org.demac.process.base.dpdl
Interface Application

All Known Implementing Classes:

ApplicationImpl

public interface Application

A placeholder for a non-manual performer of an org.demac.process.base.dpdl.Activity, for example a service. The performer is identified by a org.demac.process.core.dpdl.UUID and looked up by the Context Service for execution of the task.

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getDescription()
java.util.Hashtable	getExtendedAttributes()
ExternalReference	getExternalReference()
FormalParameter[]	getFormalParameters()
java.lang.String	getId()
java.lang.String	getName()
ServiceHandle	getServiceHandle()

Method Detail

getDescription

java.lang.String getDescription()

Returns:

the textual description of an org.demac.process.base.dpdl.Aplication.

getExternalReference

ExternalReference getExternalReference()

Returns:

the reference to an external specification of the org.demac.process.base.dpdl.Application.

getFormalParameters

FormalParameter[] getFormalParameters()

Returns:

the org.demac.process.base.dpdl.FormalParameters of the org.demac.process.base.dpdl.Application.

getId

java.lang.String getId()

Returns:

the ID of the org.demac.process.base.dpdl.Application.

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns:

the textual name of the org.demac.process.base.dpdl.Application.

getServiceHandle

ServiceHandle getServiceHandle()

Returns:

the org.demac.process.core.dpdl.UUID of the org.demac.process.base.dpdl.Application.

getExtendedAttributes

java.util.Hashtable getExtendedAttributes()

Returns:

the org.demac.process.base.dpdl.ExtendedAttributes of the org.demac.process.base.dpdl.Application, for example optional information.