category Description

This packages contains two classes that allow you to manage categories.

BusinessObjects Enterprise provides two types of categories:

Categories

• Categories are used to organize large sets of information into coherent subsets. Each subset can be associated with a distinct category and set of rights. This pattern can be propagated into more specific subcategories.

Personal Categories

• A personal category is automatically created for each user when they are added to the BusinessObjects Enterprise system. Personal categories are used to organize information for a specific user. Each personal category can have subcategories.

In order to query for Categories and their associated subcategories , you will have to query for both the SI_CORPORATE_CATEGORIES and the SI_CHILDREN properties. Furthermore, you can also use the CATEGORY constant to query for all of the dynamically generated objects that are related to a specific ICategory object. This includes objects that have been assigned to this category, such as reports or documents.

To query for Personal Categories and their associated subcategories, you will have to query for both the SI_PERSONAL_CATEGORIES and the SI_CHILDREN properties.

For more information on categories, see the BusinessObjects Enterprise Administrator's Guide.