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12 Asset API

This chapter provides an overview of Asset API and describes the use cases using this API.

This chapter contains the following sections:

12.1 Overview

Assets are the core entities in the Oracle Enterprise Repository. This document covers the Asset Subsystem actions Create, Read, Update, Delete, and Query. It also covers the modification of:

Several issues must be taken into consideration when working with assets in Oracle Enterprise Repository using REX. Trade-offs in memory consumption, and performance should be carefully weighed.

12.1.1 Definitions

This section contains the following definitions:

  • ID and UUID

    • ID is an internal unique identifier (numeric) used to identify an asset uniquely within a single Oracle Enterprise Repository instance.

    • UUID is a universally unique identifier (128-bit numeric represented as a hexidecimal string) used to identify an asset uniquely across any instance of Oracle Enterprise Repository. Each asset's UUID is exposed primarily for purposes of reading and searching. Oracle strongly advises not modifying this field using REX. However, if an adiminstrator does choose to modify an asset's UUID, then the format must be consistent (00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000) and the UUID must be unique within the target Oracle Enterprise Repository instance; otherwise, the change operation will fail.

  • Name and Version

    String fields that combine to uniquely identify an asset.

  • Custom Data

    Customizable metadata for an asset is stored in an XML structure within this string. The sample code describes the custom data methods effectively.

12.1.2 Sample Code

package com.flashline.sample.assetapi;
import java.io.StringReader;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import java.text.Format;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException;
import org.jdom.Document;
import org.jdom.Element;
import org.jdom.input.SAXBuilder;
import org.jdom.output.XMLOutputter;
import org.jdom.xpath.XPath;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.base.OpenAPIException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AuthToken;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistry;
import
 com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator;
public class UpdateCustomData {
  public static void main(String pArgs[]) throws OpenAPIException,
 RemoteException, ServiceException {
    try {
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Connect to Oracle Enterprise Repository
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      URL lURL = null;
      lURL = new URL(pArgs[0]);
      FlashlineRegistry repository = new FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator()
      .getFlashlineRegistry(lURL);
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Login to OER
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      AuthToken authToken = repository.authTokenCreate(
          pArgs[1],pArgs[2]);
      //////////////////////////////////////////
      // assetUpdateCustomDataString
      //////////////////////////////////////////
      // Find and Modify a custom data field value with a value supplied on the
 command line
      Long currentLicenses = new
 Long(repository.assetReadCustomDataString(authToken, 589, "/
_-total-licenses-owned"));
      currentLicenses = new Long(currentLicenses.intValue() + 1);
      //    save the modifications
      //  NOTICE: A leading slash is required to specify the appropriate path to
 the element being updated.
      repository.assetUpdateCustomDataString(authToken, 589, "/
_-total-licenses-owned", currentLicenses.toString());
      //////////////////////////////////////////
      // assetUpdateCustomDataStringArray
      //////////////////////////////////////////
      // Add a custom data field value with a value supplied on the command line
      Format formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd");
      String dateFormat = formatter.format(new Date());
      // NOTICE: for the following method, there is no leading slash for the
 elements being updated.
      String[] versionHistory = {"version-history/version-history/version-number",
 "version-history/version-history/production-date-yyyymmdd-",
 "version-history/version-history/comments"};
      String[] versionHistoryValues = {currentLicenses.toString(), dateFormat,
 "Updated version History: " + dateFormat};
      //    save the modifications
      repository.assetUpdateCustomDataStringArray(authToken, 589, versionHistory,
 versionHistoryValues);
      //////////////////////////////////////////
      // assetUpdateCustomDataNode
      //////////////////////////////////////////
      //The following updates a specific custom data element called
 "document-name" that is a child of "document",
      //which is a child of "documentation"
      XPath lXPath = null;
      List lElms = null;
      //First read the Node "documentation" of the specific asset
      String lXMLDocumentation = repository.assetReadCustomDataNode(authToken,
 589, "documentation");
      //Using DOM, convert the XML to a Document
      Document lDoc = null;
      SAXBuilder lBuilder = new SAXBuilder();
      StringReader lReader = null;
      lReader = new StringReader(lXMLDocumentation);
      lBuilder.setValidation(false);
      lBuilder.setIgnoringElementContentWhitespace(true);
      lDoc = lBuilder.build(lReader);
      lXPath = XPath.newInstance("documentation/document");
      lElms = lXPath.selectNodes(lDoc);
      //Cycle through the "document" elements until we find the one we want.  Then
 update it.
      for (int i=0;i<lElms.size();i++) {
        Element lElm = (Element)lElms.get(i);
        List lChildElms = lElm.getChildElements();
        for (int x=0;x<lChildElms.size();x++) {
          Element lChildElm = (Element)lChildElms.get(x);
          if (lChildElm.getName().equals("document-name") &&
 lChildElm.getValue().equals("API")) {
            lChildElm.setText("API KHAN");
          } else {
            lChildElm.setText(lChildElm.getValue());
          }
        }
      }
      //Convert the Document back to an XML string and update the asset's custom
 data.
      repository.assetUpdateCustomDataNode(authToken, 589, "documentation", new
 XMLOutputter().outputString(lDoc));
      //////////////////////////////////////////
      // assetUpdateCustomDataNodeArray
      //////////////////////////////////////////
      try {
        //The following updates multiple custom data elements.  One is called
 "document-name" that is a child of "document",
        //which is a child of "documentation"
        //The other is the element called "also-known-as"
        lXPath = null;
        lElms = null;
        //First read the Node "documentation" of the specific asset
        lXMLDocumentation = repository.assetReadCustomDataNode(authToken, 589,
 "documentation");
        //Using DOM, convert the XML to a Document
        lDoc = null;
        lBuilder = new SAXBuilder();
        lReader = null;
        lReader = new StringReader(lXMLDocumentation);
        lBuilder.setValidation(false);
        lBuilder.setIgnoringElementContentWhitespace(true);
        lDoc = lBuilder.build(lReader);
        lXPath = XPath.newInstance("documentation/document");
        lElms = lXPath.selectNodes(lDoc);
        //Cycle through the "document" elements until we find the one we want. 
 Then update it.
        for (int i=0;i<lElms.size();i++) {
          Element lElm = (Element)lElms.get(i);
          List lChildElms = lElm.getChildElements();
          for (int x=0;x<lChildElms.size();x++) {
            Element lChildElm = (Element)lChildElms.get(x);
            if (lChildElm.getName().equals("document-name") &&
 lChildElm.getValue().equals("API")) {
              lChildElm.setText("API KHAN");
            } else {
              lChildElm.setText(lChildElm.getValue());
            }
          }
        }
        String lDoc1 = new XMLOutputter().outputString(lDoc);
        //Get the next element
        lXMLDocumentation = repository.assetReadCustomDataNode(authToken, 589,
 "also-known-as");
        lDoc = null;
        lBuilder = new SAXBuilder();
        lReader = null;
        lReader = new StringReader(lXMLDocumentation);
        lBuilder.setValidation(false);
        lBuilder.setIgnoringElementContentWhitespace(true);
        lDoc = lBuilder.build(lReader);
        lXPath = XPath.newInstance("also-known-as");
        lElms = lXPath.selectNodes(lDoc);
        //Get the also-known-as element
        for (int i=0;i<lElms.size();i++) {
          Element lElm = (Element)lElms.get(i);
          lElm.setText("Modified Alias");
        }
        String lDoc2 = new XMLOutputter().outputString(lDoc);
        //Convert the Document back to an XML string and update the asset's custom
 data.
        repository.assetUpdateCustomDataNodeFromStringArray(authToken, 589, new
 String[] {"documentation", "also-known-as"}, new String[] {lDoc1, lDoc2});
      } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
      }
    } catch (OpenAPIException lEx) {
      System.out.println("ServerCode = " + lEx.getServerErrorCode());
      System.out.println("Message = " + lEx.getMessage());
      System.out.println("StackTrace:");
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (RemoteException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ServiceException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (MalformedURLException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

