com.ibm.mm.sdk.server

Interface dkDatastoreExt

All Known Implementing Classes:

DKDatastoreExtICM

public interface dkDatastoreExt

Server-side datastore extension interface for link management operations.

This interface defines server-side link management capabilities for datastores. It provides operations for creating and removing relationships (links) between data objects in the content repository.

Link Operations:

• addLink: Creates a relationship between two data objects
• removeLink: Removes an existing relationship

Common Link Types:

• Folder-to-Document (filing/containment)
• Document-to-Document (custom relationships)
• Folder-to-Folder (hierarchical structure)

See Also:

DKLink, dkAbstractDatastoreExt, DKDatastoreExtICM

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	addLink(DKLink link) Adds a link (relationship) between two data objects.
void	removeLink(DKLink link) Removes a link (relationship) between two data objects.

Method Detail

addLink

void addLink(DKLink link)
      throws DKException,
             java.lang.Exception

Adds a link (relationship) between two data objects.

Creates a relationship between the source and target objects specified in the link. The type of relationship depends on the object types involved (e.g., filing a document into a folder).

Parameters:

link - the link defining the relationship to create

Throws:

DKException - if the link operation fails

java.lang.Exception - if an unexpected error occurs

removeLink

void removeLink(DKLink link)
         throws DKException,
                java.lang.Exception

Removes a link (relationship) between two data objects.

Removes an existing relationship between the source and target objects specified in the link. The relationship must exist before it can be removed.

Parameters:

link - the link defining the relationship to remove

Throws:

DKException - if the link operation fails

java.lang.Exception - if an unexpected error occurs