OSID - osid.hierarchy.Hierarchy Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.hierarchy.Hierarchy
Implements	`osid.OsidCatalog`
Used By	`osid.acknowledgement.BillingHierarchyDesignSession`
	`osid.acknowledgement.BillingHierarchySession`
	`osid.assessment.BankHierarchyDesignSession`
	`osid.assessment.BankHierarchySession`
	`osid.authentication.AgencyHierarchyDesignSession`
	`osid.authentication.AgencyHierarchySession`
	`osid.authorization.Function`
	`osid.authorization.QualifierHierarchyDesignSession`
	`osid.authorization.QualifierHierarchySession`
	`osid.authorization.VaultHierarchyDesignSession`
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`osid.authorization.VaultHierarchySession`
`osid.bidding.AuctionHouseHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.bidding.AuctionHouseHierarchySession`
`osid.billing.BusinessHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.billing.BusinessHierarchySession`
`osid.blogging.BlogHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.blogging.BlogHierarchySession`
`osid.calendaring.CalendarHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.calendaring.CalendarHierarchySession`
`osid.cataloging.CatalogHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.cataloging.CatalogHierarchySession`
`osid.checklist.ChecklistHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.checklist.ChecklistHierarchySession`
`osid.checklist.TodoHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.checklist.TodoHierarchySession`
`osid.commenting.BookHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.commenting.BookHierarchySession`
`osid.configuration.ConfigurationHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.configuration.ConfigurationHierarchySession`
`osid.contact.AddressBookHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.contact.AddressBookHierarchySession`
`osid.control.SystemHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.control.SystemHierarchySession`
`osid.course.CourseCatalogHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.course.CourseCatalogHierarchySession`
`osid.course.TermHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.course.TermHierarchySession`
`osid.dictionary.DictionaryHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.dictionary.DictionaryHierarchySession`
`osid.financials.AccountHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.financials.AccountHierarchySession`
`osid.financials.ActivityHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.financials.ActivityHierarchySession`
`osid.financials.BusinessHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.financials.BusinessHierarchySession`
`osid.forum.ForumHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.forum.ForumHierarchySession`
`osid.grading.GradebookHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.grading.GradebookHierarchySession`
`osid.hierarchy.HierarchyAdminSession`
`osid.hierarchy.HierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.hierarchy.HierarchyList`
`osid.hierarchy.HierarchyLookupSession`
`osid.hierarchy.HierarchySequencingSession`
`osid.hierarchy.HierarchyStructureNotificationSession`
`osid.hierarchy.HierarchyTraversalSession`
`osid.hold.OublietteHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.hold.OublietteHierarchySession`
`osid.inquiry.InquestHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.inquiry.InquestHierarchySession`
`osid.installation.DepotHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.installation.DepotHierarchySession`
`osid.inventory.StockHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.inventory.StockHierarchySession`
`osid.inventory.WarehouseHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.inventory.WarehouseHierarchySession`
`osid.journaling.JournalHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.journaling.JournalHierarchySession`
`osid.learning.ObjectiveBankHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.learning.ObjectiveBankHierarchySession`
`osid.learning.ObjectiveHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.learning.ObjectiveHierarchySession`
`osid.learning.ObjectiveSequencingSession`
`osid.lexicon.PressHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.lexicon.PressHierarchySession`
`osid.logging.LogHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.logging.LogHierarchySession`
`osid.mapping.LocationHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.mapping.LocationHierarchySession`
`osid.mapping.MapHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.mapping.MapHierarchySession`
`osid.messaging.MailboxHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.messaging.MailboxHierarchySession`
`osid.metering.UtilityHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.metering.UtilityHierarchySession`
`osid.offering.CatalogueHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.offering.CatalogueHierarchySession`
`osid.ontology.OntologyHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.ontology.OntologyHierarchySession`
`osid.ontology.SubjectHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.ontology.SubjectHierarchySession`
`osid.ordering.StoreHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.ordering.StoreHierarchySession`
`osid.personnel.OrganizationHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.personnel.OrganizationHierarchySession`
`osid.personnel.RealmHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.personnel.RealmHierarchySession`
`osid.process.ProcessHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.process.ProcessHierarchySession`
`osid.profile.ProfileHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.profile.ProfileHierarchySession`
`osid.provisioning.DistributorHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.provisioning.DistributorHierarchySession`
`osid.recipe.CookbookHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.recipe.CookbookHierarchySession`
`osid.recognition.AcademyHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.recognition.AcademyHierarchySession`
`osid.relationship.FamilyHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.relationship.FamilyHierarchySession`
`osid.repository.RepositoryHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.repository.RepositoryHierarchySession`
`osid.resource.BinHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.resource.BinHierarchySession`
`osid.resourcing.FoundryHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.resourcing.FoundryHierarchySession`
`osid.room.CampusHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.room.CampusHierarchySession`
`osid.rules.EngineHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.rules.EngineHierarchySession`
`osid.search.EngineHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.search.EngineHierarchySession`
`osid.sequencing.AntimatroidHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.sequencing.AntimatroidHierarchySession`
`osid.subscription.PublisherHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.subscription.PublisherHierarchySession`
`osid.topology.GraphHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.topology.GraphHierarchySession`
`osid.tracking.FrontOfficeHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.tracking.FrontOfficeHierarchySession`
`osid.transport.EndpointHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.transport.EndpointHierarchySession`
`osid.voting.PollsHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.voting.PollsHierarchySession`
`osid.workflow.OfficeHierarchyDesignSession`
`osid.workflow.OfficeHierarchySession`
Description	A `Hierarchy` represents an authenticatable identity. Like all OSID objects, a `Hierarchy` is identified by its Id and any persisted references should use the Id. Like all `OsidObjects`, `Hierarchy` is managed by its `OsidSessions` and may not be accessed by concurrent processing threads.
Method	getHierarchyRecord
Description	Gets the hierarchy record corresponding to the given `Hierarchy` record `Type`. This method is used to retrieve an object implementing the requested record. The `hierarchyRecordType` may be the `Type` returned in `getRecordTypes()` or any of its parents in a `Type` hierarchy where `hasRecordType(hierarchyRecordType)` is `true`.
Parameters	`osid.type.Type`	`hierarchyRecordType`	the type of the record to retrieve
Return	`osid.hierarchy.records.HierarchyRecord`		the hierarchy record
Errors	NULL_ARGUMENT		`hierarchyRecordType` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	UNSUPPORTED		`hasRecordType(hierarchyrecordType)` is `false`
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.