OSID - osid.course.program.CredentialForm Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.course.program.CredentialForm
Implements	`osid.OsidObjectForm`
Implemented By	`osid.course.program.batch.CredentialBatchForm`
Used By	`osid.course.program.CredentialAdminSession`
Description	This is the form for creating and updating `Credentials`. Like all `OsidForm` objects, various data elements may be set here for use in the create and update methods in the `CredentialAdminSession`. For each data element that may be set, metadata may be examined to provide display hints or data constraints.
Method	getLifetimeMetadata
Description	Gets the metadata for a credential lifetime.
Return	`osid.Metadata`		metadata for the lifetime
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	setLifetime
Description	Sets the lifetime.
Parameters	`osid.calendaring.Duration`	`lifetime`	the new lifetime
Errors	INVALID_ARGUMENT		`lifetime` is invalid
	NO_ACCESS		`Metadata.isReadOnly()` is `true`
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`lifetime` is `null`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	clearLifetime
Description	Removes the lifetime.
Errors	NO_ACCESS		`Metadata.isRequired()` is `true` or `Metadata.isReadOnly()` is `true`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCredentialFormRecord
Description	Gets the `CredentialFormRecord` corresponding to the given course record `Type` .
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`credentialRecordType`	a course record type
Return	`osid.course.program.records.CredentialFormRecord`		the course form record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`credentialRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(credentialRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.