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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.krms.api.repository.type;

 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.Identifiable;

 import org.kuali.rice.core.api.mo.common.active.Inactivatable;

 public interface KrmsTypeAttributeContract extends Identifiable, Inactivatable {

         /**

          * This is the KrmsType to which the attribute applies 

          *

          * <p>

          * It is a id of a KRMS type related to the attribute.

          * </p>

          * @return id for KRMS type related to the attribute.

          */

         public String getTypeId();

         /**

          * This is the id of the definition of the attribute. 

          *

          * <p>

          * It identifies the attribute definition

          * </p>

          * @return the attribute definition id.

          */

         public String getAttributeDefinitionId();

         /**

          * This is the sequence number of the attribute

          * 

          * @return the service name of the KrmsTypeAttribute

          */

         public Integer getSequenceNumber();

 }