OSID - osid.financials.ActivitySearchOrder Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.financials.ActivitySearchOrder
Implements	`osid.OsidObjectSearchOrder`
	`osid.OsidFederateableSearchOrder`
	`osid.OsidTemporalSearchOrder`
Used By	`osid.billing.CustomerSearchOrder`
	`osid.financials.ActivitySearchSession`
	`osid.financials.ActivitySmartBusinessSession`
	`osid.financials.budgeting.BudgetSearchOrder`
	`osid.financials.posting.PostEntrySearchOrder`
Description	An interface for specifying the ordering of search results.
Method	orderByOrganization
Description	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the organization.
Parameters	`osid.SearchOrderStyle`	`style`	a search order style
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`style` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	supportsOrganizationSearchOrder
Description	Tests if a `ResourceSearchOrder` is available.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if a resource search order is available, `false` otherwise
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`style` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getOrganizationSearchOrder
Description	Gets the resource search order.
Return	`osid.resource.ResourceSearchOrder`		the resource search order
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsOrganizationSearchOrder()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsOrganizationSearchOrder()` is `true`.
Method	orderBySupervisor
Description	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the supervisor.
Parameters	`osid.SearchOrderStyle`	`style`	a search order style
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`style` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	supportsSupervisorSearchOrder
Description	Tests if a `ResourceSearchOrder` is available.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if a resource search order is available, `false` otherwise
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`style` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getSupervisorSearchOrder
Description	Gets the resource search order.
Return	`osid.resource.ResourceSearchOrder`		the resource search order
Errors	UNIMPLEMENTED		`supportsSupervisorSearchOrder()` is `false`
Compliance	`optional`		This method must be implemented if `supportsSupervisorSearchOrder()` is `true`.
Method	orderByCode
Description	Specifies a preference for ordering the result set by the code.
Parameters	`osid.SearchOrderStyle`	`style`	a search order style
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`style` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getActivitySearchOrderRecord
Description	Gets the activity search order record corresponding to the given activity record `Type`. Multiple retrievals return the same underlying object.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`activityRecordType`	an activity record type
Return	`osid.financials.records.ActivitySearchOrderRecord`		the activity search order record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`activityRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(activityRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.