oracle.owb.environment
Interface Location

All Superinterfaces:

BaseLocation, Component, Folder, OWBNamedObject, Snapshotable, ValidatableObject

public interface Location

extends BaseLocation, ValidatableObject

Location is a specialized BaseLocation, which can contain connectors.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface oracle.owb.environment.BaseLocation

ALL_LOCATION_TYPES, LOCATION_TYPE_DATABASE, LOCATION_TYPE_FLATFILE, LOCATION_TYPE_GATEWAY_DB2, LOCATION_TYPE_GATEWAY_DRDA, LOCATION_TYPE_GATEWAY_INFORMIX, LOCATION_TYPE_GATEWAY_ODBC, LOCATION_TYPE_GATEWAY_OTHER, LOCATION_TYPE_GATEWAY_RDB, LOCATION_TYPE_GATEWAY_SQLSERVER, LOCATION_TYPE_GATEWAY_SYBASE, LOCATION_TYPE_GATEWAY_TERRADATA, LOCATION_TYPE_PROCESSFLOW_OEM, LOCATION_TYPE_PROCESSFLOW_OWF, LOCATION_TYPE_SAP, LOCATION_TYPES_GATEWAYS, LOCATION_TYPES_WITH_VERSIONS, ODB_VERSION_10_1, ODB_VERSION_7_3_4, ODB_VERSION_8_0, ODB_VERSION_8_1, ODB_VERSION_9_0, ODB_VERSION_9_2, OEM_VERSION_10_1, OEM_VERSION_9_0, OEM_VERSION_9_2, OWF_VERSION_2_6_2, OWF_VERSION_2_6_3, OWF_VERSION_2_6_4, SAP_VERSION_R33X, SAP_VERSION_R34X

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

MAX_DEPENDENCY_DEPTH, MIN_DEPENDENCY_DEPTH

Method Summary

Connector	createConnector(java.lang.String name) Creates and adds a new Connector to the Location.
Connector	findConnector(java.lang.String name) Finds a Connector in the Location.
java.lang.String[]	getConnectorNames() Gets a list of the Location's Connectors.

Methods inherited from interface oracle.owb.environment.BaseLocation

getProject, getType, getVersion, setVersion

Methods inherited from interface oracle.owb.foundation.Folder

findChild, getContentTypes, getFolderContents, getFolderContentsOfType, isCascadeForSnapshot, lockShared, lockWithContents, reloadWithContents, setCascadeForSnapshot

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.compile.ValidatableObject

validate

Method Detail

createConnector

public Connector createConnector(java.lang.String name)
                          throws NameSpaceException,
InvalidFormatException

Creates and adds a new Connector to the Location.

Parameters:

name - a String which will be the name of the new Connector. The name will be converted to all uppercase characters if it is not already.

Returns:

the Connector created by this method

Throws:

NameSpaceException - If the name has already been used by a Connector in this Project.

InvalidFormatException - If the name is not a valid name for a Connector object. For example, it is too long or contains invalid characters.

getConnectorNames

public java.lang.String[] getConnectorNames()

Gets a list of the Location's Connectors.

Returns:

an array of Strings which are the names of the Connectors owned by this Location

findConnector

public Connector findConnector(java.lang.String name)

Finds a Connector in the Location.

Parameters:

name - a String specifying the name of the Connector to find. It is case sensitive.

Returns:

the Connector found; or null if no Connector exists of the given name