Package org.osid.financials

The Open Service Interface Definitions for the org.osid.financials service.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
Account	An Account represents a general ledger account.
AccountAdminSession	This session creates, updates, and deletes Accounts.
AccountBusinessAssignmentSession	This session provides methods to re-assign Accounts to Business objects An Account may appear in multiple Business objects and removing the last reference to an Account is the equivalent of deleting it.
AccountBusinessSession	This session provides methods to retrieve Account to Business mappings.
AccountForm	This is the form for creating and updating Accounts.
AccountHierarchyDesignSession	This session defines methods for managing a hierarchy of Account objects.
AccountHierarchySession	This session defines methods for traversing a hierarchy of Account objects.
AccountList	Like all OsidLists, AccountList provides a means for accessing Account elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
AccountLookupSession	This session defines methods for retrieving general ledger accounts.
AccountNode	This interface is a container for a partial hierarchy retrieval.
AccountNodeList	Like all OsidLists, AccountNodeList provides a means for accessing AccountNode elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
AccountNotificationSession	This session defines methods to receive notifications on adds/changes to Account objects in this Business.
AccountQuery	This is the query for searching accounts.
AccountQueryInspector	The query inspectors provide a means of accessing the match terms of a query.
AccountQuerySession	This session provides methods for searching among Account objects.
AccountReceiver	The account receiver is the consumer supplied interface for receiving notifications pertaining to new, updated or deleted Account objects.
AccountSearch	The search interface for governing account searches.
AccountSearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
AccountSearchResults	This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.
AccountSearchSession	This session provides methods for searching among Account objects.
AccountSmartBusinessSession	This session manages queries and sequencing to create "smart" dynamic catalogs.
Activity	An Activity represents a cost object for a organization unit or other activity.
ActivityAdminSession	This session creates, updates, and deletes Activities.
ActivityBusinessAssignmentSession	This session provides methods to re-assign Activities to Business objects An Activity may appear in multiple Business objects and removing the last reference to an Activity is the equivalent of deleting it.
ActivityBusinessSession	This session provides methods to retrieve Activity to Business mappings.
ActivityForm	This is the form for creating and updating Activities.
ActivityHierarchyDesignSession	This session defines methods for managing a hierarchy of Activity objects.
ActivityHierarchySession	This session defines methods for traversing a hierarchy of Activity objects.
ActivityList	Like all OsidLists, ActivityList provides a means for accessing Activity elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
ActivityLookupSession	This session provides methods for retrieving Activity objects.
ActivityNode	This interface is a container for a partial hierarchy retrieval.
ActivityNodeList	Like all OsidLists, ActivityNodeList provides a means for accessing ActivityNode elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
ActivityNotificationSession	This session defines methods to receive notifications on adds/changes to Activity objects in this Business.
ActivityQuery	This is the query for searching activities.
ActivityQueryInspector	The query inspectors provide a means of accessing the match terms of a query.
ActivityQuerySession	This session provides methods for searching among Activity objects.
ActivityReceiver	The activity receiver is the consumer supplied interface for receiving notifications pertaining to new, updated or deleted Activity objects.
ActivitySearch	The search interface for governing activity searches.
ActivitySearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
ActivitySearchResults	This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.
ActivitySearchSession	This session provides methods for searching among Activity objects.
ActivitySmartBusinessSession	This session manages queries and sequencing to create "smart" dynamic catalogs.
Business	A Business represents a collection of accounts, activities, and fiscal periods.
BusinessAdminSession	This session creates, updates, and deletes Businesses.
BusinessForm	This is the form for creating and updating businesses.
BusinessHierarchyDesignSession	This session defines methods for managing a hierarchy of Business objects.
BusinessHierarchySession	This session defines methods for traversing a hierarchy of Business objects.
BusinessList	Like all OsidLists, BusinessList provides a means for accessing Business elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
BusinessLookupSession	This session provides methods for retrieving Business objects.
BusinessNode	This interface is a container for a partial hierarchy retrieval.
