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Creating the Business Object Classes

 

All business objects should be placed under com.crm.businessobject.* named packages, extend either com.crm.businessobject.CRMBO or one of its subclasses and follow this naming convention: CRMBO<classname>Bean.java.  

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titleCreating CRMBOBankBranchBean.java

 



Defining Bussiness Object Methods

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To implement the basic business logic, the following methods must be created:

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     /**
     * Constructs a bank branch.
     * 
     * @param mainDTO - the main data object
     * @return a bank branch
     * @throws Exception
     */
	@Override
	protected CRMDO constructDO(CRMDO mainDTO) throws Exception {
		
		CRMDOBankBranch bankBranch = new CRMDOBankBranch();
		
		if (mainDTO instanceof CRMDOBank)
		{
			bankBranch.setBank((CRMDOBank)mainDTO);
		}
		
		return bankBranch;
	}

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The following method saves the data objects to the database. Any business logic required can be added (i.e. saving related data objects).

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    /**
     * Saves a bank branch.
     * 
     * @param dto - the bank branch to save
     * @return the saved bank branch
     * @throws Exception
     */
	@Override
	protected CRMDO saveDO(CRMDO dto) throws Exception {
		
		CRMDOBankBranch bankBranch = (CRMDOBankBranch)dto;
		
		saveDataObject(bankBranch);
		
		return bankBranch;
	}

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This method deletes the data objects. In this method, we add any business logic required to be executed when deleting an entity (i.e. deleting related data objects). Note that records are not physically deleted but marked as deleted. 

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    /**
     * Deletes a bank branch.
     * 
     * @param dto - the bank branch to delete
     * @return the deleted bank branch
     * @throws Exception
     */
	@Override
	protected CRMDO deleteDO(CRMDO dto) throws Exception {
		return dto;
	}

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This method validates the data objects before saving to the database. Any validations that should be done before saving the data object to the database should be performed in this method.

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     /**
     * Validates a bank branch on save.
     * 
     * @param dto - the bank branch to validate
     * @throws Exception
     */
	@Override
	protected void validateDOonSave(CRMDO dto) throws Exception {
		CRMDOBankBranch bankBranch = (CRMDOBankBranch)dto;
		validateUniqueness(bankBranch);
	}

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This method can be used in cases where the data object must be unique.  validateUniqueRecordAgainstDb and validateUniqueValueComboAgainstDb of CRMValidatorBean.java can be used to validate that there is no other data object having the same field value or having the same combination of fields values respectively.

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     /**
     * Validates the uniqueness of a bank branch.
     * 
     * @param bankBranch - the bank branch to validate
     * @throws Exception
     */
	protected void validateUniqueness(CRMDOBankBranch bankBranch) throws Exception {
		//Validate that there is no other bank branch with the same name
		validatorBean.validateUniqueRecordAgainstDb(
				bankBranch, 
				new String[]{"name"}, 
				new String[]{"Name"}, 
				"Branch", 
				true, 
				null);
		
		//Validate that there is no other bank branch with the same alternative code
		validatorBean.validateUniqueRecordAgainstDb(
				bankBranch, 
				new String[]{"altCode"}, 
				new String[]{"Alternative Code"}, 
				"Branch", 
				true, 
				null);

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This method validates the data objects before saving to the database as deleted. Any validations that should be done before deleting the data object should be performed in this method.

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    /**
     * Validates a bank branch on delete.
     * 
     * @param dto - the bank branch to validate
     * @throws Exception
     */
	@Override
	protected void validateDOonDelete(CRMDO dto) throws Exception {
		CRMDOBankBranch bankBranch = (CRMDOBankBranch)dto;
    	
		//Validate that the bank branch is not defined in any non-terminated accounts receivable payment preference
		validateIfUsedByAccountsOnDelete(bankBranch);
	}

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This method returns the class of the data object that is handled by the specific business object. It is used mainly to construct the HQL (Hibernate Query Language) dynamically.

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    /**
     * Returns the data object class of a bank branch.
     * 
     * @return the data object class of the bank branch
     */
	@Override
	protected Class<CRMDOBankBranch> getDataObjectClass() {
		return CRMDOBankBranch.class;
	}

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This method returns a list of the associated data objects that should be loaded by default when loading a data object. It is called by abstract functionality to load the data objects associated data objects.

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    /**
     * Returns the next sequence number of a bank branch.
     * 
     * @param dto - the bank branch to return the next sequence number for
     * @return the next sequence number of the bank branch
     * @throws Exception
     */
	@Override
	protected String getSequenceNumber(CRMDO dto) throws Exception {
		//No sequence number must be returned
		return null;
	}

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Use getNextSequenceNumber method which is implemented in super class CRMBO.java, to get the next sequence number of the data object.

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    /**
     * Returns the next sequence number of an account definition.
     * 
     * @param dto - the account definition to return the next sequence number for
     * @return the next sequence number of the account definition
     * @throws Exception
     */
	@Override
	protected String getSequenceNumber(CRMDO dto) throws Exception {
		return getNextSequenceNumber(SequenceNumber.ACCDEFINITIONS);
	}

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This method returns a list of the data object's mandatory fields (fields that should be always set). This method is called by abstract functionality to validate that all mandatory fields are set.

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