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Oracle® OLAP Java API Reference
11g Release 1 (11.1)

B28128-01


oracle.olapi.metadata.mdm
Class MdmTimeDimension

java.lang.Object
  extended by oracle.olapi.metadata.BaseMetadataObject
      extended by oracle.olapi.metadata.mdm.MdmObject
          extended by oracle.olapi.metadata.mdm.MdmSource
              extended by oracle.olapi.metadata.mdm.MdmDimension
                  extended by oracle.olapi.metadata.mdm.MdmPrimaryDimension
                      extended by oracle.olapi.metadata.mdm.MdmTimeDimension

All Implemented Interfaces:
MdmMemberListMapOwner, MdmQuery, MdmViewColumnOwner, MetadataObject, Buildable

public final class MdmTimeDimension
extends MdmPrimaryDimension

An MdmPrimaryDimension that represents an Oracle OLAP dimension of time periods. An application creates an MdmTimeDimension by calling the findOrCreateTimeDimension method of an MdmDatabaseSchema.


Method Summary
 java.lang.Object acceptVisitor(MdmObjectVisitor visitor, java.lang.Object context)
          Calls the visitMdmTimeDimension method of the MdmObjectVisitor and passes that method the MdmTimeDimension and the Object.
 void addCustomMember(MdmTimeMember customMember)
          Adds a custom member to the MdmTimeDimension.
 MdmTimeMember createCustomMember(java.lang.String name, MdmLevel level, java.lang.String parent, java.util.Date endDate, int timeSpan, Source source, int precedence)
          Creates a custom dimension member with the specified parent for the MdmTimeDimension.
 MdmTimeMember createCustomMember(java.lang.String name, MdmLevel level, java.lang.String parent, MdmLevel parentLevel, java.util.Date endDate, int timeSpan, Source source, int precedence)
          Creates a custom dimension member with the specified parent and parent level for the MdmTimeDimension.
 MdmTimeMember createCustomMember(java.lang.String name, MdmValueHierarchy valueHier, java.util.Date endDate, int timeSpan, Source source, int precedence)
          Creates a custom dimension member for the MdmTimeDimension.
 MdmAttribute createEndDateAttribute(MtmValueExpression defaultExpression)
          Deprecated. As of Oracle 11g, Release 1 (11.1); replaced by findOrCreateBaseAttribute.
 MdmAttribute createTimeSpanAttribute(MtmValueExpression defaultExpression)
          Deprecated. As of Oracle 11g, Release 1 (11.1); replaced by findOrCreateBaseAttribute.
 java.util.List getCustomMembers()
          Gets the custom members of the MdmTimeDimension.
 MdmAttribute getEndDateAttribute()
          Gets an MdmAttribute that relates each member of the MdmSubDimension components of the MdmTimeDimension to the end date of the time period that the member represents.
 MdmAttribute getTimeSpanAttribute()
          Gets an MdmAttribute that relates each member of the MdmSubDimension components of the MdmTimeDimension to the time span of the time period that the member represents.
 void removeCustomMember(MdmTimeMember customMember)
          Removes a custom member from the MdmTimeDimension.
 void setEndDateAttribute(MdmAttribute endDateAttr)
          Specifies an MdmAttribute as the end date attribute for the dimension.
 void setTimeSpanAttribute(MdmAttribute timeSpanAttr)
          Specifies an MdmAttribute as the time span attribute for the dimension.