12.1.3 Related Subsystems

This sections describes the following related subsystems that are used with the Asset API:

  • AssetType

    All assets need an active and valid asset type. This asset type defines the metadata that can be stored in the custom data for the asset.

  • Vendor

    If desired, an asset may be linked to a vendor. This linking is done by the vendor ID.

  • AcceptableValueLists

    When creating or editing assets, acceptable values contained in acceptable value lists are used to as options for the metadata elements that were defined for the asset type. To use the acceptable values for an acceptable value list, modify the custom data for the asset (Asset.GetCustomData()) to have it reference the id of the acceptable value.

  • RelationshipType

    Relationship types define the kinds of relationships that can exist between assets.

  • Categorization Types

    Categorization types are top-level groups of categorizations added to asset types. Categorizations describe an asset.

  • Projects

    Assets can be produced by projects. The producing projects for an asset are stored in an array of ID's.

  • Users

    Users can be assigned to assets. They are the person who is responsible for working up the metadata.

12.2 Use Cases

This section describes the use cases using the Asset API. It contains the following topics:

12.2.1 Use Case: Creating a new asset

Description

Create a new asset and enter it into Oracle Enterprise Repository.

Sample code is as follows:

package com.flashline.sample.assetapi;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import java.util.Calendar;
import javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.base.OpenAPIException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.Asset;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AuthToken;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistry;
import
 com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator;
public class CreateNewAsset {
  public static void main(String pArgs[]) throws OpenAPIException,
 RemoteException,
      ServiceException {
    try {
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Connect to Oracle Enterprise Repository
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      URL lURL = null;
      lURL = new URL(pArgs[0]);
      FlashlineRegistry repository = new FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator()
          .getFlashlineRegistry(lURL);
      ///////////////////////////////////
      // Login to OER
      ///////////////////////////////////
      AuthToken authToken = repository.authTokenCreate(
          pArgs[1],pArgs[2]);
      ///////////////////////////////////
      // Create new asset
      ///////////////////////////////////
      Asset myAsset = repository.assetCreate(authToken,
          "My Asset Name108", "My Version
 "+Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis(), 144);
      ////////////////////////////////////////////
      //The following demonstrates how to modify a custom data Date element on an
 asset.
      //This date must be in a specific format and the name of the element must by
 known.
      //In this example, the name of the element is "testdate".  This element must
 have been created in the
      //asset type as a Date element
      //Update the testdate field to January 1, 2007
      //Note: the format of the date should match the system setting for Short
 Date.
      repository.assetUpdateCustomDataString(authToken, myAsset.getID(),
 "testdate", "2007-1-1");
    } catch (OpenAPIException lEx) {
      System.out.println("ServerCode = " + lEx.getServerErrorCode());
      System.out.println("Message    = " + lEx.getMessage());
      System.out.println("StackTrace:");
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (RemoteException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ServiceException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (MalformedURLException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

12.2.2 Use Case: Creating a new asset from XML

Description

It is also possible to create a new asset from an XML representation of the asset. Schemas can be used to validate the asset XML before creation. The schema for an asset type is available through the Open API as can be seen in the example below.

It is not necessary to do validation yourself, the asset XML will be validated internally before the create happens. If you do want to do your own validation you will have to find a validating XML parser such as Xerces 2.0.

Sample code is as follows:

