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installation package
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Interfaceosid.installation.DepotHierarchyDesignSession
Implementsosid.OsidSession
Description

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

MethodgetDepotHierarchyId
Description

Gets the hierarchy Id associated with this session.

Returnosid.id.Idthe hierarchy Id associated with this session
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodgetDepotHierarchy
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.
MethodcanModifyDepotHierarchy
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.

Returnboolean false if changing this hierarchy is not authorized, true otherwise
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodaddRootDepot
Description

Adds a root depot.

Parametersosid.id.IddepotIdthe Id of a depot
ErrorsALREADY_EXISTS depotId is already in hierarchy
NOT_FOUND depotId not found
NULL_ARGUMENT depotId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodremoveRootDepot
Description

Removes a root depot.

Parametersosid.id.IddepotIdthe Id of a depot
ErrorsNOT_FOUND depotId is not a root
NULL_ARGUMENT depotId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodaddChildDepot
Description

Adds a child to a depot.

Parametersosid.id.IddepotIdthe Id of a depot
osid.id.IdchildIdthe Id of the new child
ErrorsALREADY_EXISTS depotId is already a parent of childId
NOT_FOUND depotId or childId not found
NULL_ARGUMENT depotId or childId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodremoveChildDepot
Description

Removes a child from a depot.

Parametersosid.id.IddepotIdthe Id of a depot
osid.id.IdchildIdthe Id of the new child
ErrorsNOT_FOUND depotId not a parent of childId
NULL_ARGUMENT depotId or childId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.
MethodremoveChildDepots
Description

Removes all children from a depot.

Parametersosid.id.IddepotIdthe Id of a depot
ErrorsNOT_FOUND depotId not found
NULL_ARGUMENT depotId is null
OPERATION_FAILEDunable to complete request
PERMISSION_DENIEDauthorization failure
CompliancemandatoryThis method must be implemented.