 

Methods inherited from class oracle.olapi.metadata.mdm.MdmPrimaryDimension
addDimensionLevel, addHierarchy, addModel, createAWOrganization, createBooleanAttribute, createBooleanAttribute, createDateAttribute, createDateAttribute, createLevelHierarchy, createNumericAttribute, createNumericAttribute, createRolapOrganization, createSolvedLevelHierarchy, createStringAttribute, createStringAttribute, createUnsolvedLevelHierarchy, createValueHierarchy, findOrCreateBaseAttribute, findOrCreateDerivedAttribute, findOrCreateDimCalcModel, findOrCreateDimensionLevel, findOrCreateLevelHierarchy, findOrCreateMdmCustomMember, findOrCreateMemberListMap, findOrCreateMultiValuedDerivedAttribute, findOrCreateValueHierarchy, getAncestorsAttribute, getAttributes, getBooleanCalcModel, getDateCalcModel, getDefaultCalcModel, getDefaultHierarchy, getDimensionLevels, getETDimensionOrderColumn, getETHierarchyOrderColumn, getETKeyColumn, getETLevelNameColumn, getETLocalValueColumn, getETViewName, getHierarchies, getHierarchy, getHierarchyAttribute, getIsCustomMemberAttribute, getLevelAttribute, getLevelDepthAttribute, getLocalValueAttribute, getMdmCustomMembers, getMemberListMap, getModels, getNumberCalcModel, getOrganization, getOwner, getParentAttribute, getPersistentLanguages, getPrimaryDimension, getQuery, getQueryColumn, getQueryColumns, getQueryName, getShortValueDescriptionAttribute, getStringCalcModel, getType, getValueDescriptionAttribute, getValueLineageAttribute, getValueSeparationString, removeAttribute, removeDimensionLevel, removeHierarchy, removeMdmCustomMember, removeModel, setBooleanCalcModel, setDateCalcModel, setDefaultCalcModel, setDefaultHierarchy, setETViewName, setMemberListMap, setNumberCalcModel, setOwner, setShortValueDescriptionAttribute, setStringCalcModel, setValueDescriptionAttribute, setValueSeparationString

 

Methods inherited from class oracle.olapi.metadata.mdm.MdmDimension
getCardinality, getCustomOrder, getPluralDescription, getShortPluralDescription, setCardinality, setCustomOrder, setPluralDescription, setShortPluralDescription

 

Methods inherited from class oracle.olapi.metadata.mdm.MdmSource
getDataType, getModel, getSource, getSourceMap, setModel

 

Methods inherited from class oracle.olapi.metadata.mdm.MdmObject
findOrCreateDescription, getDescription, getDescription, getDescription, getMetadataProvider, getName, getShortDescription, setDescription, setDescription, setDescription, setName, setShortDescription

 

Methods inherited from class oracle.olapi.metadata.BaseMetadataObject
getID

 

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

 

Method Detail

acceptVisitor

public java.lang.Object acceptVisitor(MdmObjectVisitor visitor,
                                      java.lang.Object context)
Calls the visitMdmTimeDimension method of the MdmObjectVisitor and passes that method the MdmTimeDimension and the Object.
Specified by:
acceptVisitor in class MdmObject
Parameters:
visitor - An MdmObjectVisitor.
context - An Object.
Returns:
The Object returned by the MdmObjectVisitor.

getEndDateAttribute

public final MdmAttribute getEndDateAttribute()
Gets an MdmAttribute that relates each member of the MdmSubDimension components of the MdmTimeDimension to the end date of the time period that the member represents.
Returns:
An MdmAttribute that relates each member of the MdmSubDimension components of the MdmTimeDimension to the end date of the time period that the member represents.

getTimeSpanAttribute

public final MdmAttribute getTimeSpanAttribute()
Gets an MdmAttribute that relates each member of the MdmSubDimension components of the MdmTimeDimension to the time span of the time period that the member represents.
Returns:
An MdmAttribute that relates each member of the MdmSubDimension components of the MdmTimeDimension to the time span of the time period that the member represents.

createEndDateAttribute

public MdmAttribute createEndDateAttribute(MtmValueExpression defaultExpression)
Deprecated. As of Oracle 11g, Release 1 (11.1); replaced by findOrCreateBaseAttribute.

createTimeSpanAttribute

public MdmAttribute createTimeSpanAttribute(MtmValueExpression defaultExpression)
Deprecated. As of Oracle 11g, Release 1 (11.1); replaced by findOrCreateBaseAttribute.