package com.flashline.sample.assetapi;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.StringReader;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import java.util.Calendar;
import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser;
import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory;
import javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException;
import org.xml.sax.InputSource;
import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
import org.xml.sax.SAXParseException;
import org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.base.OpenAPIException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AuthToken;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistry;
import
 com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator;
public class CreateNewAssetFromXML {
  public static void main(String pArgs[]) throws ServiceException,
      ParserConfigurationException, SAXException, IOException {
    String SCHEMA_LANGUAGE =
 "http://java.sun.com/xml/jaxp/properties/schemaLanguage";
    String XML_SCHEMA = "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema";
    String SCHEMA_SOURCE = "http://java.sun.com/xml/jaxp/properties/schemaSource";
    SAXParserFactory lSaxParserFactory = null;
    SAXParser lSaxParser = null;
    try {
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Connect to Oracle Enterprise Repository
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      URL lURL = null;
      lURL = new URL(pArgs[0]);
      FlashlineRegistry repository = new FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator()
          .getFlashlineRegistry(lURL);
      ///////////////////////////////////
      // Login to OER
      ///////////////////////////////////
      AuthToken authToken = repository.authTokenCreate(pArgs[1],pArgs[2]);
      // Anonymous class to handle validation errors
      DefaultHandler lDefaultHandler = new DefaultHandler() {
        public void error(SAXParseException exception) throws SAXException {
          throw exception;
        }
        public void fatalError(SAXParseException exception) throws SAXException {
          throw exception;
        }
      };
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Define the asset you want to create in XML
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // This is the XML of the asset we're creating. Typically it would
      // come from a GUI or other asset creation mechanism. It is hard
      // coded for this example.
      /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      String assetXML = "<asset id=\"0\">"
          + "           <asset-type id=\"145\" icon=\"component.gif\"
 lastSavedDate=\"17 Jul 2007 12:00:00 AM\">Component</asset-type>"
          + "           <mandatory-data>"
          + "               <name>NewComponent</name>"
          + "              
 <version>"+Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis()+"</version>"
          + "               <description><![CDATA[My Description]]></description>"
          + "               <keywords/>"
          + "               <notification-email/>"
          + "               <applied-policies/>"
          + "               <vendor id=\"0\"/>"
          + "               <file-informations/>"
          + "               <hash-informations/>"
          + "               <producing-projects/>"
          + "               <submission-files/>"
          + "               <applied-compliance-templates/>"
          + "               <contacts/>"
          + "               <relationships/>"
          + "               <categorization-types/>"
          + "           </mandatory-data>"
          + "           <admin-data>"
          + "           </admin-data>"
          + "       </asset>";
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // This returns the Schema for the asset type of the asset we're
      // creating
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      String schema = repository.assetTypeSchemaRead(authToken, 144);
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // This block of code shows validating the asset XML against
      // the schema
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      lSaxParserFactory = SAXParserFactory.newInstance();
      lSaxParserFactory.setNamespaceAware(true);
      lSaxParserFactory.setValidating(true);
      lSaxParser = lSaxParserFactory.newSAXParser();
      lSaxParser.setProperty(SCHEMA_LANGUAGE, XML_SCHEMA);
      lSaxParser.setProperty(SCHEMA_SOURCE, new InputSource(new StringReader(
          schema)));
      lSaxParser.parse(new InputSource(new StringReader(assetXML)),
          lDefaultHandler);
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // If no exception was thrown the asset XML validates and
      // the creation should not fail due to XML formatting errors.
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      repository.assetCreateFromXML(authToken, assetXML);
    } catch (OpenAPIException lEx) {
      System.out.println("ServerCode = " + lEx.getServerErrorCode());
      System.out.println("Message    = " + lEx.getMessage());
      System.out.println("StackTrace:");
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (RemoteException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ServiceException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (MalformedURLException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

12.2.3 Use Case: Modifying an asset

Description

Modify the metadata for an existing asset.

Sample Code is as follows:

package com.flashline.sample.assetapi;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.base.OpenAPIException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.Asset;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AuthToken;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.Categorization;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.CategorizationType;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.query.CategorizationTypeCriteria;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistry;
import
 com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator;
public class ModifyExistingAsset {
  public static void main(String pArgs[]) throws OpenAPIException,
 RemoteException,
      ServiceException {
    try {
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Connect to Oracle Enterprise Repository
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      URL lURL = null;
      lURL = new URL(pArgs[0]);
      FlashlineRegistry repository = new FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator()
          .getFlashlineRegistry(lURL);
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Login to OER
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      AuthToken authToken = repository.authTokenCreate(
          pArgs[1],pArgs[2]);
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Read the asset you want to modify
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      Asset myAsset = repository.assetRead(authToken, 559);
      // 559 is the example asset number
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Modify the name, version, description, and notification
      // email
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      myAsset.setName("New Name");
      myAsset.setVersion("New Version");
      myAsset.setDescription("New Description");
      myAsset.setNotificationEmail("user@example.com");
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Modify Categorizations on the asset
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Setup arrays used for assigning categorizations
      CategorizationType[] lAllCatTypes = null;
      Categorization[] lAllCats = null;
      CategorizationType[] lCatTypes = new CategorizationType[1];
      Categorization[] lCats = new Categorization[1];
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Search for all categorizations that are asset assignable
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      CategorizationTypeCriteria categorizationTypeCriteria = new
 CategorizationTypeCriteria();
      categorizationTypeCriteria.setNameCriteria("");
      lAllCatTypes = repository.categorizationTypeQuery(authToken,
          categorizationTypeCriteria);
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Find all the categorizations to be assigned to the asset
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      for (int i = 0; i < lAllCatTypes.length; i++) {
        CategorizationType lCatType = repository.categorizationTypeRead(
            authToken, lAllCatTypes[i].getID());
        lAllCats = repository.categorizationReadByType(authToken,
            lCatType, true, true);
        if (lAllCats.length > 0) {
          lCatTypes[0] = lCatType;
          // when we find the first one, use it
          break;
        }
      }
      lCats[0] = lAllCats[0];
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Modify the asset to use the categorizations
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      myAsset.setCategorizations(lCats);
      myAsset.setCategorizationTypes(lCatTypes);
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Modify the custom access settings for the asset
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      String[] lCasTypes = repository.customAccessSettingTypesGet(authToken);
      String[] lCustomAccessSettings = null;
      if (lCasTypes!=null && lCasTypes.length>0) {
        lCustomAccessSettings = repository.customAccessSettingNamesGet(authToken,
 lCasTypes[0]);
      }
      if (lCustomAccessSettings!=null && lCustomAccessSettings.length>0) {
        String[] myCustomAccessSettings = { lCustomAccessSettings[0] };
        myAsset.setCustomAccessSettings(myCustomAccessSettings);
      }
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Add producing projects to the asset
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      long[] producingProjectsIDs = new long[1];
      producingProjectsIDs[0] = 50000;
      myAsset.setProducingProjectsIDs(producingProjectsIDs);
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // save the modifications
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      repository.assetUpdate(authToken, myAsset);
    } catch (OpenAPIException lEx) {
      System.out.println("ServerCode = " + lEx.getServerErrorCode());
      System.out.println("Message    = " + lEx.getMessage());
      System.out.println("StackTrace:");
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (RemoteException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ServiceException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (MalformedURLException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

12.2.4 Use Case: Assign users to an asset

Description

Multiple users can be assigned to an asset.

