A Relationship defines how a single Subject (Definition) is "associated" with another individual Subject or to a collection of Subjects. This XML Element leverages a pre-defined XML Relationship implementation and definition.
Syntax<Relationship id="directReports">
<Properties>
<Property name="relationship.classname" value="org.openptk.model.ChildrenRelationship"/>
<Property name="relationship.description" value="Children for a Subject"/>
</Properties>
<Query type="EQ" name="manager" value="${uniqueid}"/>
</Relationship>
Arguments| Name | Required | Description | Example | | id | yes | A unique identifier for the Relationship | peers |
Properties| Name | Required | Description | Example | | relationship.classname | yes | The full path name of the Java class that implements the Relationship interface | org.openptk.model.ChildrenRelationship
| | relationship.description | no | Describe what the relationship does. | "Managers direct reports" |
Query
A Query Element must be defined. The Query is used by the Relationship as the "rule" for how the Subject is "related" to another Subject or a collection of Subjects.
Query arguments:
| name | The Subject's attribute that will be used for evaluation. This must a valid / defined Attribute within the Definition. | | value | The value of the attribute. This is typically going to the be run-time value from the Subject. Use the "${}" syntax to declare which attribute to use. |
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