org.odpi.openmetadata.repositoryservices.localrepository.repositoryconnector.LocalOMRSMetadataCollection

All Implemented Interfaces:: AuditLoggingComponent

public class LocalOMRSMetadataCollection extends OMRSMetadataCollectionBase

LocalOMRSMetadataCollection provides a wrapper around the metadata collection for the real local repository. Its role is to manage outbound repository events and audit logging/debug for the real local repository.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.odpi.openmetadata.repositoryservices.connectors.stores.metadatacollectionstore.OMRSMetadataCollection
auditLog, metadataCollectionId, metadataCollectionName, parentConnector, repositoryHelper, repositoryName, repositoryValidator
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

void

addAttributeTypeDef(String userId, AttributeTypeDef newAttributeTypeDef)

Create a definition of a new AttributeTypeDef.

EntityDetail

addEntity(String userId, String entityTypeGUID, InstanceProperties initialProperties, List<Classification> initialClassifications, InstanceStatus initialStatus)

Create a new entity and put it in the requested state.

void

addEntityProxy(String userId, EntityProxy entityProxy)

Create an entity proxy in the metadata collection.

EntityDetail

addExternalEntity(String userId, String entityTypeGUID, String externalSourceGUID, String externalSourceName, InstanceProperties initialProperties, List<Classification> initialClassifications, InstanceStatus initialStatus)

Save a new entity that is sourced from an external technology.

Relationship

addExternalRelationship(String userId, String relationshipTypeGUID, String externalSourceGUID, String externalSourceName, InstanceProperties initialProperties, String entityOneGUID, String entityTwoGUID, InstanceStatus initialStatus)

Save a new relationship that is sourced from an external technology.

Relationship

addRelationship(String userId, String relationshipTypeGUID, InstanceProperties initialProperties, String entityOneGUID, String entityTwoGUID, InstanceStatus initialStatus)

Add a new relationship between two entities to the metadata collection.

void

addTypeDef(String userId, TypeDef newTypeDef)

Create a definition of a new TypeDef.

EntityDetail

classifyEntity(String userId, String entityGUID, String classificationName, String externalSourceGUID, String externalSourceName, ClassificationOrigin classificationOrigin, String classificationOriginGUID, InstanceProperties classificationProperties)

Add the requested classification to a specific entity.

EntityDetail

classifyEntity(String userId, String entityGUID, String classificationName, InstanceProperties classificationProperties)

Add the requested classification to a specific entity.

Classification

classifyEntity(String userId, EntityProxy entityProxy, String classificationName, String externalSourceGUID, String externalSourceName, ClassificationOrigin classificationOrigin, String classificationOriginGUID, InstanceProperties classificationProperties)

Add the requested classification to a specific entity.

Classification

classifyEntity(String userId, EntityProxy entityProxy, String classificationName, InstanceProperties classificationProperties)

Add the requested classification to a specific entity.

EntityDetail

declassifyEntity(String userId, String entityGUID, String classificationName)

Remove a specific classification from an entity.

Classification

declassifyEntity(String userId, EntityProxy entityProxy, String classificationName)

Remove a specific classification from an entity.

void

deleteAttributeTypeDef(String userId, String obsoleteTypeDefGUID, String obsoleteTypeDefName)

Delete an AttributeTypeDef.

EntityDetail

deleteEntity(String userId, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String obsoleteEntityGUID)

Delete an entity.

void

deleteEntityReferenceCopy(String userId, EntityDetail entity)

Remove a reference copy of the entity from the local repository.

Relationship

deleteRelationship(String userId, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String obsoleteRelationshipGUID)

Delete a specific relationship.

void

deleteRelationshipReferenceCopy(String userId, Relationship relationship)

Remove the reference copy of the relationship from the local repository.

void

deleteTypeDef(String userId, String obsoleteTypeDefGUID, String obsoleteTypeDefName)

Delete the TypeDef.

List<AttributeTypeDef>

findAttributeTypeDefsByCategory(String userId, AttributeTypeDefCategory category)

Returns all the AttributeTypeDefs for a specific category.

List<EntityDetail>

findEntities(String userId, String entityTypeGUID, List<String> entitySubtypeGUIDs, SearchProperties matchProperties, int fromEntityElement, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, SearchClassifications matchClassifications, Date asOfTime, String sequencingProperty, SequencingOrder sequencingOrder, int pageSize)

Return a list of entities that match the supplied criteria.

List<EntityDetail>

findEntitiesByClassification(String userId, String entityTypeGUID, String classificationName, InstanceProperties matchClassificationProperties, MatchCriteria matchCriteria, int fromEntityElement, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, Date asOfTime, String sequencingProperty, SequencingOrder sequencingOrder, int pageSize)

Return a list of entities that have the requested type of classifications attached.

List<EntityDetail>

findEntitiesByProperty(String userId, String entityTypeGUID, InstanceProperties matchProperties, MatchCriteria matchCriteria, int fromEntityElement, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, List<String> limitResultsByClassification, Date asOfTime, String sequencingProperty, SequencingOrder sequencingOrder, int pageSize)

Return a list of entities that match the supplied properties according to the match criteria.

List<EntityDetail>

findEntitiesByPropertyValue(String userId, String entityTypeGUID, String searchCriteria, int fromEntityElement, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, List<String> limitResultsByClassification, Date asOfTime, String sequencingProperty, SequencingOrder sequencingOrder, int pageSize)

Return a list of entities whose string based property values match the search criteria.

List<Relationship>

findRelationships(String userId, String relationshipTypeGUID, List<String> relationshipSubtypeGUIDs, SearchProperties matchProperties, int fromRelationshipElement, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, Date asOfTime, String sequencingProperty, SequencingOrder sequencingOrder, int pageSize)

Return a list of relationships that match the requested conditions.

List<Relationship>

findRelationshipsByProperty(String userId, String relationshipTypeGUID, InstanceProperties matchProperties, MatchCriteria matchCriteria, int fromRelationshipElement, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, Date asOfTime, String sequencingProperty, SequencingOrder sequencingOrder, int pageSize)

Return a list of relationships that match the requested properties by the matching criteria.

List<Relationship>

findRelationshipsByPropertyValue(String userId, String relationshipTypeGUID, String searchCriteria, int fromRelationshipElement, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, Date asOfTime, String sequencingProperty, SequencingOrder sequencingOrder, int pageSize)

Return a list of relationships whose string based property values match the search criteria.

List<TypeDef>

findTypeDefsByCategory(String userId, TypeDefCategory category)

Returns all the TypeDefs for a specific category.

List<TypeDef>

findTypeDefsByProperty(String userId, TypeDefProperties matchCriteria)

Return the TypeDefs that have the properties matching the supplied match criteria.

List<TypeDef>

findTypesByExternalID(String userId, String standard, String organization, String identifier)

Return the types that are linked to the elements from the specified standard.

TypeDefGallery

findTypesByName(String userId, String name)

Returns a list of TypeDefs that have the specified name.

TypeDefGallery

getAllTypes(String userId)

Returns the list of different types of metadata organized into two groups.

AttributeTypeDef

getAttributeTypeDefByGUID(String userId, String guid)

Return the AttributeTypeDef identified by the GUID.

AttributeTypeDef

getAttributeTypeDefByName(String userId, String name)

Return the AttributeTypeDef identified by the unique name.

EntityDetail

getEntityDetail(String userId, String guid)

Return the header, classifications and properties of a specific entity.

EntityDetail

getEntityDetail(String userId, String guid, Date asOfTime)

Return a historical version of an entity.

List<EntityDetail>

getEntityDetailHistory(String userId, String guid, Date fromTime, Date toTime, int startFromElement, int pageSize, HistorySequencingOrder sequencingOrder)

Return all historical versions of an entity within the bounds of the provided timestamps.

InstanceGraph

getEntityNeighborhood(String userId, String entityGUID, List<String> entityTypeGUIDs, List<String> relationshipTypeGUIDs, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, List<String> limitResultsByClassification, Date asOfTime, int level)

Return the entities and relationships that radiate out from the supplied entity GUID.

EntitySummary

getEntitySummary(String userId, String guid)

Return the header and classifications for a specific entity.

List<Classification>

getHomeClassifications(String userId, String entityGUID)

Retrieve any locally homed classifications assigned to the requested entity.

List<Classification>

getHomeClassifications(String userId, String entityGUID, Date asOfTime)

Retrieve any locally homed classifications assigned to the requested entity.

InstanceGraph

getLinkingEntities(String userId, String startEntityGUID, String endEntityGUID, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, Date asOfTime)

Return all the relationships and intermediate entities that connect the startEntity with the endEntity.

List<EntityDetail>

getRelatedEntities(String userId, String startEntityGUID, List<String> entityTypeGUIDs, int fromEntityElement, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, List<String> limitResultsByClassification, Date asOfTime, String sequencingProperty, SequencingOrder sequencingOrder, int pageSize)

Return the list of entities that are of the types listed in entityTypeGUIDs and are connected, either directly or indirectly to the entity identified by startEntityGUID.

Relationship

getRelationship(String userId, String guid)

Return a requested relationship.

Relationship

getRelationship(String userId, String guid, Date asOfTime)

Return a historical version of a relationship.

List<Relationship>

getRelationshipHistory(String userId, String guid, Date fromTime, Date toTime, int startFromElement, int pageSize, HistorySequencingOrder sequencingOrder)

Return all historical versions of a relationship within the bounds of the provided timestamps.

List<Relationship>

getRelationshipsForEntity(String userId, String entityGUID, String relationshipTypeGUID, int fromRelationshipElement, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, Date asOfTime, String sequencingProperty, SequencingOrder sequencingOrder, int pageSize)

Return the relationships for a specific entity.

TypeDef

getTypeDefByGUID(String userId, String guid)

Return the TypeDef identified by the GUID.

TypeDef

getTypeDefByName(String userId, String name)

Return the TypeDef identified by the unique name.

EntityDetail

isEntityKnown(String userId, String guid)

Returns the entity if the entity is stored in the metadata collection, otherwise null.

Relationship

isRelationshipKnown(String userId, String guid)

Returns a relationship indicating if the relationship is stored in the metadata collection.

void

purgeClassificationReferenceCopy(String userId, EntityDetail entity, Classification classification)

Remove the reference copy of the classification from the local repository.

void

purgeClassificationReferenceCopy(String userId, EntityProxy entityProxy, Classification classification)

Remove the reference copy of the classification from the local repository.

void

purgeEntity(String userId, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String deletedEntityGUID)

Permanently removes a deleted entity from the metadata collection.

void

purgeEntityReferenceCopy(String userId, String entityGUID, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String homeMetadataCollectionId)

Remove a reference copy of the entity from the local repository.

void

purgeEntityReferenceCopy(String userId, EntityDetail entity)

Remove a reference copy of the entity from the local repository.

void

purgeRelationship(String userId, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String deletedRelationshipGUID)

Permanently delete the relationship from the repository.

void

purgeRelationshipReferenceCopy(String userId, String relationshipGUID, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String homeMetadataCollectionId)

Remove the reference copy of the relationship from the local repository.

void

purgeRelationshipReferenceCopy(String userId, Relationship relationship)

Remove the reference copy of the relationship from the local repository.

void

refreshEntityReferenceCopy(String userId, String entityGUID, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String homeMetadataCollectionId)

The local repository has requested that the repository that hosts the home metadata collection for the specified entity sends out the details of this entity so the local repository can create a reference copy.

void

refreshRelationshipReferenceCopy(String userId, String relationshipGUID, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String homeMetadataCollectionId)

The local server has requested that the repository that hosts the home metadata collection for the specified relationship sends out the details of this relationship so the local repository can create a reference copy.

EntityDetail

reHomeEntity(String userId, String entityGUID, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String homeMetadataCollectionId, String newHomeMetadataCollectionId, String newHomeMetadataCollectionName)

Change the home of an existing entity.

Relationship

reHomeRelationship(String userId, String relationshipGUID, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String homeMetadataCollectionId, String newHomeMetadataCollectionId, String newHomeMetadataCollectionName)

Change the home of an existing relationship.

