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course package
Version 3.0.0
Interfaceosid.course.CourseCatalogHierarchyDesignSession
Implementsosid.OsidSession
Used Byosid.course.CourseManager
osid.course.CourseProxyManager
Description

This session defines methods for managing a hierarchy of CourseCatalogs . Each node in the hierarchy is a unique CourseCatalog .

MethodgetCourseCatalogHierarchyId
Description

Gets the hierarchy Id associated with this session.

Returnosid.id.Idthe hierarchy Id associated with this session
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetCourseCatalogHierarchy
Description

Gets the hierarchy associated with this session.

Returnosid.hierarchy.Hierarchythe hierarchy associated with this session
ErrorsOPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodcanModifyCourseCatalogHierarchy
Description

Tests if this user can change the hierarchy. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known performing any update will result in a PERMISSION_DENIED . This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer these operations to an unauthorized user.

Returnbooleanfalse if changing this hierarchy is not authorized, true otherwise
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodaddRootCourseCatalog
Description

Adds a root course ecatalog.

Parametersosid.id.IdcourseCatalogIdthe Id of a course catalog
ErrorsALREADY_EXISTScourseCatalogId is already in hierarchy
NOT_FOUNDcourseCatalogId not found
NULL_ARGUMENTcourseCatalogId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodremoveRootCourseCatalog
Description

Removes a root course ecatalog.

Parametersosid.id.IdcourseCatalogIdthe Id of a course catalog
ErrorsNOT_FOUNDcourseCatalogId not a root
NULL_ARGUMENTcourseCatalogId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodaddChildCourseCatalog
Description

Adds a child to a course catalog.

Parametersosid.id.IdcourseCatalogIdthe Id of a course catalog
osid.id.IdchildIdthe Id of the new child
ErrorsALREADY_EXISTScourseCatalogId is already a parent of childId
NOT_FOUNDcourseCatalogId or childId not found
NULL_ARGUMENTcourseCatalogId or childId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodremoveChildCourseCatalog
Description

Removes a child from a course catalog.

Parametersosid.id.IdcourseCatalogIdthe Id of a course catalog
osid.id.IdchildIdthe Id of the new child
ErrorsNOT_FOUNDcourseCatalogId is not a parent of childId
NULL_ARGUMENTcourseCatalogId or childId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodremoveChildCourseCatalogs
Description

Removes all children from a course catalog.

Parametersosid.id.IdcourseCatalogIdthe Id of a course catalog
ErrorsNOT_FOUNDcourseCatalogId is in hierarchy
NULL_ARGUMENTcourseCatalogId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.