com.ibm.itim.dataservices.model.domain
Class BusinessPartnerSponsor

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.ibm.itim.dataservices.model.domain.BusinessPartnerSponsor

All Implemented Interfaces:

Relationship

public class BusinessPartnerSponsor

extends java.lang.Object

implements Relationship

The Supervisor class implements the sponsor relationship to a business partner organization or person. The subject of this relationship is a BusinessPartnerOrgEntity or BusinessPartnerEntity and the participant is 0 or 1 PersonEntities that act as the entity's sponsor.

Constructor Summary

BusinessPartnerSponsor()

Method Summary

boolean	doesParticipate(DirectoryObjectEntity participant) Determines if the given entity is a sponsor of the subject entity.
java.util.Collection	evaluate() Evaluates the relationship returning 0 or one PersonEntity objects that represents the sponsor of the subject entity.
java.util.Collection	evaluateReferences() Evaluates the relationship returning 0 to many entity DNs that participate opposite the subject entity.
void	setSubject(DirectoryObjectEntity entity) Sets the subject entity for the relationship.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BusinessPartnerSponsor

public BusinessPartnerSponsor()

Method Detail

setSubject

public void setSubject(DirectoryObjectEntity entity)

Sets the subject entity for the relationship. This entity must be a BusinessPartnerOrgEntity or BusinessPartnerEntity.

Specified by:

setSubject in interface Relationship

Parameters:

entity - DirectoryObjectEntity acting as the subject of this relationship. This subject must be a BusinessPartnerOrgEntity or BusinessPartnerEntity .

evaluate

public java.util.Collection evaluate()
                              throws ModelIntegrityException,
                                     ModelCommunicationException

Evaluates the relationship returning 0 or one PersonEntity objects that represents the sponsor of the subject entity.

Specified by:

evaluate in interface Relationship

Returns:

Collection of 0, one, or many PersonEntity objects.

Throws:

ModelIntegrityException - Thrown if a problem exists with the consistency of the data model preventing the relationship from being evaluated properly.

ModelCommunicationException - Thrown if unable to communicate with the data store.

evaluateReferences

public java.util.Collection evaluateReferences()
                                        throws ModelIntegrityException,
                                               ModelCommunicationException

Evaluates the relationship returning 0 to many entity DNs that participate opposite the subject entity.

Specified by:

evaluateReferences in interface Relationship

Returns:

Collection of DistinguishedName instances that participate.

Throws:

ModelIntegrityException - Thrown if a problem exists with the consistency of the data model preventing the relationship from being evaluated properly.

ModelCommunicationException - Thrown if unable to communicate with the data store.

doesParticipate

public boolean doesParticipate(DirectoryObjectEntity participant)
                        throws ModelIntegrityException,
                               ModelCommunicationException

Determines if the given entity is a sponsor of the subject entity. The given entity must be a PersonEntity to even be considered as sponsor.

Specified by:

doesParticipate in interface Relationship

Parameters:

participant - Proposed supervisor (DirectoryObjectEntity).

Returns:

True if participant is sponsor, false if not.

Throws:

ModelIntegrityException - Thrown if a problem exists with the consistency of the data model preventing the relationship from being evaluated properly.

ModelCommunicationException - Thrown if unable to communicate with the data store.