BusinessNodeList	Like all OsidLists, BusinessNodeList provides a means for accessing BusinessNode elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
BusinessNotificationSession	This session defines methods to receive notifications on adds/changes to Business objects.
BusinessQuery	This is the query for searching businesses.
BusinessQueryInspector	The query inspectors provide a means of accessing the match terms of a query.
BusinessQuerySession	This session provides methods for searching among Business objects.
BusinessReceiver	The business receiver is the consumer supplied interface for receiving notifications pertaining to new, updated or deleted Business objects.
BusinessSearch	The search interface for governing business searches.
BusinessSearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
BusinessSearchResults	This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.
BusinessSearchSession	This session provides methods for searching among Business objects.
Currency	This primitive represents a currency amount.
CurrencyList	Like all OsidLists, LocaleList provides a means for accessing Currency elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
FinancialsManager	The financials manager provides access to financials sessions and provides interoperability tests for various aspects of this service.
FinancialsProfile	The financials profile describes the interoperability of financial services.
FinancialsProxyManager	The financials manager provides access to financials sessions and provides interoperability tests for various aspects of this service.
FiscalPeriod	A FiscalPeriod represents a period of time on a fiscal calendar.
FiscalPeriodAdminSession	This session creates, updates, and deletes FiscalPeriods.
FiscalPeriodBusinessAssignmentSession	This session provides methods to re-assign FiscalPeriods to Business objects A FiscalPeriod may appear in multiple Business objects and removing the last reference to a FiscalPeriod is the equivalent of deleting it.
FiscalPeriodBusinessSession	This session provides methods to retrieve FiscalPeriod to Business mappings.
FiscalPeriodForm	This is the form for creating and updating FiscalPeriods.
FiscalPeriodList	Like all OsidLists, FiscalPeriodList provides a means for accessing FiscalPeriod elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
FiscalPeriodLookupSession	This session defines methods for retrieving fiscal periods.
FiscalPeriodNotificationSession	This session defines methods to receive notifications on adds/changes to FiscalPeriod objects in this Business.
FiscalPeriodQuery	This is the query for searching fiscal periods.
FiscalPeriodQueryInspector	The query inspectors provide a means of accessing the match terms of a query.
FiscalPeriodQuerySession	This session provides methods for searching among FiscalPeriod objects.
FiscalPeriodReceiver	The fiscal period receiver is the consumer supplied interface for receiving notifications pertaining to new, updated or deleted fiscal period objects.
FiscalPeriodSearch	The search interface for governing fiscal period searches.
FiscalPeriodSearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
FiscalPeriodSearchResults	This interface provides a means to capture results of a search.
FiscalPeriodSearchSession	This session provides methods for searching among FiscalPeriod objects.
FiscalPeriodSmartBusinessSession	This session manages queries and sequencing to create "smart" dynamic catalogs.
ReportingSession	This session defines methods for retrieving financial transaction reports.
Summary	A Summary represents a financial summary of an Account in a time period.
SummaryList	Like all OsidLists, SummaryList provides a means for accessing Summary elements sequentially either one at a time or many at a time.
SummaryQuery	This is the query for searching summaries.
SummaryQueryInspector	The query inspectors provide a means of accessing the match terms of a query.
SummarySearchOrder	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.

Package org.osid.financials Description

The Open Service Interface Definitions for the org.osid.financials service.

The Financials OSID provides management of financial data through G/L accounts, activity accounts, budgeting, and posting transactions.

Account

An Account is an account of the General Ledger. G/L Accounts are hierarchical to define more granular accounts. Root level accounts generally map to the top-level accounting equation.

Activity

An Activity is a view of the General Ledger from an activity or organizational perspective. An Activity contains one or more Accounts from the General Ledger. Activities are also hierarchical and may be used to map to a financial organizational hierarchy.

Fiscal Period

A FiscalPeriod is a period of time used to capture transactions and perform reporting. Generally, a fiscal period is a fiscal quarter or year.

Business Cataloging

Accounts, Activities, and FiscalPeriods are organized into federaable Businesses.

Sub Packages

The Fincncials OSID defines a Financials Budgeting OSID for managing budgets, a Financials Posting OSID for posting financial transactions, and a FInancials Batch OSID for performing bulk operations.

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