AttributeTypeDef

reIdentifyAttributeTypeDef(String userId, String originalAttributeTypeDefGUID, String originalAttributeTypeDefName, String newAttributeTypeDefGUID, String newAttributeTypeDefName)

Change the guid or name of an existing TypeDef to a new value.

EntityDetail

reIdentifyEntity(String userId, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String entityGUID, String newEntityGUID)

Change the guid of an existing entity to a new value.

Relationship

reIdentifyRelationship(String userId, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String relationshipGUID, String newRelationshipGUID)

Change the guid of an existing relationship.

TypeDef

reIdentifyTypeDef(String userId, String originalTypeDefGUID, String originalTypeDefName, String newTypeDefGUID, String newTypeDefName)

Change the guid or name of an existing TypeDef to a new value.

EntityDetail

restoreEntity(String userId, String deletedEntityGUID)

Restore the requested entity to the state it was before it was deleted.

Relationship

restoreRelationship(String userId, String deletedRelationshipGUID)

Restore a deleted relationship into the metadata collection.

EntityDetail

reTypeEntity(String userId, String entityGUID, TypeDefSummary currentTypeDefSummary, TypeDefSummary newTypeDefSummary)

Change the type an existing entity.

Relationship

reTypeRelationship(String userId, String relationshipGUID, TypeDefSummary currentTypeDefSummary, TypeDefSummary newTypeDefSummary)

Change the type of the existing relationship.

void

saveClassificationReferenceCopy(String userId, EntityDetail entity, Classification classification)

Save the classification as a reference copy.

void

saveClassificationReferenceCopy(String userId, EntityProxy entityProxy, Classification classification)

Save the classification as a reference copy.

void

saveEntityReferenceCopy(String userId, EntityDetail entity)

Save the entity as a reference copy.

void

saveInstanceReferenceCopies(String userId, InstanceGraph instances)

Save the entities and relationships supplied in the instance graph as a reference copies.

void

saveRelationshipReferenceCopy(String userId, Relationship relationship)

Save the relationship as a reference copy.

List<TypeDef>

searchForTypeDefs(String userId, String searchCriteria)

Return the TypeDefs that match the search criteria.

EntityDetail

undoEntityUpdate(String userId, String entityGUID)

Undo the last update to an entity and return the previous content.

Relationship

undoRelationshipUpdate(String userId, String relationshipGUID)

Undo the latest change to a relationship (either a change of properties or status).

EntityDetail

updateEntityClassification(String userId, String entityGUID, String classificationName, InstanceProperties properties)

Update one or more properties in one of an entity's classifications.

Classification

updateEntityClassification(String userId, EntityProxy entityProxy, String classificationName, InstanceProperties properties)

Update one or more properties in one of an entity's classifications.

EntityDetail

updateEntityProperties(String userId, String entityGUID, InstanceProperties properties)

Update selected properties in an entity.

EntityDetail

updateEntityStatus(String userId, String entityGUID, InstanceStatus newStatus)

Update the status for a specific entity.

Relationship

updateRelationshipProperties(String userId, String relationshipGUID, InstanceProperties properties)

Update the properties of a specific relationship.

Relationship

updateRelationshipStatus(String userId, String relationshipGUID, InstanceStatus newStatus)

Update the status of a specific relationship.

TypeDef

updateTypeDef(String userId, TypeDefPatch typeDefPatch)

Update one or more properties of the TypeDef.

boolean

verifyAttributeTypeDef(String userId, AttributeTypeDef attributeTypeDef)

Verify that a definition of an AttributeTypeDef is either new or matches the definition already stored.

boolean

verifyTypeDef(String userId, TypeDef typeDef)

Verify that a definition of a TypeDef is either new or matches the definition already stored.

Methods inherited from class org.odpi.openmetadata.repositoryservices.connectors.stores.metadatacollectionstore.OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
addEntityParameterValidation, addEntityParameterValidation, addEntityProxyParameterValidation, addExternalEntityParameterValidation, addExternalRelationshipParameterValidation, addRelationshipParameterValidation, addRelationshipParameterValidation, addTypeDefGallery, attributeTypeDefCategoryParameterValidation, attributeTypeDefParameterValidation, classifyEntityParameterValidation, classifyEntityParameterValidation, classifyEntityParameterValidation, declassifyEntityParameterValidation, declassifyEntityParameterValidation, declassifyEntityParameterValidation, filterAttributeTypeDefsByCategory, filterAttributeTypeDefsByGUID, filterAttributeTypeDefsByName, filterTypeDefsByCategory, filterTypeDefsByGUID, filterTypeDefsByName, filterTypeDefsByProperty, filterTypeDefsBySearchCriteria, filterTypesByExternalID, filterTypesByWildCardName, findEntitiesByClassificationParameterValidation, findEntitiesByPropertyParameterValidation, findEntitiesByPropertyValueParameterValidation, findEntitiesParameterValidation, findRelationshipsByPropertyParameterValidation, findRelationshipsByPropertyValueParameterValidation, findRelationshipsParameterValidation, getEntityNeighborhoodParameterValidation, getEntityProxy, getInstanceHistoryParameterValidation, getInstanceParameterValidation, getInstanceParameterValidation, getLinkingEntitiesParameterValidation, getMetadataCollectionId, getRelatedEntitiesParameterValidation, getRelationshipsForEntityParameterValidation, getTypeDefForInstance, manageAttributeTypeDefParameterValidation, manageInstanceParameterValidation, manageInstanceParameterValidation, manageInstanceParameterValidation, manageReferenceInstanceParameterValidation, manageTypeDefParameterValidation, newAttributeTypeDefParameterValidation, newTypeDefParameterValidation, referenceInstanceParameterValidation, reHomeInstanceParameterValidation, reIdentifyInstanceParameterValidation, removeInstanceParameterValidation, reportEntityNotKnown, reportEntityProxyOnly, reportRelationshipNotKnown, reportTypeDefAlreadyDefined, reportTypeDefConflict, reportTypeDefInUse, reportTypeDefNotSupported, reportUnknownTypeGUID, reportUnknownTypeName, reportUnsupportedAsOfTimeFunction, reTypeInstanceParameterValidation, typeDefCategoryParameterValidation, typeDefExternalIDParameterValidation, typeDefParameterValidation, typeDefPropertyParameterValidation, typeDefSearchParameterValidation, typeGUIDParameterValidation, typeNameParameterValidation, updateEntityClassificationParameterValidation, updateEntityClassificationParameterValidation, updateInstancePropertiesPropertyValidation, updateInstanceStatusParameterValidation, updateTypeDefParameterValidation

Methods inherited from class org.odpi.openmetadata.repositoryservices.connectors.stores.metadatacollectionstore.OMRSMetadataCollection
basicRequestValidation, getConnectorComponentDescription, getMetadataCollectionId, reHomeEntity, reHomeRelationship, reportUnsupportedOptionalFunction, setAuditLog, validateRepositoryConnector

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details
- getAllTypes
  
  public TypeDefGallery getAllTypes(String userId) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Returns the list of different types of metadata organized into two groups. The first are the attribute type definitions (AttributeTypeDefs). These provide types for properties in full type definitions. Full type definitions (TypeDefs) describe types for entities, relationships and classifications.
  
  Overrides:
  
  getAllTypes in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  Returns:
  
  TypeDefs Lists of different categories of TypeDefs.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the userId is null
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- findTypesByName
  
  public TypeDefGallery findTypesByName(String userId, String name) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Returns a list of TypeDefs that have the specified name. TypeDef names should be unique. This method allows wildcard character to be included in the name. These are * (asterisk) for an arbitrary string of characters and ampersand for an arbitrary character.
  
  Overrides:
  
  findTypesByName in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  name - name of the TypeDefs to return (including wildcard characters).
  
  Returns:
  
  TypeDefs list.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the name of the TypeDef is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- findTypeDefsByCategory
  
  public List<TypeDef> findTypeDefsByCategory(String userId, TypeDefCategory category) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Returns all the TypeDefs for a specific category.
  
  Overrides:
  
  findTypeDefsByCategory in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  category - enum value for the category of TypeDef to return.
  
  Returns:
  
  TypeDefs list.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the TypeDefCategory is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- findAttributeTypeDefsByCategory
  
  public List<AttributeTypeDef> findAttributeTypeDefsByCategory(String userId, AttributeTypeDefCategory category) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Returns all the AttributeTypeDefs for a specific category.
  
  Overrides:
  
  findAttributeTypeDefsByCategory in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  category - enum value for the category of an AttributeTypeDef to return.
  
  Returns:
  
  TypeDefs list.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the TypeDefCategory is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- findTypeDefsByProperty
  
  public List<TypeDef> findTypeDefsByProperty(String userId, TypeDefProperties matchCriteria) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return the TypeDefs that have the properties matching the supplied match criteria.
  
  Overrides:
  
  findTypeDefsByProperty in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  matchCriteria - TypeDefProperties a list of property names.
  
  Returns:
  
  TypeDefs list.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the matchCriteria is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- findTypesByExternalID
  
  public List<TypeDef> findTypesByExternalID(String userId, String standard, String organization, String identifier) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return the types that are linked to the elements from the specified standard.
  
  Overrides:
  
  findTypesByExternalID in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  standard - name of the standard null means any.
  
  organization - name of the organization null means any.
  
  identifier - identifier of the element in the standard null means any.
  
  Returns:
  
  TypeDefs list each entry in the list contains a typedef. This is a structure describing the TypeDef's category and properties.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - all attributes of the external id are null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- searchForTypeDefs
  
  public List<TypeDef> searchForTypeDefs(String userId, String searchCriteria) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return the TypeDefs that match the search criteria.
  
  Overrides:
  
  searchForTypeDefs in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  searchCriteria - String search criteria.
  
  Returns:
  
  TypeDefs list each entry in the list contains a typedef. This is a structure describing the TypeDef's category and properties.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the searchCriteria is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- getTypeDefByGUID
  
  public TypeDef getTypeDefByGUID(String userId, String guid) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeDefNotKnownException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return the TypeDef identified by the GUID.
  
  Overrides:
  
  getTypeDefByGUID in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  guid - String unique id of the TypeDef
  
  Returns:
  
  TypeDef structure describing its category and properties.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the guid is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeDefNotKnownException - The requested TypeDef is not known in the metadata collection.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- getAttributeTypeDefByGUID
  
  public AttributeTypeDef getAttributeTypeDefByGUID(String userId, String guid) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeDefNotKnownException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return the AttributeTypeDef identified by the GUID.
  
  Overrides:
  
  getAttributeTypeDefByGUID in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  guid - String unique id of the TypeDef
  
  Returns:
  
  TypeDef structure describing its category and properties.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the guid is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeDefNotKnownException - The requested TypeDef is not known in the metadata collection.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- getTypeDefByName
  
  public TypeDef getTypeDefByName(String userId, String name) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeDefNotKnownException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return the TypeDef identified by the unique name.
  
  Overrides:
  
  getTypeDefByName in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  name - String name of the TypeDef.
  
  Returns:
  
  TypeDef structure describing its category and properties.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the name is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeDefNotKnownException - the requested TypeDef is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- getAttributeTypeDefByName
  
  public AttributeTypeDef getAttributeTypeDefByName(String userId, String name) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeDefNotKnownException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return the AttributeTypeDef identified by the unique name.
  
  Overrides:
  
  getAttributeTypeDefByName in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  name - String name of the TypeDef.
  
  Returns:
  
  TypeDef structure describing its category and properties.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the name is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeDefNotKnownException - the requested TypeDef is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- addTypeDef
  
  public void addTypeDef(String userId, TypeDef newTypeDef) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeDefNotSupportedException, TypeDefKnownException, TypeDefConflictException, InvalidTypeDefException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Create a definition of a new TypeDef.
  
  Overrides:
  
  addTypeDef in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  newTypeDef - TypeDef structure describing the new TypeDef.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the new TypeDef is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeDefNotSupportedException - the repository is not able to support this TypeDef.
  
  TypeDefKnownException - the TypeDef is already stored in the repository.
  
  TypeDefConflictException - the new TypeDef conflicts with an existing TypeDef.
  
