OSID - osid.financials.posting.Post Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.financials.posting.Post
Implements	`osid.OsidObject`
Implements	`osid.Aggregateable`
Used By	`osid.financials.posting.Post`
	`osid.financials.posting.PostAdminSession`
	`osid.financials.posting.PostEntry`
	`osid.financials.posting.PostList`
	`osid.financials.posting.PostLookupSession`
Description	A `Post` is a set of `PostEntries` representing a complete accounting transaction.
Method	getFiscalPeriodId
Description	Gets the `Id` of the `FiscalPeriod`.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the `FiscalPeriod` `Id`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getFiscalPeriod
Description	Gets the `FiscalPeriod`.
Return	`osid.financials.FiscalPeriod`		the fiscal period
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	isPosted
Description	Tests if this has been posted.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if this has been posted, `false` if just lying around
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method is must be implemented.
Method	getDate
Description	Gets the posting date.
Return	`osid.calendaring.DateTime`		the posting date
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method is must be implemented.
Method	getPostEntryIds
Description	Gets the `Ids` of the `PostEntries`.
Return	`osid.id.IdList`		the `PostEntry` `Ids`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getPostEntries
Description	Gets the `PostEntries`.
Return	`osid.financials.posting.PostEntryList`		the post entries
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	isCorrection
Description	Tests if this `Post` is a correction to a previous post.
Return	`boolean`		`true` if this post is a correction, `false` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCorrectedPostId
Description	Gets the `Id` of the corrected `Post`.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the corrected `Post` `Id`
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`isCorrection()` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getCorrectedPost
Description	Gets the corrected `Post`.
Return	`osid.financials.posting.Post`		the corrected post
Errors	ILLEGAL_STATE		`isCorrection()` is `false`
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getPostRecord
Description	Gets the post record corresponding to the given `Post` record `Type`.This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The `postRecordType` may be the `Type` returned in `getRecordTypes()` or any of its parents in a `Type` hierarchy where `hasRecordType(postRecordType)` is `true`.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`postRecordType`	the type of post record to retrieve
Return	`osid.financials.posting.records.PostRecord`		the post record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`postRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(postRecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.