openfuture.masterdata
Interface IMasterDataService

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultMasterDataService

public interface IMasterDataService

This interface defines the services a Master Data Service must implement Creation date: (09.09.00 21:53:00)

Method Summary

IMasterDataContainer	getMasterData(java.lang.String type, java.lang.String language) Passes Master Data of the specified type and a given language to the Master Data Provider.
void	initialize() Initialize the Master Data cache Must be subclassed to provide some master data.

Method Detail

getMasterData

public IMasterDataContainer getMasterData(java.lang.String type,
                                          java.lang.String language)

Passes Master Data of the specified type and a given language to the Master Data Provider. Creation date: (09.09.00 21:57:13)

Parameters:

type - java.lang.String

language - java.lang.String

Returns:

java.util.Vector

initialize

public void initialize()

Initialize the Master Data cache
Must be subclassed to provide some master data.

You might want to create an instance of an implementing class at start-up of your (server) application and initialize is in order to fetch some data, e.g. from a legacy system or interface. Creation date: (10.09.00 09:38:20)