  InvalidTypeDefException - the new TypeDef has invalid contents.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support this call.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- addAttributeTypeDef
  
  public void addAttributeTypeDef(String userId, AttributeTypeDef newAttributeTypeDef) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeDefNotSupportedException, TypeDefKnownException, TypeDefConflictException, InvalidTypeDefException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Create a definition of a new AttributeTypeDef.
  
  Overrides:
  
  addAttributeTypeDef in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  newAttributeTypeDef - TypeDef structure describing the new TypeDef.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the new TypeDef is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeDefNotSupportedException - the repository is not able to support this TypeDef.
  
  TypeDefKnownException - the TypeDef is already stored in the repository.
  
  TypeDefConflictException - the new TypeDef conflicts with an existing TypeDef.
  
  InvalidTypeDefException - the new TypeDef has invalid contents.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support this call.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- verifyTypeDef
  
  public boolean verifyTypeDef(String userId, TypeDef typeDef) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeDefNotSupportedException, TypeDefConflictException, InvalidTypeDefException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Verify that a definition of a TypeDef is either new or matches the definition already stored.
  
  Overrides:
  
  verifyTypeDef in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  typeDef - TypeDef structure describing the TypeDef to test.
  
  Returns:
  
  boolean true means the TypeDef matches the local definition false means the TypeDef is not known.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the TypeDef is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeDefNotSupportedException - the repository is not able to support this TypeDef.
  
  TypeDefConflictException - the new TypeDef conflicts with an existing TypeDef.
  
  InvalidTypeDefException - the new TypeDef has invalid contents.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- verifyAttributeTypeDef
  
  public boolean verifyAttributeTypeDef(String userId, AttributeTypeDef attributeTypeDef) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeDefNotSupportedException, TypeDefConflictException, InvalidTypeDefException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Verify that a definition of an AttributeTypeDef is either new or matches the definition already stored.
  
  Overrides:
  
  verifyAttributeTypeDef in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  attributeTypeDef - TypeDef structure describing the TypeDef to test.
  
  Returns:
  
  boolean true means the TypeDef matches the local definition false means the TypeDef is not known.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the TypeDef is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeDefNotSupportedException - the repository is not able to support this TypeDef.
  
  TypeDefConflictException - the new TypeDef conflicts with an existing TypeDef.
  
  InvalidTypeDefException - the new TypeDef has invalid contents.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- updateTypeDef
  
  public TypeDef updateTypeDef(String userId, TypeDefPatch typeDefPatch) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeDefNotKnownException, PatchErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Update one or more properties of the TypeDef. The TypeDefPatch controls what types of updates are safe to make to the TypeDef.
  
  Overrides:
  
  updateTypeDef in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  typeDefPatch - TypeDef patch describing change to TypeDef.
  
  Returns:
  
  updated TypeDef
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the TypeDefPatch is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeDefNotKnownException - the requested TypeDef is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  PatchErrorException - the TypeDef can not be updated because the supplied patch is incompatible with the stored TypeDef.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support this call.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- deleteTypeDef
  
  public void deleteTypeDef(String userId, String obsoleteTypeDefGUID, String obsoleteTypeDefName) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeDefNotKnownException, TypeDefInUseException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Delete the TypeDef. This is only possible if the TypeDef has never been used to create instances or any instances of this TypeDef have been purged from the metadata collection.
  
  Overrides:
  
  deleteTypeDef in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  obsoleteTypeDefGUID - String unique identifier for the TypeDef.
  
  obsoleteTypeDefName - String unique name for the TypeDef.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the one of TypeDef identifiers is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeDefNotKnownException - the requested TypeDef is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  TypeDefInUseException - the TypeDef can not be deleted because there are instances of this type in the metadata collection. These instances need to be purged before the TypeDef can be deleted.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support this call.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- deleteAttributeTypeDef
  
  public void deleteAttributeTypeDef(String userId, String obsoleteTypeDefGUID, String obsoleteTypeDefName) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeDefNotKnownException, TypeDefInUseException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Delete an AttributeTypeDef. This is only possible if the AttributeTypeDef has never been used to create instances or any instances of this AttributeTypeDef have been purged from the metadata collection.
  
  Overrides:
  
  deleteAttributeTypeDef in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  obsoleteTypeDefGUID - String unique identifier for the AttributeTypeDef.
  
  obsoleteTypeDefName - String unique name for the AttributeTypeDef.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the one of AttributeTypeDef identifiers is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeDefNotKnownException - the requested AttributeTypeDef is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  TypeDefInUseException - the AttributeTypeDef can not be deleted because there are instances of this type in the metadata collection. These instances need to be purged before the AttributeTypeDef can be deleted.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support this call.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- reIdentifyTypeDef
  
  public TypeDef reIdentifyTypeDef(String userId, String originalTypeDefGUID, String originalTypeDefName, String newTypeDefGUID, String newTypeDefName) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeDefNotKnownException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Change the guid or name of an existing TypeDef to a new value. This is used if two different TypeDefs are discovered to have the same guid. This is extremely unlikely but not impossible so the open metadata protocol has provision for this.
  
  Overrides:
  
  reIdentifyTypeDef in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  originalTypeDefGUID - the original guid of the TypeDef.
  
  originalTypeDefName - the original name of the TypeDef.
  
  newTypeDefGUID - the new identifier for the TypeDef.
  
  newTypeDefName - new name for this TypeDef.
  
  Returns:
  
  typeDef new values for this TypeDef, including the new guid/name.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeDefNotKnownException - the TypeDef identified by the original guid/name is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support this call.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- reIdentifyAttributeTypeDef
  
  public AttributeTypeDef reIdentifyAttributeTypeDef(String userId, String originalAttributeTypeDefGUID, String originalAttributeTypeDefName, String newAttributeTypeDefGUID, String newAttributeTypeDefName) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeDefNotKnownException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Change the guid or name of an existing TypeDef to a new value. This is used if two different TypeDefs are discovered to have the same guid. This is extremely unlikely but not impossible so the open metadata protocol has provision for this.
  
  Overrides:
  
  reIdentifyAttributeTypeDef in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  originalAttributeTypeDefGUID - the original guid of the AttributeTypeDef.
  
  originalAttributeTypeDefName - the original name of the AttributeTypeDef.
  
  newAttributeTypeDefGUID - the new identifier for the AttributeTypeDef.
  
  newAttributeTypeDefName - new name for this AttributeTypeDef.
  
  Returns:
  
  attributeTypeDef new values for this AttributeTypeDef, including the new guid/name.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeDefNotKnownException - the AttributeTypeDef identified by the original guid/name is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support this call.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- isEntityKnown
  
  public EntityDetail isEntityKnown(String userId, String guid) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Returns the entity if the entity is stored in the metadata collection, otherwise null. Notice that entities in DELETED state are returned by this call.
  
  Overrides:
  
  isEntityKnown in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  guid - String unique identifier for the entity
  
  Returns:
  
  the entity details if the entity is found in the metadata collection; otherwise return null
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the guid is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- getEntitySummary
  
  public EntitySummary getEntitySummary(String userId, String guid) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return the header and classifications for a specific entity. The returned entity summary may be from a full entity object or an entity proxy.
  
  Overrides:
  
  getEntitySummary in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  guid - String unique identifier for the entity
  
  Returns:
  
  EntitySummary structure
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the guid is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the requested entity instance is not known in the metadata collection.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- getEntityDetail
  
  public EntityDetail getEntityDetail(String userId, String guid) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, EntityProxyOnlyException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return the header, classifications and properties of a specific entity.
  
  Overrides:
  
  getEntityDetail in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  guid - String unique identifier for the entity.
  
  Returns:
  
  EntityDetail structure.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the guid is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the requested entity instance is not known in the metadata collection.
  
  EntityProxyOnlyException - the requested entity instance is only a proxy in the metadata collection.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- getEntityDetail
  
  public EntityDetail getEntityDetail(String userId, String guid, Date asOfTime) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, EntityProxyOnlyException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return a historical version of an entity. This includes the header, classifications and properties of the entity.
  
  Overrides:
  
  getEntityDetail in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  guid - String unique identifier for the entity.
  
  asOfTime - the time used to determine which version of the entity that is desired.
  
  Returns:
  
  EntityDetail structure.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the guid or date is null or the date is for a future time.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the requested entity instance is not known in the metadata collection at the time requested.
  
  EntityProxyOnlyException - the requested entity instance is only a proxy in the metadata collection.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support the asOfTime parameter.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- getEntityDetailHistory
  
  public List<EntityDetail> getEntityDetailHistory(String userId, String guid, Date fromTime, Date toTime, int startFromElement, int pageSize, HistorySequencingOrder sequencingOrder) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, EntityProxyOnlyException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return all historical versions of an entity within the bounds of the provided timestamps. To retrieve all historical versions of an entity, set both the 'fromTime' and 'toTime' to null.
  
  Overrides:
  
  getEntityDetailHistory in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  guid - String unique identifier for the entity.
  
  fromTime - the earliest point in time from which to retrieve historical versions of the entity (inclusive)
  
  toTime - the latest point in time from which to retrieve historical versions of the entity (exclusive)
  
  startFromElement - the starting element number of the historical versions to return. This is used when retrieving versions beyond the first page of results. Zero means start from the first element.
  
  pageSize - the maximum number of result versions that can be returned on this request. Zero means unrestricted return results size.
  
  sequencingOrder - Enum defining how the results should be ordered.
  
  Returns:
  
  List<EntityDetail> of each historical version of the entity detail within the bounds, and in the order requested.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the guid or date is null or fromTime is after the toTime
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the requested entity instance is not known in the metadata collection at the time requested.
  
  EntityProxyOnlyException - the requested entity instance is only a proxy in the metadata collection.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support history.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- getRelationshipsForEntity
  
  public List<Relationship> getRelationshipsForEntity(String userId, String entityGUID, String relationshipTypeGUID, int fromRelationshipElement, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, Date asOfTime, String sequencingProperty, SequencingOrder sequencingOrder, int pageSize) throws InvalidParameterException, TypeErrorException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, PropertyErrorException, PagingErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return the relationships for a specific entity.
  
  Overrides:
  
  getRelationshipsForEntity in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityGUID - String unique identifier for the entity.
  
  relationshipTypeGUID - String GUID of the type of relationship required (null for all).
  
  fromRelationshipElement - the starting element number of the relationships to return. This is used when retrieving elements beyond the first page of results. Zero means start from the first element.
  
  limitResultsByStatus - By default, relationships in all non-DELETED statuses are returned. However, it is possible to specify a list of statuses (eg ACTIVE) to restrict the results to. Null means all status values except DELETED.
  
  asOfTime - Requests a historical query of the relationships for the entity. Null means return the present values.
  
  sequencingProperty - String name of the property that is to be used to sequence the results. Null means do not sequence on a property name (see SequencingOrder).
  
  sequencingOrder - Enum defining how the results should be ordered.
  
  pageSize - -- the maximum number of result classifications that can be returned on this request. Zero means unrestricted return results size.
  
  Returns:
  
  Relationships list. Null means no relationships associated with the entity.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - a parameter is invalid or null.
  
  TypeErrorException - the type guid passed on the request is not known by the metadata collection.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the requested entity instance is not known in the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - the sequencing property is not valid for the attached classifications.
  
  PagingErrorException - the paging/sequencing parameters are set up incorrectly.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support the asOfTime parameter.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- findEntitiesByProperty
  
  public List<EntityDetail> findEntitiesByProperty(String userId, String entityTypeGUID, InstanceProperties matchProperties, MatchCriteria matchCriteria, int fromEntityElement, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, List<String> limitResultsByClassification, Date asOfTime, String sequencingProperty, SequencingOrder sequencingOrder, int pageSize) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeErrorException, PropertyErrorException, PagingErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return a list of entities that match the supplied properties according to the match criteria. The results can be returned over many pages.
  Overrides:
  
  findEntitiesByProperty in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityTypeGUID - String unique identifier for the entity type of interest (null means any entity type).
  
  matchProperties - Optional list of entity properties to match (where any String property's value should be defined as a Java regular expression, even if it should be an exact match).
  
  matchCriteria - Enum defining how the match properties should be matched to the entities in the repository.
  
  fromEntityElement - the starting element number of the entities to return. This is used when retrieving elements beyond the first page of results. Zero means start from the first element.
  
  limitResultsByStatus - By default, entities in all non-DELETED statuses are returned. However, it is possible to specify a list of statuses (eg ACTIVE) to restrict the results to. Null means all status values except DELETED.
  
  limitResultsByClassification - List of classifications that must be present on all returned entities.
  
  asOfTime - Requests a historical query of the entity. Null means return the present values.
  
  sequencingProperty - String name of the entity property that is to be used to sequence the results. Null means do not sequence on a property name (see SequencingOrder).
  
  sequencingOrder - Enum defining how the results should be ordered.
  
  pageSize - the maximum number of result entities that can be returned on this request. Zero means unrestricted return results size.
  
