org.osid.financials

Interface BusinessAdminSession

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.AutoCloseable, java.io.Closeable, OsidSession

All Known Subinterfaces:

BusinessBatchAdminSession

public interface BusinessAdminSession
extends OsidSession

This session creates, updates, and deletes Businesses. The data for create and update is provided by the consumer via the form object. OsidForms are requested for each create or update and may not be reused.

Create and update operations differ in their usage. To create a Business, a BusinessForm is requested using getBusinessFormForCreate() specifying the desired record Types or none if no record Types are needed. The returned BusinessForm will indicate that it is to be used with a create operation and can be used to examine metdata or validate data prior to creation. Once the BusinessForm is submiited to a create operation, it cannot be reused with another create operation unless the first operation was unsuccessful. Each BusinessForm corresponds to an attempted transaction.

For updates, BusinessForms are requested to the Business Id that is to be updated using getBusinessFormForUpdate(). Similarly, the BusinessForm has metadata about the data that can be updated and it can perform validation before submitting the update. The BusinessForm can only be used once for a successful update and cannot be reused.

The delete operations delete Businesses.

This session includes an Id aliasing mechanism to assign an external Id to an internally assigned Id.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	aiiasBusiness(Id businessId, Id aliasId) Adds an Id to a Business for the purpose of creating compatibility.
boolean	canCreateBusinesses() Tests if this user can create Businesses.
boolean	canCreateBusinessWithRecordTypes(Type[] businessRecordTypes) Tests if this user can create a single Business using the desired record types.
boolean	canDeleteBusinesses() Tests if this user can delete Businesses.
boolean	canManageBusinessAliases() Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for Businesses.
boolean	canUpdateBusinesses() Tests if this user can update Businesses.
Business	createBusiness(BusinessForm businessForm) Creates a new Business.
void	deleteBusiness(Id businessId) Deletes a Business.
BusinessForm	getBusinessFormForCreate(Type[] businessRecordTypes) Gets the business form for creating new businesses.
BusinessForm	getBusinessFormForUpdate(Id businessId) Gets the business form for updating an existing business.
void	updateBusiness(BusinessForm businessForm) Updates an existing business.

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.OsidSession

getAuthenticatedAgent, getAuthenticatedAgentId, getClockRate, getDate, getEffectiveAgent, getEffectiveAgentId, getFormatType, getLocale, isAuthenticated, startTransaction, supportsTransactions

Methods inherited from interface org.osid.binding.java.OsidSession

close

Methods inherited from interface java.io.Closeable

close

Method Detail

canCreateBusinesses

boolean canCreateBusinesses()

Tests if this user can create Businesses. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known creating a Business. will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may not wish to offer create operations to unauthorized users.

Returns:

false if Business creation is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canCreateBusinessWithRecordTypes

boolean canCreateBusinessWithRecordTypes(Type[] businessRecordTypes)

Tests if this user can create a single Business using the desired record types. While FinancialsManager.getBusinessRecordTypes() can be used to examine which records are supported, this method tests which record(s) are required for creating a specific Business. Providing an empty array tests if a Business can be created with no records.

Parameters:

businessRecordTypes - array of business record types

Returns:

true if Business creation using the specified record Types is supported, false otherwise

Throws:

NullArgumentException - businessRecordTypes is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getBusinessFormForCreate

BusinessForm getBusinessFormForCreate(Type[] businessRecordTypes)
                                      throws OperationFailedException,
                                             PermissionDeniedException

Gets the business form for creating new businesses. A new form should be requested for each create transaction.

Parameters:

businessRecordTypes - array of business record types

Returns:

the business form

Throws:

NullArgumentException - businessRecordTypes is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - unable to get form for requested record types

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

createBusiness

Business createBusiness(BusinessForm businessForm)
                        throws OperationFailedException,
                               PermissionDeniedException

Creates a new Business.

Parameters:

businessForm - the form for this Business

Returns:

the new Business

Throws:

IllegalStateException - businessForm already used in a create transaction

InvalidArgumentException - one or more of the form elements is invalid

NullArgumentException - businessForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - businessForm did not originate from getBusinessFormForCreate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canUpdateBusinesses

boolean canUpdateBusinesses()

Tests if this user can update Businesses. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known updating a Business will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may not wish to offer update operations to unauthorized users.

Returns:

false if Business modification is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getBusinessFormForUpdate

BusinessForm getBusinessFormForUpdate(Id businessId)
                                      throws NotFoundException,
                                             OperationFailedException,
                                             PermissionDeniedException

Gets the business form for updating an existing business. A new business form should be requested for each update transaction.

Parameters:

businessId - the Id of the Business

Returns:

the business form

Throws:

NotFoundException - businessId is not found

NullArgumentException - businessId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

updateBusiness

void updateBusiness(BusinessForm businessForm)
                    throws OperationFailedException,
                           PermissionDeniedException

Updates an existing business.

Parameters:

businessForm - the form containing the elements to be updated

Throws:

IllegalStateException - businessForm already used in an update transaction

InvalidArgumentException - the form contains an invalid value

NullArgumentException - businessForm is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

UnsupportedException - businessForm did not originate from getBusinessFormForUpdate()

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canDeleteBusinesses

boolean canDeleteBusinesses()

Tests if this user can delete Businesses. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known deleting a Business will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may not wish to offer delete operations to unauthorized users.

Returns:

false if Business deletion is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

deleteBusiness

void deleteBusiness(Id businessId)
                    throws NotFoundException,
                           OperationFailedException,
                           PermissionDeniedException

Deletes a Business.

Parameters:

businessId - the Id of the Business to remove

Throws:

NotFoundException - businessId not found

NullArgumentException - businessId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

canManageBusinessAliases

boolean canManageBusinessAliases()

Tests if this user can manage Id aliases for Businesses. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known changing an alias will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer alias operations to an unauthorized user.

Returns:

false if Business aliasing is not authorized, true otherwise

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

aiiasBusiness

void aiiasBusiness(Id businessId,
                 Id aliasId)
                   throws AlreadyExistsException,
                          NotFoundException,
                          OperationFailedException,
                          PermissionDeniedException

Adds an Id to a Business for the purpose of creating compatibility. The primary Id of the Business is determined by the provider. The new Id performs as an alias to the primary Id . If the alias is a pointer to another business, it is reassigned to the given business Id.

Parameters:

businessId - the Id of a Business

aliasId - the alias Id

Throws:

AlreadyExistsException - aliasId is already assigned

NotFoundException - aliasId is in use as a primary Id

NullArgumentException - businessId or aliasId is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

PermissionDeniedException - authorization failure

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.