com.bea.ales.management
Interface InheritanceModel

public interface InheritanceModel

The InheritanceModel describes what type of attribute inheritance model a MetaObject tree will follow. There are currently two types of inheritance:

• TOP_TO_BOTTOM - All attributes are inheritted from the parent to the child (Group Model).
• BOTTOM_TO_TOP - All attributes are inheritted from the child up to the parent (NIST RBAC Model).

Field Summary

static int	BOTTOM_TO_TOP BOTTOM_TO_TOP represents that the attribute inheritance model should flow from the child to the parent just like Roles work in the ALES Entitlements UI.
static int	DEFAULT The default model of inheritance.
static int	TOP_TO_BOTTOM TOP_TO_BOTTOM represents that the attribute inheritance model should flow from the parent down to the child just like groups work in ALES.

Field Detail

TOP_TO_BOTTOM

public static final int TOP_TO_BOTTOM

TOP_TO_BOTTOM represents that the attribute inheritance model should flow from the parent down to the child just like groups work in ALES.

BOTTOM_TO_TOP

public static final int BOTTOM_TO_TOP

BOTTOM_TO_TOP represents that the attribute inheritance model should flow from the child to the parent just like Roles work in the ALES Entitlements UI.

DEFAULT

public static final int DEFAULT

The default model of inheritance.