  Returns:
  
  a list of entities matching the supplied criteria; null means no matching entities in the metadata collection.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - a parameter is invalid or null.
  
  TypeErrorException - the type guid passed on the request is not known by the metadata collection.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  PropertyErrorException - the properties specified are not valid for any of the requested types of entity.
  
  PagingErrorException - the paging/sequencing parameters are set up incorrectly.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support one of the provided parameters.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
  
  See Also:
  
  OMRSRepositoryHelper.getExactMatchRegex(String)
- findEntities
  
  public List<EntityDetail> findEntities(String userId, String entityTypeGUID, List<String> entitySubtypeGUIDs, SearchProperties matchProperties, int fromEntityElement, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, SearchClassifications matchClassifications, Date asOfTime, String sequencingProperty, SequencingOrder sequencingOrder, int pageSize) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeErrorException, PropertyErrorException, PagingErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return a list of entities that match the supplied criteria. The results can be returned over many pages.
  
  Overrides:
  
  findEntities in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityTypeGUID - String unique identifier for the entity type of interest (null means any entity type).
  
  entitySubtypeGUIDs - optional list of the unique identifiers (guids) for subtypes of the entityTypeGUID to include in the search results. Null means all subtypes.
  
  matchProperties - Optional list of entity property conditions to match.
  
  fromEntityElement - the starting element number of the entities to return. This is used when retrieving elements beyond the first page of results. Zero means start from the first element.
  
  limitResultsByStatus - By default, entities in all non-DELETED statuses are returned. However, it is possible to specify a list of statuses (eg ACTIVE) to restrict the results to. Null means all status values except DELETED.
  
  matchClassifications - Optional list of entity classifications to match.
  
  asOfTime - Requests a historical query of the entity. Null means return the present values.
  
  sequencingProperty - String name of the entity property that is to be used to sequence the results. Null means do not sequence on a property name (see SequencingOrder).
  
  sequencingOrder - Enum defining how the results should be ordered.
  
  pageSize - the maximum number of result entities that can be returned on this request. Zero means unrestricted return results size.
  
  Returns:
  
  a list of entities matching the supplied criteria; null means no matching entities in the metadata collection.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - a parameter is invalid or null.
  
  TypeErrorException - the type guid passed on the request is not known by the metadata collection.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  PropertyErrorException - the properties specified are not valid for any of the requested types of entity.
  
  PagingErrorException - the paging/sequencing parameters are set up incorrectly.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support this optional method.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- findEntitiesByClassification
  
  public List<EntityDetail> findEntitiesByClassification(String userId, String entityTypeGUID, String classificationName, InstanceProperties matchClassificationProperties, MatchCriteria matchCriteria, int fromEntityElement, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, Date asOfTime, String sequencingProperty, SequencingOrder sequencingOrder, int pageSize) throws InvalidParameterException, TypeErrorException, RepositoryErrorException, ClassificationErrorException, PropertyErrorException, PagingErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return a list of entities that have the requested type of classifications attached.
  Overrides:
  
  findEntitiesByClassification in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityTypeGUID - unique identifier for the type of entity requested. Null means any type of entity (but could be slow so not recommended).
  
  classificationName - name of the classification, note a null is not valid.
  
  matchClassificationProperties - list of classification properties used to narrow the search (where any String property's value should be defined as a Java regular expression, even if it should be an exact match).
  
  matchCriteria - Enum defining how the match properties should be matched to the classifications in the repository.
  
  fromEntityElement - the starting element number of the entities to return. This is used when retrieving elements beyond the first page of results. Zero means start from the first element.
  
  limitResultsByStatus - By default, entities in all non-DELETED statuses are returned. However, it is possible to specify a list of statuses (eg ACTIVE) to restrict the results to. Null means all status values except DELETED.
  
  asOfTime - Requests a historical query of the entity. Null means return the present values.
  
  sequencingProperty - String name of the entity property that is to be used to sequence the results. Null means do not sequence on a property name (see SequencingOrder).
  
  sequencingOrder - Enum defining how the results should be ordered.
  
  pageSize - the maximum number of result entities that can be returned on this request. Zero means unrestricted return results size.
  
  Returns:
  
  a list of entities matching the supplied criteria; null means no matching entities in the metadata collection.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - a parameter is invalid or null.
  
  TypeErrorException - the type guid passed on the request is not known by the metadata collection.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  ClassificationErrorException - the classification request is not known to the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - the properties specified are not valid for the requested type of classification.
  
  PagingErrorException - the paging/sequencing parameters are set up incorrectly.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support one of the provided parameters.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
  
  See Also:
  
  OMRSRepositoryHelper.getExactMatchRegex(String)
- findEntitiesByPropertyValue
  
  public List<EntityDetail> findEntitiesByPropertyValue(String userId, String entityTypeGUID, String searchCriteria, int fromEntityElement, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, List<String> limitResultsByClassification, Date asOfTime, String sequencingProperty, SequencingOrder sequencingOrder, int pageSize) throws InvalidParameterException, TypeErrorException, RepositoryErrorException, PropertyErrorException, PagingErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return a list of entities whose string based property values match the search criteria. The search criteria may include regex style wild cards.
  Overrides:
  
  findEntitiesByPropertyValue in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityTypeGUID - GUID of the type of entity to search for. Null means all types will be searched (could be slow so not recommended).
  
  searchCriteria - String Java regular expression used to match against any of the String property values within entity instances of the specified type(s). This parameter must not be null.
  
  fromEntityElement - the starting element number of the entities to return. This is used when retrieving elements beyond the first page of results. Zero means start from the first element.
  
  limitResultsByStatus - By default, entities in all non-DELETED statuses are returned. However, it is possible to specify a list of statuses (eg ACTIVE) to restrict the results to. Null means all status values except DELETED.
  
  limitResultsByClassification - List of classifications that must be present on all returned entities.
  
  asOfTime - Requests a historical query of the entity. Null means return the present values.
  
  sequencingProperty - String name of the property that is to be used to sequence the results. Null means do not sequence on a property name (see SequencingOrder).
  
  sequencingOrder - Enum defining how the results should be ordered.
  
  pageSize - the maximum number of result entities that can be returned on this request. Zero means unrestricted return results size.
  
  Returns:
  
  a list of entities matching the supplied criteria null means no matching entities in the metadata collection.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - a parameter is invalid or null.
  
  TypeErrorException - the type guid passed on the request is not known by the metadata collection.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  PropertyErrorException - the sequencing property specified is not valid for any of the requested types of entity.
  
  PagingErrorException - the paging/sequencing parameters are set up incorrectly.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support one of the provided parameters.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
  
  See Also:
  
  OMRSRepositoryHelper.getExactMatchRegex(String)
  
  OMRSRepositoryHelper.getContainsRegex(String)
- isRelationshipKnown
  
  public Relationship isRelationshipKnown(String userId, String guid) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Returns a relationship indicating if the relationship is stored in the metadata collection. Notice that relationships in DELETED state are returned by this call.
  
  Overrides:
  
  isRelationshipKnown in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  guid - String unique identifier for the relationship.
  
  Returns:
  
  relationship details if the relationship is found in the metadata collection; otherwise return null.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the guid is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- getRelationship
  
  public Relationship getRelationship(String userId, String guid) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, RelationshipNotKnownException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return a requested relationship.
  
  Overrides:
  
  getRelationship in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  guid - String unique identifier for the relationship.
  
  Returns:
  
  a relationship structure.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the guid is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  RelationshipNotKnownException - the metadata collection does not have a relationship with the requested GUID stored.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- getRelationship
  
  public Relationship getRelationship(String userId, String guid, Date asOfTime) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, RelationshipNotKnownException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return a historical version of a relationship.
  
  Overrides:
  
  getRelationship in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  guid - String unique identifier for the relationship.
  
  asOfTime - the time used to determine which version of the entity that is desired.
  
  Returns:
  
  Relationship structure.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the guid or date is null or the date is for a future time.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  RelationshipNotKnownException - the requested entity instance is not known in the metadata collection at the time requested.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support the asOfTime parameter.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- getRelationshipHistory
  
  public List<Relationship> getRelationshipHistory(String userId, String guid, Date fromTime, Date toTime, int startFromElement, int pageSize, HistorySequencingOrder sequencingOrder) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, RelationshipNotKnownException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return all historical versions of a relationship within the bounds of the provided timestamps. To retrieve all historical versions of a relationship, set both the 'fromTime' and 'toTime' to null.
  
  Overrides:
  
  getRelationshipHistory in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  guid - String unique identifier for the entity.
  
  fromTime - the earliest point in time from which to retrieve historical versions of the entity (inclusive)
  
  toTime - the latest point in time from which to retrieve historical versions of the entity (exclusive)
  
  startFromElement - the starting element number of the historical versions to return. This is used when retrieving versions beyond the first page of results. Zero means start from the first element.
  
  pageSize - the maximum number of result versions that can be returned on this request. Zero means unrestricted return results size.
  
  sequencingOrder - Enum defining how the results should be ordered.
  
  Returns:
  
  List<Relationship> of each historical version of the relationship within the bounds, and in the order requested.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the guid or date is null or fromTime is after the toTime
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  RelationshipNotKnownException - the requested relationship instance is not known in the metadata collection at the time requested.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support history.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- findRelationships
  
  public List<Relationship> findRelationships(String userId, String relationshipTypeGUID, List<String> relationshipSubtypeGUIDs, SearchProperties matchProperties, int fromRelationshipElement, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, Date asOfTime, String sequencingProperty, SequencingOrder sequencingOrder, int pageSize) throws InvalidParameterException, TypeErrorException, RepositoryErrorException, PropertyErrorException, PagingErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return a list of relationships that match the requested conditions. The results can be received as a series of pages.
  Overrides:
  
  findRelationships in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  relationshipTypeGUID - unique identifier (guid) for the relationship's type. Null means all types (but may be slow so not recommended).
  
  relationshipSubtypeGUIDs - optional list of the unique identifiers (guids) for subtypes of the relationshipTypeGUID to include in the search results. Null means all subtypes.
  
  matchProperties - Optional list of relationship property conditions to match.
  
  fromRelationshipElement - the starting element number of the entities to return. This is used when retrieving elements beyond the first page of results. Zero means start from the first element.
  
  limitResultsByStatus - By default, relationships in all non-DELETED statuses are returned. However, it is possible to specify a list of statuses (eg ACTIVE) to restrict the results to. Null means all status values except DELETED.
  
  asOfTime - Requests a historical query of the relationships for the entity. Null means return the present values.
  
  sequencingProperty - String name of the property that is to be used to sequence the results. Null means do not sequence on a property name (see SequencingOrder).
  
  sequencingOrder - Enum defining how the results should be ordered.
  
  pageSize - the maximum number of result relationships that can be returned on this request. Zero means unrestricted return results size.
  
  Returns:
  
  a list of relationships. Null means no matching relationships.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  TypeErrorException - the type guid passed on the request is not known by the metadata collection.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  PropertyErrorException - the properties specified are not valid for any of the requested types of relationships.
  
