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  * Copyright 2005-2008 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.

  * You may obtain a copy of the License at

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 package org.kuali.rice.kns.datadictionary;

 import java.io.Serializable;

 /**

  * Defines methods common to all DataDictionaryDefinition types.

  */

 public interface DataDictionaryDefinition extends Serializable {

     /**

      * Performs complete intra-definition validation which couldn't be done earlier - for example, verifies that field references

      * refer to actual fields of some specific class.

      * 

      * @param rootBusinessObjectClass Class of the BusinessObjectEntry which ultimately contains this definition

      * @param otherBusinessObjectClass other stuff required to complete validation

      * @throws org.kuali.rice.kns.datadictionary.exception.CompletionException if a problem arises during validation-completion

      */

     public void completeValidation(Class<?> rootBusinessObjectClass, Class<?> otherBusinessObjectClass);

     public String getId();

 }