Interface CustomerForm

All Superinterfaces:

Extensible, Identifiable, OsidBrowsableForm, OsidExtensibleForm, OsidForm, OsidIdentifiableForm, OsidObjectForm, OsidTemporalForm, Suppliable

All Known Subinterfaces:

CustomerBatchForm

public interface CustomerForm
extends OsidObjectForm, OsidTemporalForm

This is the form for creating and updating Customers. Like all OsidForm objects, various data elements may be set here for use in the create and update methods in the CustomerAdminSession. For each data element that may be set, metadata may be examined to provide display hints or data constraints.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clearActivity()	Removes the activity.
void	clearCustomerNumber()	Clears the customer number.
Metadata	getActivityMetadata()	Gets the metadata for an activity.
CustomerFormRecord	getCustomerFormRecord(Type customerRecordType)	Gets the CustomerFormRecord corresponding to the given customer record Type.
Metadata	getCustomerNumberMetadata()	Gets the metadata for the customer number.
void	setActivity(Id activityId)	Sets the activity.
void	setCustomerNumber(String number)	Sets the customer number.

Methods inherited from interface Extensible

getRecordTypes, hasRecordType

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
TypeList	getRecordTypes()	Gets the record types available in this object.
boolean	hasRecordType(Type recordType)	Tests if this object supports the given record Type.

Methods inherited from interface Identifiable

getId, isCurrent

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Id	getId()	Gets the Id associated with this instance of this OSID object.
boolean	isCurrent()	Tests to see if the last method invoked retrieved up-to-date data.

Methods inherited from interface OsidExtensibleForm

getRequiredRecordTypes

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
TypeList	getRequiredRecordTypes()	Gets the minimum required record types for successful submission of this OsidForm.

Methods inherited from interface OsidForm

getDefaultLocale, getInvalidMetadata, getJournalCommentMetadata, getLocales, getValidationMessages, isForUpdate, isValid, setJournalComment, setLocale

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Locale	getDefaultLocale()	Gets a default locale for the form.
Metadata[]	getInvalidMetadata()	Gets a list of metadata for the elements in this form which are not valid.
Metadata	getJournalCommentMetadata()	Gets the metadata for the comment corresponding to this form submission.
LocaleList	getLocales()	Gets the locales available for this form.
DisplayText[]	getValidationMessages()	Gets text messages corresponding to additional instructions to pass form validation.
boolean	isForUpdate()	Tests if this form is for an update operation.
boolean	isValid()	Tests if this form is in a valid state for submission.
void	setJournalComment(String comment)	Sets a comment.
void	setLocale(Type languageType, Type scriptType)	Specifies a language and script type for the form.

Methods inherited from interface OsidObjectForm

clearDescription, clearDisplayName, clearGenusType, getDescriptionMetadata, getDisplayNameMetadata, getGenusTypeMetadata, setDescription, setDisplayName, setGenusType

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clearDescription()	Clears the description.
void	clearDisplayName()	Clears the display name.
void	clearGenusType()	Clears the genus type.
Metadata	getDescriptionMetadata()	Gets the metadata for a description.
Metadata	getDisplayNameMetadata()	Gets the metadata for a display name.
Metadata	getGenusTypeMetadata()	Gets the metadata for a genus type.
void	setDescription(String description)	Sets a description.
void	setDisplayName(String displayName)	Sets a display name.
void	setGenusType(Type genusType)	Sets a genus.

Methods inherited from interface OsidTemporalForm

clearEndDate, clearStartDate, getEndDateMetadata, getStartDateMetadata, setEndDate, setStartDate

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	clearEndDate()	Clears the end date.
void	clearStartDate()	Clears the start date.
Metadata	getEndDateMetadata()	Gets the metadata for an end date.
Metadata	getStartDateMetadata()	Gets the metadata for a start date.
void	setEndDate(DateTime date)	Sets the end date.
void	setStartDate(DateTime date)	Sets the start date.

Method Details

getCustomerNumberMetadata

Metadata getCustomerNumberMetadata()

Gets the metadata for the customer number.

Returns:

metadata for the customer number

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

setCustomerNumber

void setCustomerNumber(String number)

Sets the customer number.

Parameters:

number - the new number

Throws:

InvalidArgumentException - number is invalid

NoAccessException - Metadata.isReadOnly() is true

NullArgumentException - number is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearCustomerNumber

void clearCustomerNumber()

Clears the customer number.

Throws:

NoAccessException - Metadata.isRequired() or Metadata.isReadOnly() is true

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getActivityMetadata

Metadata getActivityMetadata()

Gets the metadata for an activity.

Returns:

metadata for the activity

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

setActivity

void setActivity(Id activityId)

Sets the activity.

Parameters:

activityId - the new activity

Throws:

InvalidArgumentException - activityId is invalid

NoAccessException - Metadata.isReadOnly() is true

NullArgumentException - activityId is null

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

clearActivity

void clearActivity()

Removes the activity.

Throws:

NoAccessException - Metadata.isRequired() is true or Metadata.isReadOnly() is true

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.

getCustomerFormRecord

CustomerFormRecord getCustomerFormRecord(Type customerRecordType)
                                  throws OperationFailedException

Gets the CustomerFormRecord corresponding to the given customer record Type.

Parameters:

customerRecordType - a customer record type

Returns:

the customer form record

Throws:

NullArgumentException - customerRecordType is null

OperationFailedException - unable to complete request

UnsupportedException - hasRecordType(customerRecordType) is false

Compliance:

mandatory - This method must be implemented.