Sample Code is as follows:

package com.flashline.sample.assetapi;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import java.util.Calendar;
import javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.base.OpenAPIException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.Asset;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AssignedUser;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AuthToken;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.RegistryUser;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.query.UserCriteria;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistry;
import
 com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator;
public class AssignUsers {
  public static void main(String pArgs[]) throws OpenAPIException,
 RemoteException,
      ServiceException {
    try {
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Connect to Oracle Enterprise Repository
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      URL lURL = null;
      lURL = new URL(pArgs[0]);
      FlashlineRegistry repository = new FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator()
          .getFlashlineRegistry(lURL);
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Login to OER
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      AuthToken authToken = repository.authTokenCreate(
          pArgs[1],pArgs[2]);
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Retrieve desired asset
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      Asset myAsset = repository.assetRead(authToken, 559);
      // 559 is the example asset number
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Create array of AssignedUser objects
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      AssignedUser[] lUsers = new AssignedUser[3];
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // NOTE:
      //
      // The AssignedUser object has two methods:
      // setUserID(long)
      // setAssignedDate(Calendar).
      // (Specifies the date the user was assigned to the
      // asset. If no date is specified, the current date
      // will be used.)
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Add AssignedUser objects to the array
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      AssignedUser lUser = new AssignedUser();
      lUser.setUserID(99); // 99 is the admin user id
      lUsers[0] = lUser;
      lUser = new AssignedUser();
      RegistryUser lRegistryUser1 = createRegistryUser(repository, authToken);
      lUser.setUserID(lRegistryUser1.getID());
      lUsers[1] = lUser;
      lUser = new AssignedUser();
      RegistryUser lRegistryUser2 = createRegistryUser(repository, authToken);
      lUser.setUserID(lRegistryUser2.getID());
      lUsers[2] = lUser;
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Add array to the asset that is being updated
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      myAsset.setAssignedUsers(lUsers);
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // save the modifications
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      repository.assetUpdate(authToken, myAsset);
    } catch (OpenAPIException lEx) {
      System.out.println("ServerCode = " + lEx.getServerErrorCode());
      System.out.println("Message    = " + lEx.getMessage());
      System.out.println("StackTrace:");
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (RemoteException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ServiceException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (MalformedURLException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
  protected static RegistryUser createRegistryUser(FlashlineRegistry repository,
 AuthToken authToken) throws OpenAPIException, RemoteException {
    RegistryUser lRet = null;
    String lUserName = "user"+Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis();
    lRet = repository.userCreate(authToken, lUserName, "", lUserName,
 lUserName+"@example.com", lUserName, false, false, false);
    return lRet;
  }
}

12.2.5 Use Case: Building an asset search

Description

Finding all assets that meet certain criteria.

Sample Code is as follows:

package com.flashline.sample.assetapi;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.base.OpenAPIException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AssetSummary;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AuthToken;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.query.AssetCriteria;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.query.DateRangeSearchTerm;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.query.SearchTerm;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.query.TabStatusSearchTerm;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistry;
import
 com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator;
public class FindAssets {
  public static void main(String pArgs[]) throws OpenAPIException,
 RemoteException,
      ServiceException {
    try {
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Connect to Oracle Enterprise Repository
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      URL lURL = null;
      lURL = new URL(pArgs[0]);
      FlashlineRegistry repository = new FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator()
          .getFlashlineRegistry(lURL);
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Login to OER
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      AuthToken authToken = repository.authTokenCreate(
          pArgs[1],pArgs[2]);
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Search for all assets
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      AssetCriteria criteria = new AssetCriteria();
      AssetSummary[] assets = repository.assetQuerySummary(authToken, criteria);
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // try a general search which includes Name, version,
      // description, and keywords
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      criteria = new AssetCriteria();
      criteria.setGeneralCriteria("My Asset");
      assets = repository.assetQuerySummary(authToken, criteria);
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Search for assets that contain a specific search string
      // in one particular field.
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      criteria = new AssetCriteria();
      criteria.setNameCriteria("My Name");
      criteria.setVersionCriteria("My version");
      criteria.setDescriptionCriteria("My Description");
      assets = repository.assetQuerySummary(authToken, criteria);
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Implementing a Search via the AssetCriteria Object
      // --------------------------------------------------
      // If no operator is specified when implementing a search
      // using the setSearchTerms method in the AssetCriteria
      // object, the system will default to the operator EQUALS.
      // The operator LIKE must be specified if required for the
      // search.
      ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      criteria = new AssetCriteria();
      SearchTerm lSearchTerm = new SearchTerm();
      lSearchTerm.setKey("name");
      lSearchTerm.setOperator("LIKE");
      lSearchTerm.setValue("Test");
      SearchTerm[] lTerms = new SearchTerm[1];
      lTerms[0] = lSearchTerm;
      criteria.setSearchTerms(lTerms);
      assets = repository.assetQuerySummary(authToken, criteria);
      //Search for assets where a specific DATETIME field is a given age
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      criteria = new AssetCriteria();
      //Not specifying an operator defaults to 'equals'.
      DateRangeSearchTerm lTerm = new DateRangeSearchTerm();
      /////////////////////////
      //date-range is the query key.  registereddate is the date field we are
 searching on
      //Allowable fields to search on:
      //submitteddate
      //registereddate
      //accepteddate
      //createddate
      //updateddate
      //To do a search for all assets that were registered more than 5 days ago
      lTerm.setKey("date-range");
      //Set the value to a day 5 days older than the current date.  Assume today's
 date is 1/10/2007
      //The format defaults to OER's system setting for Short Date Format.
      //The format can be set to any valid date format using setDateFormat() and
 passing the date format.
      lTerm.setDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
      lTerm.setBeginDate("2007-1-5");
      lTerm.setBeginOperator("lt");
      lTerm.setDateField("registereddate");
      lTerms = new SearchTerm[1];
      lTerms[0] = lTerm;
      criteria.setSearchTerms(lTerms);
      assets = repository.assetQuerySummary(authToken, criteria);
      //Search for assets where a given date field is within a date range
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      criteria = new AssetCriteria();
      lTerm = new DateRangeSearchTerm();
      /////////////////////////
      //date-range is the query key.  registereddate is the date field we are
 searching on
      //Allowable fields to search on:
      //submitteddate
      //registereddate
      //accepteddate
      //createddate
      //updateddate
      //The following SearchTerm translates to "Assets where the registereddate is
 greater than or equal to Jan. 1, 2007
      lTerm.setKey("date-range");
      //The format defaults to OER's system setting for Short Date Format.
      //The format can be set to any valid date format using setDateFormat() and
 passing the date format.
      lTerm.setDateField("registereddate");
      lTerm.setDateFormat("yyyy-MM-yy");
      lTerm.setBeginDate("2007-01-01");
      lTerm.setBeginOperator("gte");
      lTerm.setEndDate("2007-01-10");
      lTerm.setEndOperator("lte");
      //The following SearchTerm translates to "Assets where the registereddate is
 less than or equal to Jan. 10, 2007
      criteria.setSearchTerms(new SearchTerm[] {lTerm});
      //This query returns all assets that were registered between January 1 and
 January 10, including those days.
      assets = repository.assetQuerySummary(authToken, criteria);
      //Search for assets where a given tab has been approved or unapproved
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      criteria = new AssetCriteria();
      TabStatusSearchTerm lTabTerm = new TabStatusSearchTerm();
      //tabstatus is the type of search we want to do.  overview is the name of
 the tab we want to search on
      lTabTerm.setKey("tabstatus");
      lTabTerm.setTabNames(new String[] {"overview"});
      lTabTerm.setApproved(true);
      criteria.setSearchTerms(new SearchTerm[] {lTabTerm});
      //This query returns all assets with the Overview tab being approved
      assets = repository.assetQuerySummary(authToken, criteria);
      //You may also search by a date range.
      lTabTerm.setKey("tabstatus");
      lTabTerm.setTabNames(new String[] {"overview"});
      lTabTerm.setApproved(false);
      lTabTerm.setBeginDate("2007-1-01");
      lTabTerm.setBeginOperator("lte");
      criteria.setSearchTerms(new SearchTerm[] {lTabTerm});
      //The following will return all assets that have the Overview tab unapproved
 since or before January 1, 2007
      assets = repository.assetQuerySummary(authToken, criteria);
      //Search for assets where a custom field date has a specific value.
      //This test will return all assets that have a testdate of January 1, 2007.
      //The testdate field is a custom data date element.
      //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      criteria = new AssetCriteria();
      DateRangeSearchTerm lDateRangeTerm = new DateRangeSearchTerm();
      //Test Equals
      lDateRangeTerm.setKey("/asset/custom-data/testdate");
      lDateRangeTerm.setBeginDate("2007-01-1");
      lDateRangeTerm.setBeginOperator("eq");
      criteria.setSearchTerms(new SearchTerm[] {lDateRangeTerm});
      assets = repository.assetQuerySummary(authToken, criteria);
    } catch (OpenAPIException lEx) {
      System.out.println("ServerCode = " + lEx.getServerErrorCode());
      System.out.println("Message    = " + lEx.getMessage());
      System.out.println("StackTrace:");
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (RemoteException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ServiceException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (MalformedURLException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