  PagingErrorException - the paging/sequencing parameters are set up incorrectly.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support one of the provided parameters.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
  
  See Also:
  
  OMRSRepositoryHelper.getExactMatchRegex(String)
- findRelationshipsByProperty
  
  public List<Relationship> findRelationshipsByProperty(String userId, String relationshipTypeGUID, InstanceProperties matchProperties, MatchCriteria matchCriteria, int fromRelationshipElement, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, Date asOfTime, String sequencingProperty, SequencingOrder sequencingOrder, int pageSize) throws InvalidParameterException, TypeErrorException, RepositoryErrorException, PropertyErrorException, PagingErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return a list of relationships that match the requested properties by the matching criteria. The results can be received as a series of pages.
  Overrides:
  
  findRelationshipsByProperty in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  relationshipTypeGUID - unique identifier (guid) for the new relationship's type. Null means all types (but may be slow so not recommended).
  
  matchProperties - Optional list of relationship properties to match (where any String property's value should be defined as a Java regular expression, even if it should be an exact match).
  
  matchCriteria - Enum defining how the properties should be matched to the relationships in the repository.
  
  fromRelationshipElement - the starting element number of the entities to return. This is used when retrieving elements beyond the first page of results. Zero means start from the first element.
  
  limitResultsByStatus - By default, relationships in all non-DELETED statuses are returned. However, it is possible to specify a list of statuses (eg ACTIVE) to restrict the results to. Null means all status values except DELETED.
  
  asOfTime - Requests a historical query of the relationships for the entity. Null means return the present values.
  
  sequencingProperty - String name of the property that is to be used to sequence the results. Null means do not sequence on a property name (see SequencingOrder).
  
  sequencingOrder - Enum defining how the results should be ordered.
  
  pageSize - the maximum number of result relationships that can be returned on this request. Zero means unrestricted return results size.
  
  Returns:
  
  a list of relationships. Null means no matching relationships.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  TypeErrorException - the type guid passed on the request is not known by the metadata collection.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  PropertyErrorException - the properties specified are not valid for any of the requested types of relationships.
  
  PagingErrorException - the paging/sequencing parameters are set up incorrectly.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support one of the provided parameters.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
  
  See Also:
  
  OMRSRepositoryHelper.getExactMatchRegex(String)
- findRelationshipsByPropertyValue
  
  public List<Relationship> findRelationshipsByPropertyValue(String userId, String relationshipTypeGUID, String searchCriteria, int fromRelationshipElement, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, Date asOfTime, String sequencingProperty, SequencingOrder sequencingOrder, int pageSize) throws InvalidParameterException, TypeErrorException, RepositoryErrorException, PropertyErrorException, PagingErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return a list of relationships whose string based property values match the search criteria. The search criteria may include regex style wild cards.
  Overrides:
  
  findRelationshipsByPropertyValue in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  relationshipTypeGUID - GUID of the type of entity to search for. Null means all types will be searched (could be slow so not recommended).
  
  searchCriteria - String Java regular expression used to match against any of the String property values within the relationship instances of the specified type(s). This parameter must not be null.
  
  fromRelationshipElement - Element number of the results to skip to when building the results list to return. Zero means begin at the start of the results. This is used to retrieve the results over a number of pages.
  
  limitResultsByStatus - By default, relationships in all non-DELETED statuses are returned. However, it is possible to specify a list of statuses (eg ACTIVE) to restrict the results to. Null means all status values except DELETED.
  
  asOfTime - Requests a historical query of the relationships for the entity. Null means return the present values.
  
  sequencingProperty - String name of the property that is to be used to sequence the results. Null means do not sequence on a property name (see SequencingOrder).
  
  sequencingOrder - Enum defining how the results should be ordered.
  
  pageSize - the maximum number of result relationships that can be returned on this request. Zero means unrestricted return results size.
  
  Returns:
  
  a list of relationships. Null means no matching relationships.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  TypeErrorException - the type guid passed on the request is not known by the metadata collection.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  PropertyErrorException - there is a problem with one of the other parameters.
  
  PagingErrorException - the paging/sequencing parameters are set up incorrectly.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support one of the provided parameters.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
  
  See Also:
  
  OMRSRepositoryHelper.getExactMatchRegex(String)
  
  OMRSRepositoryHelper.getContainsRegex(String)
- getLinkingEntities
  
  public InstanceGraph getLinkingEntities(String userId, String startEntityGUID, String endEntityGUID, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, Date asOfTime) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, PropertyErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return all the relationships and intermediate entities that connect the startEntity with the endEntity.
  
  Overrides:
  
  getLinkingEntities in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  startEntityGUID - The entity that is used to anchor the query.
  
  endEntityGUID - the other entity that defines the scope of the query.
  
  limitResultsByStatus - By default, relationships in all non-DELETED statuses are returned. However, it is possible to specify a list of statuses (eg ACTIVE) to restrict the results to. Null means all status values except DELETED.
  
  asOfTime - Requests a historical query of the relationships for the entity. Null means return the present values.
  
  Returns:
  
  InstanceGraph the sub-graph that represents the returned linked entities and their relationships.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by either the startEntityGUID or the endEntityGUID is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - there is a problem with one of the other parameters.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support the asOfTime parameter.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- getEntityNeighborhood
  
  public InstanceGraph getEntityNeighborhood(String userId, String entityGUID, List<String> entityTypeGUIDs, List<String> relationshipTypeGUIDs, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, List<String> limitResultsByClassification, Date asOfTime, int level) throws InvalidParameterException, TypeErrorException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, PropertyErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return the entities and relationships that radiate out from the supplied entity GUID. The results are scoped both the instance type guids and the level.
  
  Overrides:
  
  getEntityNeighborhood in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityGUID - the starting point of the query.
  
  entityTypeGUIDs - list of entity types to include in the query results. Null means include all entities found, irrespective of their type.
  
  relationshipTypeGUIDs - list of relationship types to include in the query results. Null means include all relationships found, irrespective of their type.
  
  limitResultsByStatus - By default, relationships in all non-DELETED statuses are returned. However, it is possible to specify a list of statuses (eg ACTIVE) to restrict the results to. Null means all status values except DELETED.
  
  limitResultsByClassification - List of classifications that must be present on all returned entities.
  
  asOfTime - Requests a historical query of the relationships for the entity. Null means return the present values.
  
  level - the number of the relationships out from the starting entity that the query will traverse to gather results.
  
  Returns:
  
  InstanceGraph the sub-graph that represents the returned linked entities and their relationships.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  TypeErrorException - one or more of the type guids passed on the request is not known by the metadata collection.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the entityGUID is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - there is a problem with one of the other parameters.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support the asOfTime parameter.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- getRelatedEntities
  
  public List<EntityDetail> getRelatedEntities(String userId, String startEntityGUID, List<String> entityTypeGUIDs, int fromEntityElement, List<InstanceStatus> limitResultsByStatus, List<String> limitResultsByClassification, Date asOfTime, String sequencingProperty, SequencingOrder sequencingOrder, int pageSize) throws InvalidParameterException, TypeErrorException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, PropertyErrorException, PagingErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Return the list of entities that are of the types listed in entityTypeGUIDs and are connected, either directly or indirectly to the entity identified by startEntityGUID.
  
  Overrides:
  
  getRelatedEntities in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  startEntityGUID - unique identifier of the starting entity
  
  entityTypeGUIDs - list of guids of types to search for. Null means any type.
  
  fromEntityElement - starting element for results list. Used in paging. Zero means first element.
  
  limitResultsByStatus - By default, relationships in all non-DELETED statuses are returned. However, it is possible to specify a list of statuses (eg ACTIVE) to restrict the results to. Null means all status values except DELETED.
  
  limitResultsByClassification - List of classifications that must be present on all returned entities.
  
  asOfTime - Requests a historical query of the relationships for the entity. Null means return the present values.
  
  sequencingProperty - String name of the property that is to be used to sequence the results. Null means do not sequence on a property name (see SequencingOrder).
  
  sequencingOrder - Enum defining how the results should be ordered.
  
  pageSize - the maximum number of result entities that can be returned on this request. Zero means unrestricted return results size.
  
  Returns:
  
  list of entities either directly or indirectly connected to the start entity
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  TypeErrorException - one of the requested type guids passed on the request is not known by the metadata collection.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the startEntityGUID is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - the sequencing property specified is not valid for any of the requested types of entity.
  
  PagingErrorException - the paging/sequencing parameters are set up incorrectly.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support the asOfTime parameter.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- addEntity
  
  public EntityDetail addEntity(String userId, String entityTypeGUID, InstanceProperties initialProperties, List<Classification> initialClassifications, InstanceStatus initialStatus) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeErrorException, PropertyErrorException, ClassificationErrorException, StatusNotSupportedException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Create a new entity and put it in the requested state. The new entity is returned.
  
  Overrides:
  
  addEntity in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityTypeGUID - unique identifier (guid) for the new entity's type.
  
  initialProperties - initial list of properties for the new entity null means no properties.
  
  initialClassifications - initial list of classifications for the new entity null means no classifications.
  
  initialStatus - initial status typically DRAFT, PREPARED or ACTIVE.
  
  Returns:
  
  EntityDetail showing the new header plus the requested properties and classifications. The entity will not have any relationships at this stage.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeErrorException - the requested type is not known, or not supported in the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this entity's type.
  
  ClassificationErrorException - one or more of the requested classifications are either not known or not defined for this entity type.
  
  StatusNotSupportedException - the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection does not support the requested status.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- addExternalEntity
  
  public EntityDetail addExternalEntity(String userId, String entityTypeGUID, String externalSourceGUID, String externalSourceName, InstanceProperties initialProperties, List<Classification> initialClassifications, InstanceStatus initialStatus) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeErrorException, PropertyErrorException, ClassificationErrorException, StatusNotSupportedException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Save a new entity that is sourced from an external technology. The external technology is identified by a GUID and a name. These can be recorded in a Software Server Capability (guid and qualifiedName respectively). The new entity is assigned a new GUID and put in the requested state. The new entity is returned.
  
  Overrides:
  
  addExternalEntity in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityTypeGUID - unique identifier (guid) for the new entity's type.
  
  externalSourceGUID - unique identifier (guid) for the external source.
  
  externalSourceName - unique name for the external source.
  
  initialProperties - initial list of properties for the new entity; null means no properties.
  
  initialClassifications - initial list of classifications for the new entity null means no classifications.
  
  initialStatus - initial status typically DRAFT, PREPARED or ACTIVE.
  
  Returns:
  
  EntityDetail showing the new header plus the requested properties and classifications. The entity will not have any relationships at this stage.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeErrorException - the requested type is not known, or not supported in the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this entity's type.
  
  ClassificationErrorException - one or more of the requested classifications are either not known or not defined for this entity type.
  
  StatusNotSupportedException - the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection does not support the requested status.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- addEntityProxy
  
  public void addEntityProxy(String userId, EntityProxy entityProxy) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Create an entity proxy in the metadata collection. This is used to store relationships that span metadata repositories.
  
  Overrides:
  
  addEntityProxy in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityProxy - details of entity to add.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the entity proxy is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support entity proxies as first class elements.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- updateEntityStatus
  
  public EntityDetail updateEntityStatus(String userId, String entityGUID, InstanceStatus newStatus) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, StatusNotSupportedException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Update the status for a specific entity.
  
  Overrides:
  
  updateEntityStatus in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityGUID - unique identifier (guid) for the requested entity.
  
  newStatus - new InstanceStatus for the entity.
  
  Returns:
  
  EntityDetail showing the current entity header, properties and classifications.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  StatusNotSupportedException - invalid status for instance.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- updateEntityProperties
  
  public EntityDetail updateEntityProperties(String userId, String entityGUID, InstanceProperties properties) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, PropertyErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Update selected properties in an entity.
  
  Overrides:
  
  updateEntityProperties in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityGUID - String unique identifier (guid) for the entity.
  
  properties - a list of properties to change.
  
  Returns:
  
  EntityDetail showing the resulting entity header, properties and classifications.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this entity's type
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- undoEntityUpdate
  
  public EntityDetail undoEntityUpdate(String userId, String entityGUID) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Undo the last update to an entity and return the previous content.
  
  Overrides:
  
  undoEntityUpdate in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityGUID - String unique identifier (guid) for the entity.
  
