001/**
002 * Copyright 2005-2016 The Kuali Foundation
003 *
004 * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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009 *
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015 */
016package org.kuali.rice.krad.datadictionary;
017
018import java.io.Serializable;
019
020/**
021 * Defines methods common to all DataDictionaryDefinition types.
022 */
023public interface DataDictionaryDefinition extends Serializable {
024        
025    /**
026     * Performs complete intra-definition validation which couldn't be done earlier - for example, verifies that field references
027     * refer to actual fields of some specific class.
028     * 
029     * @param rootBusinessObjectClass Class of the BusinessObjectEntry which ultimately contains this definition
030     * @param otherBusinessObjectClass other stuff required to complete validation
031     * @throws org.kuali.rice.krad.datadictionary.exception.CompletionException if a problem arises during validation-completion
032     */
033    public void completeValidation(Class<?> rootBusinessObjectClass, Class<?> otherBusinessObjectClass);
034    
035    public String getId();
036}