12.2.6 Use Case: Upgrading asset status

Description

Stepping an asset through status levels, from Unsubmitted to Submitted to Accepted to Registered.

Sample Code is as follows:

package com.flashline.sample.assetapi;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.base.OpenAPIException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AuthToken;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.KeyValuePair;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.query.AssetCriteria;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistry;
import
 com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator;
public class PromoteAsset {
  public static void main(String pArgs[]) throws OpenAPIException,
 RemoteException,
      ServiceException {
    try {
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Connect to Oracle Enterprise Repository
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      URL lURL = null;
      lURL = new URL(pArgs[0]);
      FlashlineRegistry repository = new FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator()
          .getFlashlineRegistry(lURL);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Login to OER
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      AuthToken authToken = repository.authTokenCreate(
          pArgs[1],pArgs[2]);
      long lAssetID = 559;
      // -------------------------------------------------------
      // asset with id 559 would have to be unsubmitted for this to work
      AssetCriteria lAssetCriteria = new AssetCriteria();
      lAssetCriteria.setIDCriteria(lAssetID);
      KeyValuePair lKeyValuePair = repository.assetEvaluate(authToken,
 lAssetCriteria, "Registration Status");
      if (!lKeyValuePair.getValue().equalsIgnoreCase("unsubmitted")) {
        unregisterAsset(repository, authToken, lAssetID);
      }
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // promote the asset from unsubmitted to submitted
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      repository.assetSubmit(authToken, lAssetID);
      // asset 559 would have to be unsubmitted for this to work
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // promote the asset from submitted to accepted
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      repository.assetAccept(authToken, lAssetID);
      // asset 561 would have to be submitted for this to work
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // promote the asset from accepted to registered
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      repository.assetRegister(authToken, lAssetID);
      // asset 563 would have to be accepted for this to work
    } catch (OpenAPIException lEx) {
      System.out.println("ServerCode = " + lEx.getServerErrorCode());
      System.out.println("Message    = " + lEx.getMessage());
      System.out.println("StackTrace:");
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (RemoteException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ServiceException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (MalformedURLException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
  protected static void unregisterAsset(FlashlineRegistry repository, AuthToken
 authToken, long pAssetID) {
    try {
      repository.assetUnRegister(authToken, pAssetID);
    } catch (Exception e) {
    }
    try {
      repository.assetUnAccept(authToken, pAssetID);
    } catch (Exception e) {
    }
    try {
      repository.assetUnSubmit(authToken, pAssetID);
    } catch (Exception e) {
    }
  }
}

12.2.7 Use Case: Downgrading asset status

Description

The reverse of the previous use case, stepping an asset through status levels, from Registered to Accepted to Submitted to Unsubmitted.