  Returns:
  
  EntityDetail showing the resulting entity header, properties and classifications.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the guid is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support undo.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- deleteEntity
  
  public EntityDetail deleteEntity(String userId, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String obsoleteEntityGUID) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Delete an entity. The entity is soft-deleted. This means it is still in the graph, but it is no longer returned on queries. All homed relationships to the entity are also soft-deleted and will no longer be usable, while any reference copy relationships to the entity will be purged (and will no longer be accessible in this repository). To completely eliminate the entity from the graph requires a call to the purgeEntity() method after the delete() call. The restoreEntity() method will switch an entity back to Active status to restore the entity to normal use; however, this will not restore any of the relationships that were soft-deleted as part of the original deleteEntity() call.
  
  Overrides:
  
  deleteEntity in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  typeDefGUID - unique identifier of the type of the entity to delete.
  
  typeDefName - unique name of the type of the entity to delete.
  
  obsoleteEntityGUID - String unique identifier (guid) for the entity
  
  Returns:
  
  deleted entity
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection does not support soft-deletes (use purgeEntity() to remove the entity permanently).
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- purgeEntity
  
  public void purgeEntity(String userId, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String deletedEntityGUID) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, EntityNotDeletedException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Permanently removes a deleted entity from the metadata collection. All relationships to the entity -- both homed and reference copies -- will also be purged to maintain referential integrity within the repository. This request can not be undone.
  
  Overrides:
  
  purgeEntity in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  typeDefGUID - unique identifier of the type of the entity to purge.
  
  typeDefName - unique name of the type of the entity to purge.
  
  deletedEntityGUID - String unique identifier (guid) for the entity.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection
  
  EntityNotDeletedException - the entity is not in DELETED status and so can not be purged
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- restoreEntity
  
  public EntityDetail restoreEntity(String userId, String deletedEntityGUID) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, EntityNotDeletedException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Restore the requested entity to the state it was before it was deleted.
  
  Overrides:
  
  restoreEntity in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  deletedEntityGUID - String unique identifier (guid) for the entity.
  
  Returns:
  
  EntityDetail showing the restored entity header, properties and classifications.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the guid is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection
  
  EntityNotDeletedException - the entity is currently not in DELETED status and so it can not be restored
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support soft-deletes.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- classifyEntity
  
  public EntityDetail classifyEntity(String userId, String entityGUID, String classificationName, InstanceProperties classificationProperties) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, ClassificationErrorException, PropertyErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Add the requested classification to a specific entity.
  
  Overrides:
  
  classifyEntity in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityGUID - String unique identifier (guid) for the entity.
  
  classificationName - String name for the classification.
  
  classificationProperties - list of properties to set in the classification.
  
  Returns:
  
  EntityDetail showing the resulting entity header, properties and classifications.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection
  
  ClassificationErrorException - the requested classification is either not known or not valid for the entity.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this classification type
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- classifyEntity
  
  public Classification classifyEntity(String userId, EntityProxy entityProxy, String classificationName, InstanceProperties classificationProperties) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, ClassificationErrorException, PropertyErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Add the requested classification to a specific entity.
  
  Overrides:
  
  classifyEntity in class OMRSMetadataCollection
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityProxy - identifier (proxy) for the entity.
  
  classificationName - String name for the classification.
  
  classificationProperties - list of properties to set in the classification.
  
  Returns:
  
  EntityDetail showing the resulting entity header, properties and classifications.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection
  
  ClassificationErrorException - the requested classification is either not known or not valid for the entity.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this classification type
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- classifyEntity
  
  public EntityDetail classifyEntity(String userId, String entityGUID, String classificationName, String externalSourceGUID, String externalSourceName, ClassificationOrigin classificationOrigin, String classificationOriginGUID, InstanceProperties classificationProperties) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, ClassificationErrorException, PropertyErrorException, UserNotAuthorizedException, FunctionNotSupportedException
  
  Add the requested classification to a specific entity.
  
  Overrides:
  
  classifyEntity in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityGUID - String unique identifier (guid) for the entity.
  
  classificationName - String name for the classification.
  
  externalSourceGUID - unique identifier (guid) for the external source.
  
  externalSourceName - unique name for the external source.
  
  classificationOrigin - source of the classification
  
  classificationOriginGUID - if the classification is propagated, this is the unique identifier of the entity where
  
  classificationProperties - list of properties to set in the classification.
  
  Returns:
  
  EntityDetail showing the resulting entity header, properties and classifications.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection
  
  ClassificationErrorException - the requested classification is either not known or not valid for the entity.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this classification type
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
- classifyEntity
  
  public Classification classifyEntity(String userId, EntityProxy entityProxy, String classificationName, String externalSourceGUID, String externalSourceName, ClassificationOrigin classificationOrigin, String classificationOriginGUID, InstanceProperties classificationProperties) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, ClassificationErrorException, PropertyErrorException, UserNotAuthorizedException, FunctionNotSupportedException
  
  Add the requested classification to a specific entity.
  
  Overrides:
  
  classifyEntity in class OMRSMetadataCollection
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityProxy - identifier (proxy) for the entity.
  
  classificationName - String name for the classification.
  
  externalSourceGUID - unique identifier (guid) for the external source.
  
  externalSourceName - unique name for the external source.
  
  classificationOrigin - source of the classification
  
  classificationOriginGUID - if the classification is propagated, this is the unique identifier of the entity where
  
  classificationProperties - list of properties to set in the classification.
  
  Returns:
  
  Classification showing the resulting entity header, properties and classifications.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection
  
  ClassificationErrorException - the requested classification is either not known or not valid for the entity.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this classification type
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
- declassifyEntity
  
  public EntityDetail declassifyEntity(String userId, String entityGUID, String classificationName) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, ClassificationErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Remove a specific classification from an entity.
  
  Overrides:
  
  declassifyEntity in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityGUID - String unique identifier (guid) for the entity.
  
  classificationName - String name for the classification.
  
  Returns:
  
  EntityDetail showing the resulting entity header, properties and classifications.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection
  
  ClassificationErrorException - the requested classification is not set on the entity.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- declassifyEntity
  
  public Classification declassifyEntity(String userId, EntityProxy entityProxy, String classificationName) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, ClassificationErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Remove a specific classification from an entity.
  
  Overrides:
  
  declassifyEntity in class OMRSMetadataCollection
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityProxy - String unique identifier (guid) for the entity.
  
  classificationName - String name for the classification.
  
  Returns:
  
  Classification showing the resulting entity header, properties and classifications.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection
  
  ClassificationErrorException - the requested classification is not set on the entity.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- updateEntityClassification
  
  public EntityDetail updateEntityClassification(String userId, String entityGUID, String classificationName, InstanceProperties properties) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, ClassificationErrorException, PropertyErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Update one or more properties in one of an entity's classifications.
  
  Overrides:
  
  updateEntityClassification in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityGUID - String unique identifier (guid) for the entity.
  
  classificationName - String name for the classification.
  
  properties - list of properties for the classification.
  
  Returns:
  
  EntityDetail showing the resulting entity header, properties and classifications.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection
  
  ClassificationErrorException - the requested classification is not attached to the classification.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this classification type
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- updateEntityClassification
  
  public Classification updateEntityClassification(String userId, EntityProxy entityProxy, String classificationName, InstanceProperties properties) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, ClassificationErrorException, PropertyErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Update one or more properties in one of an entity's classifications.
  
  Overrides:
  
  updateEntityClassification in class OMRSMetadataCollection
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityProxy - identifier (proxy) for the entity.
  
  classificationName - String name for the classification.
  
  properties - list of properties for the classification.
  
  Returns:
  
  EntityDetail showing the resulting entity header, properties and classifications.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection
  
  ClassificationErrorException - the requested classification is not attached to the classification.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this classification type
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- addRelationship
  
  public Relationship addRelationship(String userId, String relationshipTypeGUID, InstanceProperties initialProperties, String entityOneGUID, String entityTwoGUID, InstanceStatus initialStatus) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeErrorException, PropertyErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, StatusNotSupportedException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Add a new relationship between two entities to the metadata collection.
  
  Overrides:
  
  addRelationship in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  relationshipTypeGUID - unique identifier (guid) for the new relationship's type.
  
  initialProperties - initial list of properties for the new entity null means no properties.
  
  entityOneGUID - the unique identifier of one of the entities that the relationship is connecting together.
  
  entityTwoGUID - the unique identifier of the other entity that the relationship is connecting together.
  
  initialStatus - initial status typically DRAFT, PREPARED or ACTIVE.
  
  Returns:
  
  Relationship structure with the new header, requested entities and properties.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeErrorException - the requested type is not known, or not supported in the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this relationship's type.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - one of the requested entities is not known in the metadata collection.
  
  StatusNotSupportedException - the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection does not support the requested status.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- addExternalRelationship
  
  public Relationship addExternalRelationship(String userId, String relationshipTypeGUID, String externalSourceGUID, String externalSourceName, InstanceProperties initialProperties, String entityOneGUID, String entityTwoGUID, InstanceStatus initialStatus) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeErrorException, PropertyErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, StatusNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException, FunctionNotSupportedException
  
  Save a new relationship that is sourced from an external technology. The external technology is identified by a GUID and a name. These can be recorded in a Software Server Capability (guid and qualifiedName respectively). The new relationship is assigned a new GUID and put in the requested state. The new relationship is returned.
  
  Overrides:
  
  addExternalRelationship in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  relationshipTypeGUID - unique identifier (guid) for the new relationship's type.
  
  externalSourceGUID - unique identifier (guid) for the external source.
  
  externalSourceName - unique name for the external source.
  
  initialProperties - initial list of properties for the new entity; null means no properties.
  
  entityOneGUID - the unique identifier of one of the entities that the relationship is connecting together.
  
  entityTwoGUID - the unique identifier of the other entity that the relationship is connecting together.
  
  initialStatus - initial status; typically DRAFT, PREPARED or ACTIVE.
  
  Returns:
  
  Relationship structure with the new header, requested entities and properties.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeErrorException - the requested type is not known, or not supported in the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this relationship's type.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - one of the requested entities is not known in the metadata collection.
  
  StatusNotSupportedException - the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection does not support the requested status.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
- updateRelationshipStatus
  
  public Relationship updateRelationshipStatus(String userId, String relationshipGUID, InstanceStatus newStatus) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, RelationshipNotKnownException, StatusNotSupportedException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Update the status of a specific relationship.
  
  Overrides:
  
  updateRelationshipStatus in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  relationshipGUID - String unique identifier (guid) for the relationship.
  
  newStatus - new InstanceStatus for the relationship.
  
  Returns:
  
  Resulting relationship structure with the new status set.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  RelationshipNotKnownException - the requested relationship is not known in the metadata collection.
  
  StatusNotSupportedException - invalid status for instance.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- updateRelationshipProperties
  
  public Relationship updateRelationshipProperties(String userId, String relationshipGUID, InstanceProperties properties) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, RelationshipNotKnownException, PropertyErrorException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Update the properties of a specific relationship.
  
  Overrides:
  
  updateRelationshipProperties in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  relationshipGUID - String unique identifier (guid) for the relationship.
  
  properties - list of the properties to update.
  
  Returns:
  
  Resulting relationship structure with the new properties set.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  RelationshipNotKnownException - the requested relationship is not known in the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this relationship's type.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- undoRelationshipUpdate
  
  public Relationship undoRelationshipUpdate(String userId, String relationshipGUID) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, RelationshipNotKnownException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Undo the latest change to a relationship (either a change of properties or status).
  
  Overrides:
  
  undoRelationshipUpdate in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  relationshipGUID - String unique identifier (guid) for the relationship.
  
  Returns:
  
  Relationship structure with the new current header, requested entities and properties.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the guid is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  RelationshipNotKnownException - the requested relationship is not known in the metadata collection.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support undo.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- deleteRelationship
  
  public Relationship deleteRelationship(String userId, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String obsoleteRelationshipGUID) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, RelationshipNotKnownException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Delete a specific relationship. This is a soft-delete which means the relationship's status is updated to DELETED, and it is no longer available for queries. To remove the relationship permanently from the metadata collection, use purgeRelationship().
  
