API - Attribute

The attribute class provides read and write access to attributes of resources, activities and projects.

Fields

Field	Type	Description
name	String	Field name
group	String	Field group
dataType	String	Data type identifier
stringValue	String	String representation of value
mandatory	Boolean	Whether field is mandatory
visible	Boolean	Whether field is visible
editable	Boolean	Whether field is editable
active	Boolean	Whether field is active
restriction	Restriction	Validation restrictions

The following data types are supported:

• APPROVE / APPROVEREJECT - Approval/rejection boolean
• BOOLEAN - Standard boolean
• COMPOSE - Composed value
• DATE - Date value
• DECIMAL - Decimal number
• FILE_MANAGEMENT - File handling
• IDGENERATOR - Auto-generated ID
• MULTISELECTLIST - Multi-select list
• NUMBER - Integer/long
• OWNED_OBJECTLIST - Owned object list
• RESOURCE - Resource reference
• ROOT_VALUELIST - Root value list
• STATUS_ENGINE - Status engine
• TEMPLATE_VALUELIST - Template value list
• TEXT / TEXT_LONG - Text fields
• USER - User reference
• VALUELIST - Single value list

Getters

// Basic getters
String getName();
String getGroup();
boolean isActive();  // @deprecated
boolean isChanged();
String getDataType();
String getValueAsString();
String getDisplayName();
boolean isEmpty();

// Type-specific getters
Long getValueAsLong();
BigDecimal getValueAsDecimal();
Date getValueAsDate();
Boolean getValueAsBoolean();
User getValueAsUser();
String[] getSelectedStringValues();
Resource[] getOwnedObjectList();
Resource getSelectedValue();
Resource[] getSelectedValues();
Restriction getRestriction();

Setters

// Type-specific setters
void setValueAsString(String value) throws DataAccessException;
void setValueAsLong(Long value) throws DataAccessException;
void setValueAsDecimal(BigDecimal value) throws DataAccessException;
void setValueAsDate(Date value) throws DataAccessException;
void setValueAsBoolean(Boolean value) throws DataAccessException;
void setValueAsUser(String userId) throws DataAccessException;

// Collection setters
void setSelectedStringValues(String[] values) throws DataAccessException;

// Property setters
void setMandatory(Boolean mandatory);
void setVisible(Boolean visible);
void setEditable(Boolean editable);

// Special operations
void copyFromAttribute(Attribute sourceAttribute) throws DataAccessException;