| | Public Methods (ttadv7112m000)Public methods operate on the public attributes of a business
object, and are available to external applications. The methods are either
standard methods or specific methods. Specific methods must be programmed
manually. Standard methods can be generated based on the protected attributes
of the business object. On these attributes standard methods perform the
standard actions create, read, change and delete, show, and list. If you defined a reference table for the business object, the
following standard methods are used to operate on the reference table:
CreateRef and DeleteRef. Refer to the Help on the Tables (ttadv7111m000) session for more information. Note A public method actually calls the related protected method
of each component, which is not accessible directly by external
applications. Method The name of the public method. If the method is a standard method, you cannot modify it. If
the method is a specific method, you can modify its properties, such as name,
return type or arguments. The following rules apply to the protected method
name: - The name must be unique within the business object.
- The name must refer to business concepts and/or the
functionality of the business object. Do not use a name that refers to a
technical solution.
- Use standardized business terminology, for example, OAGIS.
- The name must be meaningful.
- Only alphanumeric characters ([A-Z], [a-z], [0-9]) are
allowed.
- Spaces are not allowed.
- If the name consists of several words, start each word,
including the first word, with a capital.
Example: GetEmployeeDescription. Standard methods can only be generated. The standard methods
are: Create, Change, Delete, Show, and List. If you use a reference table, the
extra methods CreateRef and DeleteRef are generated too. You cannot enter these
names for a specific method, that is, for a method you create manually. Related Protected Method If a public method is related to a protected method, this field
displays the name of that protected method. For example, the public standard method Change is related to
the protected standard method Change. Return Type The return type of the public method. Public methods can only
have return type long. Standard/Specific This field indicates whether the method is a standard or a
specific method. Refer to Standard/Specific Method for details. Standard methods can be generated through the appropriate menu. You
cannot modify the properties of standard methods. You can only delete the
methods you do not require. | |