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The Data Dictionary building block consists of clients
and services that connect to the back-end system.
Data Dictionary building block clientsThe Data Dictionary clients include:
Data Dictionary Java clients (adobe-dct-client.jar).
The Java clients include server-side value objects, service APIs,
and exception classes required for any custom code for the building
block.
Data Dictionary Flex client (adobe-dct-flex-services.swc):
The Flex client includes various ActionScript Value Objects, Data
Dictionary service Flex APIs, events, and fault handling.
Data Dictionary building block user interface components.
The Data Dictionary building block user interface components (Data
Dictionary Editor, Data Elements Panel) use the Data Dictionary
Services for interacting with the back-end repository.
Data Dictionary Editor: The Administrator user interface
for creating and modifying a data dictionary, its properties, and
elements. In the Definition view and Properties view, you can associate
the value of various properties with the data dictionary elements.
You can associate metadata with a data dictionary and each of its
elements by adding extended properties.
Data Elements Panel. The user interface for creating DDE
and place holder variables which are displayed in table and tree
formats. You also perform live searches on the Display Name for
a DDE.
Data Dictionary building block servicesThe Data Dictionary building block services are exposed
as OSGi services. Following is the list of services that are provided
in Data Dictionary building block:
DataDictionaryRegistryService: This service provides
the following operations for the Data Dictionary building block.
getAllDataDictionaries: Returns all data dictionaries.
publishDataDictionary: Publish the data dictionary.
revertToLastPublished: Revert to the last published version
of the data dictionary.
markReadyToPublish: Mark the given Data Dictionary ready
to Publish.
getDataDictionaries: Returns all data dictionaries based
on a search.
getDataDictionary: Returns a data dictionary object that
corresponds to an identifier.
createDataDictionary: Creates a data dictionary.
updateDataDictionary: Updates an existing data dictionary.
deleteDataDictionary: Deletes a data dictionary.
getAllDataDictionaryReferences: Returns all data dictionary
references.
getDataDictionaryReferences: Returns all data dictionary
references that meet the criteria specified in a search filter.
getSystemDataDictionaries: Returns all system data dictionaries.
DataDictionaryUtilService: This service provides the following
data dictionary utility functions:
getDataDictionaryFromXSD:
Import an XSD to create a data dictionary.
exportDataDictionaryAsFML: Export an existing data dictionary
as an annotated FML.
getSampleXMLDataForDD: Create sample XML data for the data
dictionary.
createDDInstanceFromXml: Creates the data dictionary instance
(DDI) corresponding to a Data Dictionary using an input XML.
serializeDDItoXML: Generates a XML data representing the
input Data Dictionary Instance
getDataDictionaryFromFML2: Generates a data dictionary from
the input fiber model
hasCommonCollectionHierarchy: This verifies whether the collection elements
are used in appropriate hierarchy. Two important rules are applied
in order to verify the hierarchy.
getDDIFromRemotingService: This API uses the Adobe® LiveCycle® Data Services 10 Remoting Service
details from the Data Dictionary and connects to the same for making
a LCDS Remoting invocation.
Back-end integration layerThe server-side component of the Platform Content exposes
operations/APIs to interact with the underlying repository that
stores the assets. The services component for the Data Dictionary
building block encapsulates APIs for the assets that interact with
the Platform Content server-side APIs. The server-side component
of the Platform Content facilitates operations and other utility
APIs, such as list of dependencies on an asset and downloading the
content bytes for an asset.
Note: Unlike other assets, the Data Dictionary is not republished
automatically when a parent asset is published. You are expected
to publish the Data Dictionary to ensure that each asset on the
publish node is consistent within the Data Dictionary.
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