Package com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.change2.constraints

Class ChangeMgmtConstraintsClientHelper

java.lang.Object

com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.change2.constraints.ChangeMgmtConstraintsClientHelper

public class ChangeMgmtConstraintsClientHelper
extends Object

Change management client helper for validating that the new associations for a change object and a changeable objects honoring the constraints defined for the association. The association constraint service generates the list of valid changeable (role b) type identifiers are valid for a given change item type identifier and association link type identifier. This helper provides methods to aid in generating the appropriate link type identifier for a given base link class for the association as well as the type identifier for the change object from the client form data.

Supported API: true

Extendable: false

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	BASE_LINK_CLASS	"baseLinkClass" is a key used to override the base link class for the association.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static TypeIdentifier	getChangeItemTypeIdentifier(UIValidationCriteria criteria)	Given the validation criteria determines the type identifier of the object being created or modify in a change wizard.
static TypeIdentifier	getChangeItemTypeIdentifier(NmCommandBean bean)	Given the command bean determines the type identifier of the object being created or modify in a change wizard.
static String	getValidChangeableTypesStr(NmCommandBean bean, Class<?> baseLinkClass)	Given the form data and the base link class for adding affected or resulting data to a change object returns the comma delimited string of valid types for the association.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

BASE_LINK_CLASS

public static final String BASE_LINK_CLASS

"baseLinkClass" is a key used to override the base link class for the association.

Supported API: true

See Also:

• ChangeableContraintsValidator
• Constant Field Values

Method Details

getChangeItemTypeIdentifier

public static TypeIdentifier getChangeItemTypeIdentifier(UIValidationCriteria criteria)
                                                  throws WTException

Given the validation criteria determines the type identifier of the object being created or modify in a change wizard.

Supported API: true

Parameters:

criteria -

Returns:

type identifier

Throws:

WTException

getChangeItemTypeIdentifier

public static TypeIdentifier getChangeItemTypeIdentifier(NmCommandBean bean)
                                                  throws WTException

Given the command bean determines the type identifier of the object being created or modify in a change wizard.

Supported API: true

Parameters:

bean -

Returns:

type identifier

Throws:

WTException

getValidChangeableTypesStr

public static String getValidChangeableTypesStr(NmCommandBean bean,
 Class<?> baseLinkClass)
                                         throws WTException

Given the form data and the base link class for adding affected or resulting data to a change object returns the comma delimited string of valid types for the association. The form data is used to determine the type identifier for a new or existing change item for the association to the changeable.

Supported API: true

Parameters:

bean -

baseLinkClass -

Returns:

a comma delimited string of valid changeable types

Throws:

WTException