  Overrides:
  
  deleteRelationship in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  typeDefGUID - unique identifier of the type of the relationship to delete.
  
  typeDefName - unique name of the type of the relationship to delete.
  
  obsoleteRelationshipGUID - String unique identifier (guid) for the relationship.
  
  Returns:
  
  deleted relationship
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  RelationshipNotKnownException - the requested relationship is not known in the metadata collection.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection does not support soft-deletes.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- purgeRelationship
  
  public void purgeRelationship(String userId, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String deletedRelationshipGUID) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, RelationshipNotKnownException, RelationshipNotDeletedException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Permanently delete the relationship from the repository. There is no means to undo this request.
  
  Overrides:
  
  purgeRelationship in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  typeDefGUID - unique identifier of the type of the relationship to purge.
  
  typeDefName - unique name of the type of the relationship to purge.
  
  deletedRelationshipGUID - String unique identifier (guid) for the relationship.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  RelationshipNotKnownException - the requested relationship is not known in the metadata collection.
  
  RelationshipNotDeletedException - the requested relationship is not in DELETED status.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- restoreRelationship
  
  public Relationship restoreRelationship(String userId, String deletedRelationshipGUID) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, RelationshipNotKnownException, RelationshipNotDeletedException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Restore a deleted relationship into the metadata collection. The new status will be ACTIVE and the restored details of the relationship are returned to the caller.
  
  Overrides:
  
  restoreRelationship in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  deletedRelationshipGUID - String unique identifier (guid) for the relationship.
  
  Returns:
  
  Relationship structure with the restored header, requested entities and properties.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the guid is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  RelationshipNotKnownException - the requested relationship is not known in the metadata collection.
  
  RelationshipNotDeletedException - the requested relationship is not in DELETED status.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support soft-deletes.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- reIdentifyEntity
  
  public EntityDetail reIdentifyEntity(String userId, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String entityGUID, String newEntityGUID) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Change the guid of an existing entity to a new value. This is used if two different entities are discovered to have the same guid. This is extremely unlikely but not impossible so the open metadata protocol has provision for this.
  
  Overrides:
  
  reIdentifyEntity in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  typeDefGUID - the guid of the TypeDef for the entity used to verify the entity identity.
  
  typeDefName - the name of the TypeDef for the entity used to verify the entity identity.
  
  entityGUID - the existing identifier for the entity.
  
  newEntityGUID - the new guid for the entity.
  
  Returns:
  
  entity new values for this entity, including the new guid.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support the re-identification of instances.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- reTypeEntity
  
  public EntityDetail reTypeEntity(String userId, String entityGUID, TypeDefSummary currentTypeDefSummary, TypeDefSummary newTypeDefSummary) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeErrorException, PropertyErrorException, ClassificationErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Change the type an existing entity. Typically, this action is taken to move an entity's type to either a super type (so the subtype can be deleted) or a new subtype (so additional properties can be added.) However, the type can be changed to any compatible type and the properties adjusted.
  
  Overrides:
  
  reTypeEntity in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityGUID - the unique identifier for the entity to change.
  
  currentTypeDefSummary - the current details of the TypeDef for the entity used to verify the entity identity
  
  newTypeDefSummary - details of this entity's new TypeDef.
  
  Returns:
  
  entity new values for this entity, including the new type information.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeErrorException - the requested type is not known, or not supported in the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - The properties in the instance are incompatible with the requested type.
  
  ClassificationErrorException - the entity's classifications are not valid for the new type.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support the re-typing of instances.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- reHomeEntity
  
  public EntityDetail reHomeEntity(String userId, String entityGUID, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String homeMetadataCollectionId, String newHomeMetadataCollectionId, String newHomeMetadataCollectionName) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Change the home of an existing entity. This action is taken for example, if the original home repository becomes permanently unavailable, or if the user community updating this entity move to working from a different repository in the open metadata repository cohort.
  
  Overrides:
  
  reHomeEntity in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityGUID - the unique identifier for the entity to change.
  
  typeDefGUID - the guid of the TypeDef for the entity used to verify the entity identity.
  
  typeDefName - the name of the TypeDef for the entity used to verify the entity identity.
  
  homeMetadataCollectionId - the identifier of the metadata collection where this entity currently is homed.
  
  newHomeMetadataCollectionId - unique identifier for the new home metadata collection/repository.
  
  newHomeMetadataCollectionName - display name for the new home metadata collection/repository.
  
  Returns:
  
  entity new values for this entity, including the new home information.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support the re-homing of instances.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- reIdentifyRelationship
  
  public Relationship reIdentifyRelationship(String userId, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String relationshipGUID, String newRelationshipGUID) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, RelationshipNotKnownException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Change the guid of an existing relationship. This is used if two different relationships are discovered to have the same guid. This is extremely unlikely but not impossible so the open metadata protocol has provision for this.
  
  Overrides:
  
  reIdentifyRelationship in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  typeDefGUID - the guid of the TypeDef for the relationship used to verify the relationship identity.
  
  typeDefName - the name of the TypeDef for the relationship used to verify the relationship identity.
  
  relationshipGUID - the existing identifier for the relationship.
  
  newRelationshipGUID - the new identifier for the relationship.
  
  Returns:
  
  relationship new values for this relationship, including the new guid.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  RelationshipNotKnownException - the relationship identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support the re-identification of instances.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- reTypeRelationship
  
  public Relationship reTypeRelationship(String userId, String relationshipGUID, TypeDefSummary currentTypeDefSummary, TypeDefSummary newTypeDefSummary) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeErrorException, PropertyErrorException, RelationshipNotKnownException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Change the type of the existing relationship. Typically, this action is taken to move a relationship's type to either a super type (so the subtype can be deleted) or a new subtype (so additional properties can be added.) However, the type can be changed to any compatible type.
  
  Overrides:
  
  reTypeRelationship in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  relationshipGUID - the unique identifier for the relationship.
  
  currentTypeDefSummary - the details of the TypeDef for the relationship used to verify the relationship identity.
  
  newTypeDefSummary - new details for this relationship's TypeDef.
  
  Returns:
  
  relationship new values for this relationship, including the new type information.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeErrorException - the requested type is not known, or not supported in the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - The properties in the instance are incompatible with the requested type.
  
  RelationshipNotKnownException - the relationship identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support the re-typing of instances.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- reHomeRelationship
  
  public Relationship reHomeRelationship(String userId, String relationshipGUID, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String homeMetadataCollectionId, String newHomeMetadataCollectionId, String newHomeMetadataCollectionName) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, RelationshipNotKnownException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Change the home of an existing relationship. This action is taken for example, if the original home repository becomes permanently unavailable, or if the user community updating this relationship move to working from a different repository in the open metadata repository cohort.
  
  Overrides:
  
  reHomeRelationship in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  relationshipGUID - the unique identifier for the relationship.
  
  typeDefGUID - the guid of the TypeDef for the relationship used to verify the relationship identity.
  
  typeDefName - the name of the TypeDef for the relationship used to verify the relationship identity.
  
  homeMetadataCollectionId - the existing identifier for this relationship's home.
  
  newHomeMetadataCollectionId - unique identifier for the new home metadata collection/repository.
  
  newHomeMetadataCollectionName - display name for the new home metadata collection/repository.
  
  Returns:
  
  relationship new values for this relationship, including the new home information.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  RelationshipNotKnownException - the relationship identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support the re-homing of instances.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- saveEntityReferenceCopy
  
  public void saveEntityReferenceCopy(String userId, EntityDetail entity) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeErrorException, PropertyErrorException, HomeEntityException, EntityConflictException, InvalidEntityException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Save the entity as a reference copy. The id of the home metadata collection is already set up in the entity.
  
  Overrides:
  
  saveEntityReferenceCopy in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting server.
  
  entity - details of the entity to save
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the entity is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeErrorException - the requested type is not known, or not supported in the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this entity's type.
  
  HomeEntityException - the entity belongs to the local repository so creating a reference copy would be invalid.
  
  EntityConflictException - the new entity conflicts with an existing entity.
  
  InvalidEntityException - the new entity has invalid contents.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support reference copies of instances.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- getHomeClassifications
  
  public List<Classification> getHomeClassifications(String userId, String entityGUID) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, UserNotAuthorizedException, FunctionNotSupportedException
  
  Retrieve any locally homed classifications assigned to the requested entity. This method is implemented by repository connectors that are able to store classifications for entities that are homed in another repository.
  
  Overrides:
  
  getHomeClassifications in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityGUID - unique identifier of the entity with classifications to retrieve
  
  Returns:
  
  list of all the classifications for this entity that are homed in this repository
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the entity is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity is not recognized by this repository
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - to calling user is not authorized to retrieve this metadata
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - this method is not supported
- getHomeClassifications
  
  public List<Classification> getHomeClassifications(String userId, String entityGUID, Date asOfTime) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, UserNotAuthorizedException, FunctionNotSupportedException
  
  Retrieve any locally homed classifications assigned to the requested entity. This method is implemented by repository connectors that are able to store classifications for entities that are homed in another repository.
  
  Overrides:
  
  getHomeClassifications in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityGUID - unique identifier of the entity with classifications to retrieve
  
  asOfTime - the time used to determine which version of the entity that is desired.
  
  Returns:
  
  list of all the classifications for this entity that are homed in this repository
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the entity is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity is not recognized by this repository
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - to calling user is not authorized to retrieve this metadata
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - this method is not supported
- deleteEntityReferenceCopy
  
  public void deleteEntityReferenceCopy(String userId, EntityDetail entity) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeErrorException, PropertyErrorException, HomeEntityException, EntityConflictException, InvalidEntityException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Remove a reference copy of the entity from the local repository. This method can be used to remove reference copies from the local cohort, repositories that have left the cohort, or entities that have come from open metadata archives. It is also an opportunity to remove or soft delete relationships attached to the entity.
  
  Overrides:
  
  deleteEntityReferenceCopy in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting server.
  
  entity - details of the entity to purge.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the entity is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeErrorException - the requested type is not known, or not supported in the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this entity's type.
  
  HomeEntityException - the entity belongs to the local repository so creating a reference copy would be invalid.
  
  EntityConflictException - the new entity conflicts with an existing entity.
  
  InvalidEntityException - the new entity has invalid contents.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support reference copies of instances.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- purgeEntityReferenceCopy
  
  public void purgeEntityReferenceCopy(String userId, EntityDetail entity) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeErrorException, PropertyErrorException, HomeEntityException, EntityConflictException, InvalidEntityException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Remove a reference copy of the entity from the local repository. This method can be used to remove reference copies from the local cohort, repositories that have left the cohort, or entities that have come from open metadata archives. It is also an opportunity to remove or soft delete relationships attached to the entity
  
  Overrides:
  
  purgeEntityReferenceCopy in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting server.
  
  entity - details of the entity to purge.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the entity is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeErrorException - the requested type is not known, or not supported in the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this entity's type.
  
  HomeEntityException - the entity belongs to the local repository so creating a reference copy would be invalid.
  
  EntityConflictException - the new entity conflicts with an existing entity.
  
  InvalidEntityException - the new entity has invalid contents.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support reference copies of instances.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- purgeEntityReferenceCopy
  
  public void purgeEntityReferenceCopy(String userId, String entityGUID, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String homeMetadataCollectionId) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, HomeEntityException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Remove a reference copy of the entity from the local repository. This method can be used to remove reference copies from the local cohort, repositories that have left the cohort, or entities that have come from open metadata archives.
  
  Overrides:
  
  purgeEntityReferenceCopy in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting server.
  
  entityGUID - the unique identifier for the entity.
  
  typeDefGUID - the guid of the TypeDef for the relationship used to verify the relationship identity.
  
  typeDefName - the name of the TypeDef for the relationship used to verify the relationship identity.
  
  homeMetadataCollectionId - identifier of the metadata collection that is the home to this entity.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - the entity identified by the guid is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  HomeEntityException - the entity belongs to the local repository so creating a reference copy would be invalid.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support reference copies of instances.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- refreshEntityReferenceCopy
  
  public void refreshEntityReferenceCopy(String userId, String entityGUID, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String homeMetadataCollectionId) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, HomeEntityException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  The local repository has requested that the repository that hosts the home metadata collection for the specified entity sends out the details of this entity so the local repository can create a reference copy.
  
