Both directory and folder refer to a way of organizing objects. A context is what JNDI calls a directory or a folder. Directory is used more commonly in UNIX systems and in command-line terminology. Folder is used more commonly with graphical interfaces for manipulating objects. Because the BI Beans persistence service includes a graphical user interface, this document uses folder instead of directory. You will notice, however, that some methods and class names imply directory. It is the same thing as a folder or a context.
A BIContext
object is a context that has added functionality.
PersistenceManager
and MDFolder
extend BIContext
.
The BI Beans Help topics use PersistenceManager
, MDFolder
,
context, and folder interchangeably. Subcontext and subfolder are the same thing, as well.