Sample Code is as follows:

package com.flashline.sample.assetapi;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.base.OpenAPIException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AuthToken;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.KeyValuePair;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.query.AssetCriteria;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistry;
import
 com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator;
public class DemoteAsset {
  public static void main(String pArgs[]) throws OpenAPIException,
 RemoteException,
      ServiceException {
    try {
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Connect to Oracle Enterprise Repository
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      URL lURL = null;
      lURL = new URL(pArgs[0]);
      FlashlineRegistry repository = new FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator()
          .getFlashlineRegistry(lURL);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Login to OER
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      AuthToken authToken = repository.authTokenCreate(
          pArgs[1],pArgs[2]);
      long lAssetID = 559;
      // -------------------------------------------------------
      // asset with id 559 would have to be registered for this to work
      AssetCriteria lAssetCriteria = new AssetCriteria();
      lAssetCriteria.setIDCriteria(lAssetID);
      KeyValuePair lKeyValuePair = repository.assetEvaluate(authToken,
 lAssetCriteria, "Registration Status");
      if (!lKeyValuePair.getValue().equalsIgnoreCase("registered")) {
        registerAsset(repository, authToken, lAssetID);
      }
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // demote the asset from registered to accepted
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      repository.assetUnRegister(authToken, lAssetID);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // demote the asset from accepted to submitted
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      repository.assetUnAccept(authToken, lAssetID);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // demote the asset from submitted to unsubmitted
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      repository.assetUnSubmit(authToken, lAssetID);
    } catch (OpenAPIException lEx) {
      System.out.println("ServerCode = " + lEx.getServerErrorCode());
      System.out.println("Message    = " + lEx.getMessage());
      System.out.println("StackTrace:");
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (RemoteException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ServiceException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (MalformedURLException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
  protected static void registerAsset(FlashlineRegistry repository, AuthToken
 authToken, long pAssetID) {
    try {
      repository.assetSubmit(authToken, pAssetID);
    } catch (Exception e) {
    }
    try {
      repository.assetAccept(authToken, pAssetID);
    } catch (Exception e) {
    }
    try {
      repository.assetRegister(authToken, pAssetID);
    } catch (Exception e) {
    }
  }
}

12.2.8 Use Case: Apply and remove Compliance Templates from a project

Description

Compliance Templates can be added and removed from multiple projects.


Note:

An OpenAPIException will occur if an asset is applied to a project and that asset is NOT a Compliance Template.

Sample Code is as follows:

package com.flashline.sample.assetapi;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import java.util.Calendar;
import javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.base.OpenAPIException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.Asset;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AssetType;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AuthToken;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.Project;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.query.AssetCriteria;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.query.AssetTypeCriteria;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistry;
import
 com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator;
public class AddRemoveTemplate {
  public static void main(String pArgs[]) throws OpenAPIException,
 RemoteException,
      ServiceException {
    try {
      URL lURL = null;
      lURL = new URL(pArgs[0]);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Connect to Oracle Enterprise Repository
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      FlashlineRegistry repository = new FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator()
          .getFlashlineRegistry(lURL);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Login to OER
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      AuthToken authToken = repository.authTokenCreate(pArgs[1],
          pArgs[2]);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Read or Create a Compliance Template Type and Asset
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      AssetType ctType = null;
      AssetTypeCriteria lAssetTypeCriteria = new AssetTypeCriteria();
      lAssetTypeCriteria.setArcheTypeCriteria("Compliance Template Type");
      AssetType[] lAssetTypes =
        repository.assetTypeQuery(authToken, lAssetTypeCriteria);
      if (lAssetTypes!=null && lAssetTypes.length>0) {
        ctType = lAssetTypes[0];
      } else {
        ctType = repository.assetTypeCreateComplianceTemplate(authToken,
            "My Compliance Template
 Type"+Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis());
      }
      Asset lComplianceTemplateAsset = null;
      AssetCriteria lAssetCriteria = new AssetCriteria();
      lAssetCriteria.setAssetTypeCriteria(ctType.getID());
      Asset[] lAssets = repository.assetQuery(authToken, lAssetCriteria);
      if (lAssets!=null && lAssets.length>0) {
        lComplianceTemplateAsset = lAssets[0];
      } else {
        lComplianceTemplateAsset = repository.assetCreate(authToken, "My
 Compliance Template",
            ""+Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis(), ctType.getID());
      }
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Create a String array of Project IDs that the Compliance
      // Template will be applied to.
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      String[] lProjectIDs = { "50000" };
      // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Apply template to the projects.
      // /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      repository.assetApplyToProjects(authToken, lProjectIDs,
          lComplianceTemplateAsset);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Retrieve an array of Projects that this template is
      // applied to.
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      Project[] lProjects = repository.assetReadAppliedToProjects(
          authToken, lComplianceTemplateAsset);
      String lMsg = "Compliance Template '" + lComplianceTemplateAsset.getName();
      lMsg += "' applied to Project(s): ";
      for (int i=0; lProjects!=null && i<lProjects.length; i++) {
        lMsg += ""+lProjects[i].getName()+(i+1==lProjects.length ? "." : ", ");
      }
      System.out.println(lMsg);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Create a String array of Project IDs that the Compliance
      // Template will be removed from.
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      String[] lRemoveProjectIDs = { "50000" };
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Remove template from the projects.
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      repository.assetRemoveAppliedToProjects(authToken,
          lRemoveProjectIDs, lComplianceTemplateAsset);
    } catch (OpenAPIException lEx) {
      System.out.println("ServerCode = " + lEx.getServerErrorCode());
      System.out.println("Message    = " + lEx.getMessage());
      System.out.println("StackTrace:");
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (RemoteException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ServiceException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (MalformedURLException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

12.2.9 Use Case: Creating the new version of an asset and retiring the old version

Description

Update the repository to reflect the availability of a new version of an asset, and the retirement of the asset's previous version.

