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  * Copyright 2005-2011 The Kuali Foundation

  *

  * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

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 package org.kuali.rice.kew.rule;

 import java.util.List;

 import java.util.Map;

 import org.kuali.rice.kew.exception.WorkflowServiceError;

 import org.kuali.rice.kew.rule.bo.RuleBaseValuesLookupableImpl;

 import org.kuali.rice.kns.web.ui.Row;

 /**

  * An interface which can be implemented by a {@link WorkflowRuleAttribute} implementation which allows

  * a different List of {@link Row} objects to be returned for rendering on the rule lookup screen.

  * 

  * @see RuleBaseValuesLookupableImpl

  *

  * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

  */

 public interface WorkflowRuleSearchAttribute extends WorkflowRuleAttribute{

     /**

      * If your attribute is an OddSearchAttribute this method will be used to get search rows instead of the

      * usually called get RuleRows.  Generally this is used for Attributes that want to expose drop downs

      * for Rule Entry but need special wild card fields for searches that wouldn't work for rule entry.

      */

     List<Row> getSearchRows();

     /** 

      * validate search data and populate attribute with search data

      * @param paramMap

      * @return

      */

     List<WorkflowServiceError> validateSearchData(Map<String, String> paramMap);

 }