Freeside:3:Documentation:Developer/FS/class Common

NAME

FS::class_Common - Base class for classification classes

SYNOPSIS

use base qw( FS::class_Common ); use FS::category_table; #should use this

1. required sub _target_table { 'table_name'; }

1. optional for non-standard names sub _target_column { 'classnum'; } #default is classnum sub _category_table { 'table_name'; } #default is to replace s/class/category/

DESCRIPTION

FS::class_Common is a base class for classes which provide a classification for other classes, such as pkg_class or cust_class.

METHODS

new HASHREF

Creates a new classification. To add the classfication to the database, see "insert".

insert

Adds this classification to the database. If there is an error, returns the error, otherwise returns false.

delete

Deletes this classification from the database. Only classifications with no associated target objects can be deleted. If there is an error, returns the error, otherwise returns false.

replace OLD_RECORD

Replaces OLD_RECORD with this one in the database. If there is an error, returns the error, otherwise returns false.

check

Checks all fields to make sure this is a valid package classification. If there is an error, returns the error, otherwise returns false. Called by the insert and replace methods.

category

Returns the category record associated with this class, or false if there is none.

categoryname

Returns the category name associated with this class, or false if there is none.

SEE ALSO

FS::category_Common, FS::pkg_class, FS::cust_class

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