OSID - osid.course.batch.CourseBatchManager Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.course.batch.CourseBatchManager
Implements	`osid.OsidManager`
Implements	`osid.course.batch.CourseBatchProfile`
Used By	`osid.course.CourseManager`
Description	The course batch manager provides access to course batch sessions and provides interoperability tests for various aspects of this service. The sessions included in this manager are: `CourseBatchAdminSession`: a session to create, modify and delete courses in bulk `ActivityUnitBatchAdminSession`: a session to create, modify and delete activity units in bulk `CourseOfferingBatchSession`: a session to create, modify and delete course offerings in bulk `ActivityBatchAdminSession`: a session to create, modify and delete activities in bulk `TermBatchAdminSession`: a session to create, modify and delete terms in bulk `CourseCatalogBatchAdminSession`: a session to create, modify and delete course catalogs in bulk
Method	getCourseBatchAdminSession
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the bulk course administration service.
Return	`osid.course.batch.CourseBatchAdminSession`		a `CourseBatchAdminSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsCourseBatchAdmin()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsCourseBatchAdmin()` is `true`.
Method	getCourseBatchAdminSessionForCourseCatalog
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the bulk course administration service for the given course catalog
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseCatalogId`	the `Id` of the `CourseCatalog`
Return	`osid.course.batch.CourseBatchAdminSession`		a `CourseBatchAdminSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		no `CourseCatalog` found by the given `Id`
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseCatalogId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsCourseBatchAdmin()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsCourseBatchAdmin()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`
Method	getActivityUnitBatchAdminSession
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the bulk activity unit administration service.
Return	`osid.course.batch.ActivityUnitBatchAdminSession`		an `ActivityUnitBatchAdminSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsActivityUnitBatchAdmin()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsActivityUnitBatchAdmin()` is `true`.
Method	getActivityUnitBatchAdminSessionForCourseCatalog
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the bulk activity unit administration service for the given course catalog
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseCatalogId`	the `Id` of the `CourseCatalog`
Return	`osid.course.batch.ActivityUnitBatchAdminSession`		an `ActivityUnitBatchAdminSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		no `CourseCatalog` found by the given `Id`
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseCatalogId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsActivityUnitBatchAdmin()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsActivityUnitBatchAdmin()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`
Method	getCourseOfferingBatchAdminSession
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the bulk course offering administration service.
Return	`osid.course.batch.CourseOfferingBatchAdminSession`		a `CourseOfferingBatchAdminSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsCourseOfferingBatchAdmin()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsCourseOfferingBatchAdmin()` is `true`.
Method	getCourseOfferingBatchAdminSessionForCourseCatalog
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the bulk course offering administration service for the given course catalog
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseCatalogId`	the `Id` of the `CourseCatalog`
Return	`osid.course.batch.CourseOfferingBatchAdminSession`		a `CourseOfferingBatchAdminSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		no `CourseCatalog` found by the given `Id`
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseCatalogId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsCourseOfferingBatchAdmin()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsCourseOfferingBatchAdmin()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`
Method	getActivityBatchAdminSession
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the bulk activity administration service.
Return	`osid.course.batch.ActivityBatchAdminSession`		an `ActivityBatchAdminSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsActivityBatchAdmin()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsActivityBatchAdmin()` is `true`.
Method	getActivityBatchAdminSessionForCourseCatalog
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the bulk activity administration service for the given course catalog
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseCatalogId`	the `Id` of the `CourseCatalog`
Return	`osid.course.batch.ActivityBatchAdminSession`		an `ActivityBatchAdminSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		no `CourseCatalog` found by the given `Id`
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseCatalogId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsActivityBatchAdmin()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsActivityBatchAdmin()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`
Method	getTermBatchAdminSession
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the bulk term administration service.
Return	`osid.course.batch.TermBatchAdminSession`		a `TermBatchAdminSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsTermBatchAdmin()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsTermBatchAdmin()` is `true`.
Method	getTermBatchAdminSessionForCourseCatalog
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the bulk term administration service for the given course catalog.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`courseCatalogId`	the `Id` of the `CourseCatalog`
Return	`osid.course.batch.TermBatchAdminSession`		a `TermBatchAdminSession`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		no `CourseCatalog` found by the given `Id`
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`courseCatalogId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsTermBatchAdmin()` or `supportsVisibleFederation()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsTermBatchAdmin()` and `supportsVisibleFederation()` are `true`
Method	getCourseCatalogBatchAdminSession
Description	Gets the `OsidSession` associated with the bulk course catalog administration service.
Return	`osid.course.batch.CourseCatalogBatchAdminSession`		a `CourseCatalogBatchAdminSession`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsCourseCatalogBatchAdmin()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsCourseCatalogBatchAdmin()` is `true`.