oracle.owb.dimensional
Interface Dimension

All Superinterfaces:

CompilableObject, Component, Extensible, IndexPartitionOwner, OWBNamedObject, PropertyOwner, ReconcileSource, Snapshotable, ValidatableObject

public interface Dimension

extends Component, IndexPartitionOwner, ValidatableObject, CompilableObject, Extensible, ReconcileSource

A Dimension is a logical multi-dimensional design object, which is often composed of one or more hierarchies, and one or more levels. [More description here...]

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface oracle.owb.metadatamgmt.changemgmt.Snapshotable

MAX_DEPENDENCY_DEPTH, MIN_DEPENDENCY_DEPTH

Method Summary

Hierarchy	createHierarchy(java.lang.String name) Create a particular Hierarchy of the dimension.
Level	createLevel(java.lang.String name) Create a particular level of the dimension.
Hierarchy	findHierarchy(java.lang.String name) Get Hierarchies of the dimension.
Level	findLevel(java.lang.String name) Find a particular level of the dimension.
CubeDimensionUse[]	getCubeDimensionUses() Get CubeDimensionUse that are associated with the Dimension.
Hierarchy[]	getHierarchies() Get Hierarchies of the dimension.
Level[]	getLevels() Get Levels of the dimension.
Module	getModule() Get Oracle Module.

Methods inherited from interface oracle.owb.foundation.Component

getOwningFolder, isReloadNeeded, lock, reload, unlock

Methods inherited from interface oracle.owb.foundation.OWBNamedObject

delete, getBusinessName, getClassDefinition, getComponent, getDescription, getName, getUOID, isDeletable, isEditable, isRenamable, setBusinessName, setDescription, setName

Methods inherited from interface oracle.owb.metadatamgmt.changemgmt.Snapshotable

compare, compare, compare, compare, createSnapshot, createSnapshot, createSnapshotWithDependeeComponents, createSnapshotWithDependeeComponents, getSnapshots

Methods inherited from interface oracle.owb.relational.IndexPartitionOwner

createIndex, createPartition, createPartitionKey, findIndex, findPartition, findPartitionKey, getBindingTableColumns, getIndexes, getPartitionKeys, getPartitions

Methods inherited from interface oracle.owb.compile.ValidatableObject

validate

Methods inherited from interface oracle.owb.compile.CompilableObject

compile

Methods inherited from interface oracle.owb.foundation.property.PropertyOwner

getDefaultPropertyValue, getLogicalPropertyKeys, getPhysicalPropertyKeys, getPropertyDomain, getPropertyKeys, getPropertyValue, getPropertyValueString, isLogicalProperty, isPhysicalProperty, isReadOnlyProperty, setPropertyValue, setPropertyValueByString

Methods inherited from interface oracle.owb.reconcile.ReconcileSource

getReconcileTargetTypes, getType

Method Detail

getModule

public Module getModule()

Get Oracle Module.

Returns:

Module object.

getCubeDimensionUses

public CubeDimensionUse[] getCubeDimensionUses()

Get CubeDimensionUse that are associated with the Dimension.

Returns:

an array of CubeDimensionUse.

getHierarchies

public Hierarchy[] getHierarchies()

Get Hierarchies of the dimension.

Returns:

an array of hierarchies.

createHierarchy

public Hierarchy createHierarchy(java.lang.String name)
                          throws NameSpaceException,
InvalidFormatException

Create a particular Hierarchy of the dimension.

Parameters:

name - of the hierarchy

Returns:

a hierarchy.

Throws:

NameSpaceException

InvalidFormatException

findHierarchy

public Hierarchy findHierarchy(java.lang.String name)

Get Hierarchies of the dimension.

Parameters:

name - of the hierarchy

Returns:

a hierarchy.

getLevels

public Level[] getLevels()

Get Levels of the dimension.

Returns:

an array of Levels.

createLevel

public Level createLevel(java.lang.String name)
                  throws NameSpaceException,
InvalidFormatException

Create a particular level of the dimension.

Parameters:

name - of the level

Returns:

a Level object.

Throws:

NameSpaceException

InvalidFormatException

findLevel

public Level findLevel(java.lang.String name)

Find a particular level of the dimension.

Parameters:

name - of the level.

Returns:

a Level.