setEndDateAttribute

public void setEndDateAttribute(MdmAttribute endDateAttr)
Specifies an MdmAttribute as the end date attribute for the dimension.
Parameters:
endDateAttr - An MdmAttribute that has end date values for members of the dimension.

setTimeSpanAttribute

public void setTimeSpanAttribute(MdmAttribute timeSpanAttr)
Specifies an MdmAttribute as the time span attribute for the dimension.
Parameters:
timeSpanAttr - An MdmAttribute that has time span values for members of the dimension.

createCustomMember

public MdmTimeMember createCustomMember(java.lang.String name,
                                        MdmLevel level,
                                        java.lang.String parent,
                                        java.util.Date endDate,
                                        int timeSpan,
                                        Source source,
                                        int precedence)
Creates a custom dimension member with the specified parent for the MdmTimeDimension.
Parameters:
name - A String that contains the local value for the member.
level - The MdmLevel to which you want the member to belong.
parent - A String that contains the local value of the parent of the member. The parent must be a member of the level that is one level above the level to which the custom member belongs.
endDate - A Date that specifies the end date for the member.
timeSpan - An integer that specifies the time span for the member.
source - A Source that specifies the value of the custom member; this value is the measure value that is specified by the custom member for an MdmMeasure that is dimensioned by the MdmTimeDimension.
precedence - An integer that specifies the precedence for the custom member.
Returns:
An MdmTimeMember that is a custom member of the dimension.

createCustomMember

public MdmTimeMember createCustomMember(java.lang.String name,
                                        MdmLevel level,
                                        java.lang.String parent,
                                        MdmLevel parentLevel,
                                        java.util.Date endDate,
                                        int timeSpan,
                                        Source source,
                                        int precedence)
Creates a custom dimension member with the specified parent and parent level for the MdmTimeDimension.
Parameters:
name - A String that contains the local value for the member.
level - The MdmLevel to which you want the member to belong.
parent - A String that contains the local value of the parent of the member.
parentLevel - The MdmLevel to which the parent of the member belongs.
endDate - A Date that specifies the end date for the member.
timeSpan - An integer that specifies the time span for the member.
source - A Source that specifies the value of the custom member; the value is the measure value that is specified by the custom member for an MdmMeasure that is dimensioned by the MdmTimeDimension.
precedence - An integer that specifies the precedence for the custom member.
Returns:
An MdmTimeMember that is a custom member of the dimension.

createCustomMember

public MdmTimeMember createCustomMember(java.lang.String name,
                                        MdmValueHierarchy valueHier,
                                        java.util.Date endDate,
                                        int timeSpan,
                                        Source source,
                                        int precedence)
Creates a custom dimension member for the MdmTimeDimension.
Parameters:
name - A String that contains the local value for the member.
valueHier - The MdmValueHierarchy to which you want the member to belong.
endDate - A Date that specifies the end date for the member.
timeSpan - An integer that specifies the time span for the member.
source - A Source that specifies the value of the custom member; this value is the measure value that is specified by the custom member for an MdmMeasure that is dimensioned by the MdmTimeDimension.
precedence - An integer that specifies the precedence for the custom member.
Returns:
An MdmTimeMember that is a custom member of the dimension.

getCustomMembers

public final java.util.List getCustomMembers()
Gets the custom members of the MdmTimeDimension.
Returns:
A List that contains the MdmTimeMember objects that are the custom members of the MdmTimeDimension.

addCustomMember

public final void addCustomMember(MdmTimeMember customMember)
Adds a custom member to the MdmTimeDimension. Use this method to add a custom member that you create with the constructor of the MdmTimeMember class.
Parameters:
customMember - The custom MdmTimedMember to add to the MdmTimeDimension.

removeCustomMember

public final void removeCustomMember(MdmTimeMember customMember)
Removes a custom member from the MdmTimeDimension.
Parameters:
customMember - The custom MdmTimedMember to remove from the MdmTimeDimension.

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