Sample Code is as follows:

package com.flashline.sample.assetapi;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import java.util.Calendar;
import javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.base.OpenAPIException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.Asset;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AuthToken;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.RelationshipType;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.query.RelationshipTypeCriteria;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistry;
import
 com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator;
public class CreateNewVersionOfAsset {
  public static void main(String pArgs[]) throws OpenAPIException,
 RemoteException,
      ServiceException {
    try {
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Connect to Oracle Enterprise Repository
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      URL lURL = null;
      lURL = new URL(pArgs[0]);
      FlashlineRegistry repository = new FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator()
          .getFlashlineRegistry(lURL);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Login to OER
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      AuthToken authToken = repository.authTokenCreate(
          pArgs[1],pArgs[2]);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Read old asset.
      // Update metadata as necessary.
      // Save as new asset.
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      Asset myAsset = repository.assetRead(authToken, 561);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Find the "next-version" relationship for the asset
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      RelationshipType[] allRelationshipTypes =
 getAllRelationshipTypes(repository, authToken);
      for (int i = 0; i < allRelationshipTypes.length; i++) {
        if (allRelationshipTypes[i].getName().equals("next-version")) {
          ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
          // This is the relationship type, modify the assets that are related
          // using it
          ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
          RelationshipType myRelationshipType = allRelationshipTypes[i];
          ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
          // Add the old version to list of previous versions of the
          // newly created asset
          ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
          long[] oldSecondaryIDs = myRelationshipType.getSecondaryIDs();
          long[] newSecondaryIDs = new long[oldSecondaryIDs.length + 1];
          for (int j = 0; j < oldSecondaryIDs.length; j++) {
            newSecondaryIDs[j] = oldSecondaryIDs[j];
          }
          newSecondaryIDs[newSecondaryIDs.length - 1] = 561;
          myRelationshipType.setSecondaryIDs(newSecondaryIDs);
        }
      }
      Asset myNewAsset = repository.assetCreate(authToken,
          myAsset.getName(), ""+Calendar.getInstance().getTimeInMillis(),
 myAsset.getTypeID());
      myNewAsset.setRelationshipTypes(allRelationshipTypes);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Update the new asset
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      myNewAsset = repository.assetUpdate(authToken, myNewAsset);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // retire the old asset
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      repository.assetRetire(authToken, 561);
    } catch (OpenAPIException lEx) {
      System.out.println("ServerCode = " + lEx.getServerErrorCode());
      System.out.println("Message    = " + lEx.getMessage());
      System.out.println("StackTrace:");
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (RemoteException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ServiceException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (MalformedURLException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
  /**
   * This method returns every relationship type in the repository
   * @param repository
   * @param authToken
   * @return
   * @throws RemoteException
   */
  public static RelationshipType[] getAllRelationshipTypes(FlashlineRegistry
 repository, AuthToken authToken) throws RemoteException {
    //Create an empty relationship type criteria object
    RelationshipTypeCriteria criteria = new RelationshipTypeCriteria();
    criteria.setNameCriteria("");
    RelationshipType[] allRelationshipTypes =
 repository.relationshipTypeQuery(authToken, criteria);
    return allRelationshipTypes;
  }
}

12.2.10 Use Case: "Housekeeping"

Description

Deleting groups of assets that no longer belong in the repository.

Sample Code is as follows:

package com.flashline.sample.assetapi;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.base.OpenAPIException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.Asset;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AuthToken;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.query.AssetCriteria;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistry;
import
 com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator;
public class DeleteAssets {
  public static void main(String pArgs[]) throws OpenAPIException,
 RemoteException,
      ServiceException {
    try {
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Connect to Oracle Enterprise Repository
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      URL lURL = null;
      lURL = new URL(pArgs[0]);
      FlashlineRegistry repository = new FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator()
          .getFlashlineRegistry(lURL);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Login to OER
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      AuthToken authToken = repository.authTokenCreate(
          pArgs[1],pArgs[2]);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // find the assets to delete
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      AssetCriteria criteria = new AssetCriteria();
      criteria.setGeneralCriteria("delete me");
      Asset[] assets = repository.assetQuery(authToken, criteria);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Iterate through assets, deleting them one at a time.
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      for (int i = 0; i < assets.length; i++) {
        repository.assetDelete(authToken, assets[i].getID());
      }
    } catch (OpenAPIException lEx) {
      System.out.println("ServerCode = " + lEx.getServerErrorCode());
      System.out.println("Message    = " + lEx.getMessage());
      System.out.println("StackTrace:");
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (RemoteException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ServiceException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (MalformedURLException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

Pitfalls:

Asset deletion is permanent. The OpenAPI provides no method for restoring deleted assets.

Methods to Avoid:

The following methods serve no purpose in the context of the OpenAPI, and should therefore be avoided:

  • setAcceptedByID

  • setAcceptedByName

  • setAcceptedByDate

  • setActiveStatus

  • setAssigned

  • setAssignedToID

  • setAssignedDate

  • setCategorizationTypes

  • setCreatedByID

  • setCreatedByName

  • setCreatedByDate

  • setDeleted

  • setEntityType

  • setExtractable

  • setFullAsset

  • setInactive

  • setKey

  • setLoadedDate

  • setLongName

  • setNotifyUpdatedRelationships

  • setRegisteredByID

  • setRegisteredByName

  • setRegisteredDate

  • setRegistrationStatus

  • setRegistrationStatusBaseName

  • setRegistrationStatusRegistered

  • setRegistrationStatusRejected

  • setRegistrationStatusSubmittedPendingReview

  • setRegistrationStatusSubmittedUnderReview

  • setRegistrationStatusUnsubmitted

  • setRejectionReason

  • setRetired

  • setSubmittedByID

  • setSubmittedByName

  • setSubmittedDate

  • setTypeIcon

  • setTypeName

  • setUpdatedDate

  • setVendorName

  • setVisible

Avoiding Common Mistakes

  • Rules for Assets

    • The Asset must be assigned to an active and valid Asset Type.

    • An Asset's name/version strings must be a unique pair.

    • A new Asset's ID must be 0.

    • A new Asset's active status must be 'active'.

Missing Features

  • Helper methods for modifying customData

  • Additional validation

    When saving an asset, Oracle Enterprise Repository currently validates that:

    • The Asset type is valid and active

    • # The Name/Version is unique

    • When creating an asset, that the active status is valid

    • When updating an asset, that the asset already exists

    • Contacts are not duplicated

    • Categorizations are valid

    • Future versions of the repository will validate that:

      • CustomData is well formed XML

      • CustomData contains XML that is valid based on the asset type

12.2.11 Use Case: Finding assets and updating custom-data

Description

Perform a search for all assets with a specific custom-data value, and update some custom-data for each of those assets. Note: The asset is automatically saved when using the assetUpdateCustomDataNode method.

