de.danet.an.workflow.omgcore
Interface WfAssignment

All Superinterfaces:

WfObject

public interface WfAssignment

extends WfObject

A WfAssignment links WfActivity objects to WfResource objects. These links represent real assignements for enacting the activity.

Method Summary

WfActivity	activity() A WfAssignment is associated with one WfActivity; the association is established when the assignment is created as part of the resource selection process for the activity.
WfResource	assignee() A WfAssignment is associated with one WfResource; the association is established when the assignment is created as part of the resource selection process for the activity.
void	setAssignee(WfResource newValue) A WfAssignment is associated with one WfResource; the association is established when the assignment is created as part of the resource selection process for the activity; this method can be used to reassign the assignment to another resource at a later point in time.

Method Detail

activity

public WfActivity activity()
                    throws java.rmi.RemoteException

A WfAssignment is associated with one WfActivity; the association is established when the assignment is created as part of the resource selection process for the activity. This method returns the associated activity.

Returns:

the associated activity.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a system-level error occurs.

assignee

public WfResource assignee()
                    throws java.rmi.RemoteException

A WfAssignment is associated with one WfResource; the association is established when the assignment is created as part of the resource selection process for the activity. This method returns the associated resource.

Returns:

the associated resource.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a system-level error occurs.

setAssignee

public void setAssignee(WfResource newValue)
                 throws java.rmi.RemoteException,
                        InvalidResourceException

A WfAssignment is associated with one WfResource; the association is established when the assignment is created as part of the resource selection process for the activity; this method can be used to reassign the assignment to another resource at a later point in time.

Parameters:

newValue - the new resource.

Throws:

InvalidResourceException - if an attempt is made to assign an invalid resource to the assignment.

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a system-level error occurs.