Contents


Preface

About This Guide
What You Should Know
How This Guide Is Organized
Documentation Conventions

Chapter 1 Concepts

About UIF

Architecture
UIF Abstractions Overview

UIF Runtime
Repository and Metadata Services
Data Object Service

UIF Abstractions Detailed

Data Object Service
Repository Service
Metadata Service
Repository Schematics
UIF Runtime Service
User Mapping Service
Connector
Connector-to-EIS Architecture

Tools
User Roles and Tasks

UIF Repository

Connector Types
Data Sources

Data Source Configuration Information
Data Type Definitions
Service Provider Definitions
Function Object Definitions
Pool Definitions
User Mapping Information

Management Console
Development Strategy

Chapter 2 The Repository Browser

About the Repository Browser

View Hierarchy
Data Object Views

Using the Repository Browser

Importing a Node
Exporting an XML File
Deleting a Node
Importing the Root Node
Viewing the Log
Troubleshooting Tips

Chapter 3 Pooling Concepts

About Pooling
Bind Durations

Bind Duration Escalation
Bind Duration Timeouts

Pooling Configuration

Chapter 4 Programming Concepts

Programming Model

Acquiring the UIF Runtime Object
Service Provider Object Creation
Function Object Creation
Setting Up and Executing the Function Object
Executing Multiple Function Objects

Data Objects

Primitive Objects
Structure Objects
List Objects
Array Objects
Type Info Objects
API Naming Conventions
Attributes and Paths
Changing Data Types
Interface Hierarchy

Chapter 5 API Reference

IBSPRuntime Interface

Package
Methods

createFunctionObject()
createServiceProvider()
getServerContext()

IBSPServiceProvider Interface

Package
Methods

disable()
enable()
extendBindDuration()
getConfig()
isEnabled()

IBSPFunctionObject Interface

Package
Methods

execute()
getDataBlock()
getProperties()
getServiceProvider()
prepare()

IBSPDataObjectMgr Interface

Package
Methods

dumpDataObject()

IBSPDataObject Interface

Package
Attribute Access Methods
Other Methods

attrExists()
attrIsDefined()
copy()
getAttr()
getAttrBinary()
getAttrBinarySize()
getAttrCount()
getAttrDouble()
getAttrFloat()
getAttrFString()
getAttrFStringMaxLen()
getAttrInt()
getAttrString()
getAttrType()
getAttrVBinary()
getAttrVBinarySize()
getDataItr()
getTypeInfo()
isAttrType()
isType()
removeAttr()
setAttrBinary()
setAttrDataObject()
setAttrDataObjectList()
setAttrDataObjectStructure()
setAttrDouble()
setAttrFloat()
setAttrFString()
setAttrInt()
setAttrString()
setAttrVBinary()

IBSPDataObjectPrimitive Interface

Package
Methods

getBinary()
getBinarySize()
getDouble()
getFloat()
getFString()
getFStringMaxLen()
getInt()
getString()
getVBinary()
getVBinarySize()
setBinary()
setDouble()
setFloat()
setFString()
setInt()
setString()
setVBinary()

Package
Methods

getPrimDefault()
getPrimDefaultBinary()
getPrimDefaultDataObject()
getPrimDefaultDouble()
getPrimDefaultFloat()
getPrimDefaultFString()
getPrimDefaultFStringMaxLen()
getPrimDefaultInt()
getPrimDefaultVBinary()
getPrimSize()
getPrimType()
setPrimDefaultBinary()
setPrimDefaultDataObject()
setPrimDefaultDouble()
setPrimDefaultFloat()
setPrimDefaultFString()
setPrimDefaultInt()
setPrimDefaultString()
setPrimDefaultVBinary()

IBSPDataObjectCollection Interface
IBSPDataObjectList Interface

Package
Access Methods
Element Insertion and Deletion Methods
Other Methods

addElemBinary()
addElemDataObject()
addElemDataObjectList()
addElemDataObjectStructure()
addElemDouble()
addElemFloat()
addElemFString()
addElemInt()
addElemString()
addElemVBinary()
elemExists()
elemIsDefined()
getElem()
getElemBinary()
getElemBinarySize()
getElemCount()
getElemDataObject()
getElemDouble()
getElemFloat()
getElemFString()
getElemFStringMaxLen()
getElemInt()
getElemString()
getElemType()
getElemVBinary()
getElemVBinarySize()
getMaxElemCount()
isElemType()
removeElem()
setElemBinary()
setElemDataObject()
setElemDataObjectList()
setElemDataObjectStructure()
setElemDouble()
setElemFloat()
setElemFString()
setElemInt()
setElemString()
setElemVBinary()
setMaxElemCount()

IBSPDataObjectArray Interface

Package
Methods

addElem()
getElemTypeInfo()

IBSPDataObjectStructure Interface

Package
Access Methods
Other Methods

fieldExists()
fieldIsDefined()
getField()
getFieldBinary()
getFieldBinarySize()
getFieldCount()
getFieldDataObject()
getFieldDouble()
getFieldFloat()
getFieldFString()
getFieldFStringMaxLen()
getFieldInt()
getFieldString()
getFieldType()
getFieldVBinary()
getFieldVBinarySize()
isFieldType()
removeField()
setFieldBinary()
setFieldDataObject()
setFieldDataObjectList()
setFieldDataObjectStructure()
setFieldDouble()
setFieldFloat()
setFieldFString()
setFieldInt()
setFieldString()
setFieldVBinary()

IBSPDataObjectStructureInfo Interface

Package
Methods

definesField()
getFieldInfo()
getFields()

IBSPDataObjectInfo Interface

Package
Methods

createInstance()

IBSPDataObjectListInfo Interface

Package
Methods

getInitialSize()
getMaxElemCount()
setInitialSize()
setMaxElemCount()

IBSPDataObjectArrayInfo Interface

Package
Methods

getArrayElemType()
getArrayElemTypeInfo()
setArrayElemType()
setArrayElemTypeInfo()

IBSPDataObjectDataItr Interface

Package
Accessor Methods
Other Methods

getCurrent()
getCurrentBinary()
getCurrentBinarySize()
getCurrentDataObject()
getCurrentDouble()
getCurrentFieldName()
getCurrentFloat()
getCurrentFString()
getCurrentInt()
getCurrentString()
getCurrentType()
getCurrentVBinary()
getCurrentVBinarySize()
isCurrentType( )
next()
setCurrentBinary( )
setCurrentDataObject()
setCurrentDouble()
setCurrentFloat()
setCurrentFString()
setCurrentInt()
setCurrentString()
setCurrentVBinary()

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