oracle.owb.dimensional
Interface Hierarchy

All Superinterfaces:

Extensible, OWBNamedObject, PropertyOwner

public interface Hierarchy

extends OWBNamedObject, Extensible

A Hierarchy is a logical structure that uses ordered levels as means of organizing data.

Method Summary

Dimension	getDimension() Returns the containing dimension.
Level[]	getLevels() Gets the ordered list of levels this hierarchy consists of.
void	setLevels(Level[] levels) Sets the ordered list of levels this hierarchy will consists of.

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.foundation.property.PropertyOwner

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

Method Detail

getDimension

public Dimension getDimension()

Returns the containing dimension.

Returns:

a dimension object.

getLevels

public Level[] getLevels()

Gets the ordered list of levels this hierarchy consists of. Ordering is given by the parent-child relationship, parent level is always before child level.

Returns:

the ordered array of levels from this hierarchy, where a parent level is always before a child level.

setLevels

public void setLevels(Level[] levels)

Sets the ordered list of levels this hierarchy will consists of. Ordering is given by the parent-child relationship, parent level is always before child level.

Parameters:

levels - an ordered array of levels from the containing dimension, where a parent level is always before a child level.