OSID - osid.tracking.BranchedIssueAdminSession Service Interface Definition

Interface	osid.tracking.BranchedIssueAdminSession
Implements	`osid.OsidSession`
Used By	`osid.tracking.TrackingManager`
Used By	`osid.tracking.TrackingProxyManager`
Description	This session branches issues.
Method	getFrontOfficeId
Description	Gets the `FrontOffice` `Id` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.id.Id`		the `FrontOffice Id` associated with this session
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	getFrontOffice
Description	Gets the `FrontOffice` associated with this session.
Return	`osid.tracking.FrontOffice`		the front office
Errors	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
Errors	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	canBranchIssues
Description	Tests if this user can branch `Issues`. A return of true does not guarantee successful authorization. A return of false indicates that it is known creating a subtask will result in a `PERMISSION_DENIED`. This is intended as a hint to an application that may opt not to offer branching operations to an unauthorized user.
Return	`boolean`		`false` if `Issue` branching is not authorized, `true` otherwise
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	branchIssue
Description	Branches an `Issue`. The new issue is initialized with all the data from the root issue except for the log entries.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`issueId`	the `Id` of the `Issue`
Return	`osid.tracking.Issue`		the new `Issue`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`issueId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`issueId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	copyLogEntry
Description	Copies a log entry from the root issue to be visible in the branched issue.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`branchedIssueId`	the `Id` of the `Issue`
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`logEntryId`	the `Id` of the `Issue`
Errors	ALREADY_EXISTS		`branchedIssueId` already has `logEntryId`
	NOT_FOUND		`branchedIssueId` or `logEntryId` not found
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`branchedIssueId` or `logEntryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.
Method	removeLogEntry
Description	Removes a log entry from the branch issue.
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`branchedIssueId`	the `Id` of the `Issue`
Parameters	`osid.id.Id`	`logEntryId`	the `Id` of the `Issue`
Errors	NOT_FOUND		`logEntryId` is not in `branchedIssueId`
	NULL_ARGUMENT		`branchedIssueId` or `logEntryId` is `null`
	OPERATION_FAILED		unable to complete request
	PERMISSION_DENIED		authorization failure
Compliance	`mandatory`		This method must be implemented.