Sample Code is as follows:

package com.flashline.sample.assetapi;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.base.OpenAPIException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AssetSummary;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AuthToken;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.query.AssetCriteria;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.query.SearchTerm;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistry;
import
 com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator;
public class UpdateAssetTestResults {
  public static void main(String pArgs[]) throws OpenAPIException,
      RemoteException, ServiceException {
    try {
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Connect to Oracle Enterprise Repository
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      URL lURL = null;
      lURL = new URL(pArgs[0]);
      FlashlineRegistry repository = new FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator()
          .getFlashlineRegistry(lURL);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Login to OER
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      AuthToken authToken = repository.authTokenCreate(pArgs[1],
          pArgs[2]);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // create a criteria object searching for all assets with a
      // custom-data element for test-frequency equal to 'DAILY'
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      SearchTerm[] searchTermArray = new SearchTerm[1];
      SearchTerm term = new SearchTerm();
      term.setKey("/asset/custom-data/test-frequency");
      term.setValue("DAILY");
      searchTermArray[0] = term;
      AssetCriteria criteria = new AssetCriteria();
      criteria.setSearchTerms(searchTermArray);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // perform search, getting back summary objects. loop through
      // objects and perform an action on each one
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      AssetSummary[] assets = repository.assetQuerySummary(authToken,
          criteria);
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Loop through search results
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      for (int i = 0; i < assets.length; i++) {
        long assetID = assets[i].getID();
        String testResult = null;
        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        // Update value in the asset
        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        repository.assetUpdateCustomDataNode(
            authToken, assetID, "/asset/custom-data/test-result", testResult);
      }
    } catch (OpenAPIException lEx) {
      System.out.println("ServerCode = " + lEx.getServerErrorCode());
      System.out.println("Message    = " + lEx.getMessage());
      System.out.println("StackTrace:");
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (RemoteException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ServiceException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (MalformedURLException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

12.2.12 Use Case: Reading an Asset's Tabs

Description

Read the tabs of an asset.

Sample Code is as follows:

package com.flashline.sample.assetapi;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.base.OpenAPIException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AuthToken;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.TabBean;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistry;
import
 com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator;
public class AssetReadTabs {
  public static void main(String pArgs[]) throws OpenAPIException,
 RemoteException,
      ServiceException {
    try {
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Connect to Oracle Enterprise Repository
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      URL lURL = null;
      lURL = new URL(pArgs[0]);
      FlashlineRegistry repository = new
 FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator().getFlashlineRegistry(lURL);
      TabBean[] lTabBeans = null;
      ///////////////////////////////////
      // Login to OER
      ///////////////////////////////////
      AuthToken authToken = repository.authTokenCreate(pArgs[1],pArgs[2]);
      ///////////////////////////////////
      // read an asset's tabs
      ///////////////////////////////////
      lTabBeans = repository.assetTabsRead(authToken, 559);
    } catch (OpenAPIException lEx) {
      System.out.println("ServerCode = " + lEx.getServerErrorCode());
      System.out.println("Message    = " + lEx.getMessage());
      System.out.println("StackTrace:");
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (RemoteException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ServiceException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (MalformedURLException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

12.2.13 Use Case: Retrieve An Asset's Tab Based on TabType

Description

Get a specific asset tab by tabtype.

Sample Code is as follows:

package com.flashline.sample.assetapi;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.base.OpenAPIException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.Asset;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AuthToken;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.TabBean;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistry;
import
 com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator;
public class AssetGetTabByType {
  public static void main(String pArgs[]) throws OpenAPIException,
 RemoteException,
      ServiceException {
    try {
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Connect to Oracle Enterprise Repository
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      URL lURL = null;
      lURL = new URL(pArgs[0]);
      FlashlineRegistry repository = new
 FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator().getFlashlineRegistry(lURL);
      Asset lAsset = null;
      TabBean lTabBean = null;
      ///////////////////////////////////
      // Login to OER
      ///////////////////////////////////
      AuthToken authToken = repository.authTokenCreate(pArgs[1],pArgs[2]);
      ///////////////////////////////////
      // read an asset
      ///////////////////////////////////
      lAsset = repository.assetRead(authToken, 559);
      ///////////////////////////////////
      // get an asset's tab by tabbeantype
      ///////////////////////////////////
      lTabBean = repository.assetTabRead(authToken, lAsset.getID(), 458);
    } catch (OpenAPIException lEx) {
      System.out.println("ServerCode = " + lEx.getServerErrorCode());
      System.out.println("Message    = " + lEx.getMessage());
      System.out.println("StackTrace:");
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (RemoteException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ServiceException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (MalformedURLException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}

12.2.14 Use Case: Approving and Unapproving a tab

Description

Approve or unapprove an asset's tab.

Sample Code is as follows:

package com.flashline.sample.assetapi;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.rmi.RemoteException;
import javax.xml.rpc.ServiceException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.base.OpenAPIException;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.entity.AuthToken;
import com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistry;
import
 com.flashline.registry.openapi.service.v300.FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator;

public class ApproveUnapproveTab {
  public static void main(String pArgs[]) throws OpenAPIException,
 RemoteException,
      ServiceException {
    try {
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      // Connect to Oracle Enterprise Repository
      ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
      URL lURL = null;
      lURL = new URL(pArgs[0]);
      FlashlineRegistry repository = new
 FlashlineRegistryServiceLocator().getFlashlineRegistry(lURL);
      ///////////////////////////////////
      // Login to OER
      ///////////////////////////////////
      AuthToken authToken = repository.authTokenCreate(pArgs[1],pArgs[2]);
      ///////////////////////////////////
      // approve an asset tab
      ///////////////////////////////////
      repository.assetTabApprove(authToken, 559, 1864);
      ///////////////////////////////////
      // unapprove an asset tab
      ///////////////////////////////////
      repository.assetTabUnapprove(authToken, 559, 1864);
    } catch (OpenAPIException lEx) {
      System.out.println("ServerCode = " + lEx.getServerErrorCode());
      System.out.println("Message    = " + lEx.getMessage());
      System.out.println("StackTrace:");
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (RemoteException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (ServiceException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    } catch (MalformedURLException lEx) {
      lEx.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}