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 package org.kuali.rice.kew.doctype.bo;

 import org.kuali.rice.kns.bo.ExternalizableBusinessObject;

 /**

  * This is a description of what this class does - Garey don't forget to fill this in.

  *

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

  *

  */

 public interface DocumentTypeEBO extends ExternalizableBusinessObject{

         public Long getDocTypeParentId();

         public String getDescription();

         /**

          * This method gets the help definition url from this object and resolves any

          * potential variables that may be in use

          */

         public String getHelpDefinitionUrl();

         public String getLabel();

         public String getName();

         public Long getDocumentTypeId();

         /**

          * Returns the application id for this DocumentType which can be specified on the document type itself,

          * inherited from the parent, or defaults to the configured application id of the application.

          *

          * chb:12Nov2008: seems like the accessor should return the field and the auxiliary method "getActualFoo" should

          * be the one to do more elaborate checking

          */

         public String getApplicationId();

         /**

          * In order to make this object Inactivateable. Not sure if I

          * should remove the getActive method.

          *

          * @see org.kuali.rice.kns.bo.Inactivateable#isActive()

          */

         public boolean isActive();

 }