  Overrides:
  
  refreshEntityReferenceCopy in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting server.
  
  entityGUID - unique identifier of requested entity
  
  typeDefGUID - unique identifier of requested entity's TypeDef
  
  typeDefName - unique name of requested entity's TypeDef
  
  homeMetadataCollectionId - identifier of the metadata collection that is the home to this entity.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  HomeEntityException - the entity belongs to the local repository so creating a reference copy would be invalid.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- saveClassificationReferenceCopy
  
  public void saveClassificationReferenceCopy(String userId, EntityDetail entity, Classification classification) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeErrorException, EntityConflictException, InvalidEntityException, PropertyErrorException, UserNotAuthorizedException, FunctionNotSupportedException
  
  Save the classification as a reference copy. The id of the home metadata collection is already set up in the classification. The entity may be either a locally homed entity or a reference copy.
  
  Overrides:
  
  saveClassificationReferenceCopy in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entity - entity that the classification is attached to.
  
  classification - classification to save.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this classification type.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
  
  TypeErrorException - the requested type is not known, or not supported in the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection.
  
  EntityConflictException - the new entity conflicts with an existing entity.
  
  InvalidEntityException - the new entity has invalid contents.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support reference copies of instances.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- saveClassificationReferenceCopy
  
  public void saveClassificationReferenceCopy(String userId, EntityProxy entityProxy, Classification classification) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeErrorException, EntityConflictException, InvalidEntityException, PropertyErrorException, UserNotAuthorizedException, FunctionNotSupportedException
  
  Save the classification as a reference copy. The id of the home metadata collection is already set up in the classification. The entity may be either a locally homed entity or a reference copy.
  
  Overrides:
  
  saveClassificationReferenceCopy in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityProxy - entity that the classification is attached to.
  
  classification - classification to save.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this classification type.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
  
  TypeErrorException - the requested type is not known, or not supported in the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection.
  
  EntityConflictException - the new entity conflicts with an existing entity.
  
  InvalidEntityException - the new entity has invalid contents.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support reference copies of instances.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- purgeClassificationReferenceCopy
  
  public void purgeClassificationReferenceCopy(String userId, EntityDetail entity, Classification classification) throws InvalidParameterException, TypeErrorException, PropertyErrorException, EntityConflictException, InvalidEntityException, RepositoryErrorException, UserNotAuthorizedException, FunctionNotSupportedException
  
  Remove the reference copy of the classification from the local repository. This method can be used to remove reference copies from the local cohort, repositories that have left the cohort, or relationships that have come from open metadata archives.
  
  Overrides:
  
  purgeClassificationReferenceCopy in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entity - entity that the classification is attached to.
  
  classification - classification to purge.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this classification type.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeErrorException - the requested type is not known, or not supported in the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection.
  
  EntityConflictException - the new entity conflicts with an existing entity.
  
  InvalidEntityException - the new entity has invalid contents.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
- purgeClassificationReferenceCopy
  
  public void purgeClassificationReferenceCopy(String userId, EntityProxy entityProxy, Classification classification) throws InvalidParameterException, TypeErrorException, PropertyErrorException, EntityConflictException, InvalidEntityException, RepositoryErrorException, UserNotAuthorizedException, FunctionNotSupportedException
  
  Remove the reference copy of the classification from the local repository. This method can be used to remove reference copies from the local cohort, repositories that have left the cohort, or relationships that have come from open metadata archives.
  
  Overrides:
  
  purgeClassificationReferenceCopy in class OMRSMetadataCollection
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  entityProxy - entity that the classification is attached to.
  
  classification - classification to purge.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this classification type.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeErrorException - the requested type is not known, or not supported in the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection.
  
  EntityConflictException - the new entity conflicts with an existing entity.
  
  InvalidEntityException - the new entity has invalid contents.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support maintenance of metadata.
- saveRelationshipReferenceCopy
  
  public void saveRelationshipReferenceCopy(String userId, Relationship relationship) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, PropertyErrorException, HomeRelationshipException, RelationshipConflictException, InvalidRelationshipException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Save the relationship as a reference copy. The id of the home metadata collection is already set up in the relationship.
  
  Overrides:
  
  saveRelationshipReferenceCopy in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting server.
  
  relationship - relationship to save
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the relationship is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeErrorException - the requested type is not known, or not supported in the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - one of the entities identified by the relationship is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this relationship's type.
  
  HomeRelationshipException - the relationship belongs to the local repository so creating a reference copy would be invalid.
  
  RelationshipConflictException - the new relationship conflicts with an existing relationship.
  
  InvalidRelationshipException - the new relationship has invalid contents.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support reference copies of instances.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- deleteRelationshipReferenceCopy
  
  public void deleteRelationshipReferenceCopy(String userId, Relationship relationship) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, PropertyErrorException, HomeRelationshipException, RelationshipConflictException, InvalidRelationshipException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Remove the reference copy of the relationship from the local repository. This method can be used to remove reference copies from the local cohort, repositories that have left the cohort, or relationships that have come from open metadata archives.
  
  Overrides:
  
  deleteRelationshipReferenceCopy in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting server.
  
  relationship - relationship to purge.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the relationship is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeErrorException - the requested type is not known, or not supported in the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - one of the entities identified by the relationship is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this relationship's type.
  
  HomeRelationshipException - the relationship belongs to the local repository so creating a reference copy would be invalid.
  
  RelationshipConflictException - the new relationship conflicts with an existing relationship.
  
  InvalidRelationshipException - the new relationship has invalid contents.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support reference copies of instances.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- purgeRelationshipReferenceCopy
  
  public void purgeRelationshipReferenceCopy(String userId, Relationship relationship) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, PropertyErrorException, HomeRelationshipException, RelationshipConflictException, InvalidRelationshipException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Remove the reference copy of the relationship from the local repository. This method can be used to remove reference copies from the local cohort, repositories that have left the cohort, or relationships that have come from open metadata archives.
  
  Overrides:
  
  purgeRelationshipReferenceCopy in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting server.
  
  relationship - relationship to purge.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the relationship is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeErrorException - the requested type is not known, or not supported in the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - one of the entities identified by the relationship is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this relationship's type.
  
  HomeRelationshipException - the relationship belongs to the local repository so creating a reference copy would be invalid.
  
  RelationshipConflictException - the new relationship conflicts with an existing relationship.
  
  InvalidRelationshipException - the new relationship has invalid contents.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support reference copies of instances.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- purgeRelationshipReferenceCopy
  
  public void purgeRelationshipReferenceCopy(String userId, String relationshipGUID, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String homeMetadataCollectionId) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, RelationshipNotKnownException, HomeRelationshipException, FunctionNotSupportedException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  Remove the reference copy of the relationship from the local repository. This method can be used to remove reference copies from the local cohort, repositories that have left the cohort, or relationships that have come from open metadata archives.
  
  Overrides:
  
  purgeRelationshipReferenceCopy in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting serverName.
  
  relationshipGUID - the unique identifier for the relationship.
  
  typeDefGUID - the guid of the TypeDef for the relationship used to verify the relationship identity.
  
  typeDefName - the name of the TypeDef for the relationship used to verify the relationship identity.
  
  homeMetadataCollectionId - unique identifier for the home repository for this relationship.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  RelationshipNotKnownException - the relationship identifier is not recognized.
  
  HomeRelationshipException - the relationship belongs to the local repository so creating a reference copy would be invalid.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support reference copies of instances.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- refreshRelationshipReferenceCopy
  
  public void refreshRelationshipReferenceCopy(String userId, String relationshipGUID, String typeDefGUID, String typeDefName, String homeMetadataCollectionId) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, HomeRelationshipException, UserNotAuthorizedException
  
  The local server has requested that the repository that hosts the home metadata collection for the specified relationship sends out the details of this relationship so the local repository can create a reference copy.
  
  Overrides:
  
  refreshRelationshipReferenceCopy in class OMRSMetadataCollectionBase
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting server.
  
  relationshipGUID - unique identifier of the relationship
  
  typeDefGUID - the guid of the TypeDef for the relationship used to verify the relationship identity.
  
  typeDefName - the name of the TypeDef for the relationship used to verify the relationship identity.
  
  homeMetadataCollectionId - unique identifier for the home repository for this relationship.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - one of the parameters is invalid or null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  HomeRelationshipException - the relationship belongs to the local repository so creating a reference copy would be invalid.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.
- saveInstanceReferenceCopies
  
  public void saveInstanceReferenceCopies(String userId, InstanceGraph instances) throws InvalidParameterException, RepositoryErrorException, TypeErrorException, EntityNotKnownException, PropertyErrorException, EntityConflictException, RelationshipConflictException, InvalidEntityException, InvalidRelationshipException, UserNotAuthorizedException, FunctionNotSupportedException
  
  Save the entities and relationships supplied in the instance graph as a reference copies. The id of the home metadata collection is already set up in the instances. Any instances from the home metadata collection are ignored.
  
  Overrides:
  
  saveInstanceReferenceCopies in class OMRSMetadataCollection
  
  Parameters:
  
  userId - unique identifier for requesting user.
  
  instances - instances to save.
  
  Throws:
  
  InvalidParameterException - the relationship is null.
  
  RepositoryErrorException - there is a problem communicating with the metadata repository where the metadata collection is stored.
  
  TypeErrorException - the requested type is not known, or not supported in the metadata repository hosting the metadata collection.
  
  EntityNotKnownException - one of the entities identified by the relationship is not found in the metadata collection.
  
  PropertyErrorException - one or more of the requested properties are not defined, or have different characteristics in the TypeDef for this relationship's type.
  
  EntityConflictException - the new entity conflicts with an existing entity.
  
  InvalidEntityException - the new entity has invalid contents.
  
  RelationshipConflictException - the new relationship conflicts with an existing relationship.
  
  InvalidRelationshipException - the new relationship has invalid contents.
  
  FunctionNotSupportedException - the repository does not support reference copies of instances.
  
  UserNotAuthorizedException - the userId is not permitted to perform this operation.

Class LocalOMRSMetadataCollection

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.odpi.openmetadata.repositoryservices.connectors.stores.metadatacollectionstore.OMRSMetadataCollection

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.odpi.openmetadata.repositoryservices.connectors.stores.metadatacollectionstore.OMRSMetadataCollectionBase

Methods inherited from class org.odpi.openmetadata.repositoryservices.connectors.stores.metadatacollectionstore.OMRSMetadataCollection

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Method Details

getAllTypes

findTypesByName

findTypeDefsByCategory

findAttributeTypeDefsByCategory

findTypeDefsByProperty

findTypesByExternalID

searchForTypeDefs

getTypeDefByGUID

getAttributeTypeDefByGUID

getTypeDefByName

getAttributeTypeDefByName

addTypeDef

addAttributeTypeDef

verifyTypeDef

verifyAttributeTypeDef

updateTypeDef

deleteTypeDef

deleteAttributeTypeDef

reIdentifyTypeDef

reIdentifyAttributeTypeDef

isEntityKnown

getEntitySummary

getEntityDetail

getEntityDetail

getEntityDetailHistory

getRelationshipsForEntity

findEntitiesByProperty

findEntities

findEntitiesByClassification

findEntitiesByPropertyValue

isRelationshipKnown

getRelationship

getRelationship

getRelationshipHistory

findRelationships

findRelationshipsByProperty

findRelationshipsByPropertyValue

getLinkingEntities

getEntityNeighborhood

getRelatedEntities

addEntity

addExternalEntity

addEntityProxy

updateEntityStatus

updateEntityProperties

undoEntityUpdate

deleteEntity

purgeEntity

restoreEntity

classifyEntity

classifyEntity

classifyEntity

classifyEntity

declassifyEntity

declassifyEntity

updateEntityClassification

updateEntityClassification

addRelationship

addExternalRelationship

updateRelationshipStatus

updateRelationshipProperties

undoRelationshipUpdate

deleteRelationship

purgeRelationship

restoreRelationship

reIdentifyEntity

reTypeEntity

reHomeEntity

reIdentifyRelationship

reTypeRelationship

reHomeRelationship

saveEntityReferenceCopy