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016package org.kuali.rice.krad.datadictionary;
017
018/**
019 * Common interface for all objects that can be configured in the dictionary
020 *
021 * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)
022 */
023public interface DictionaryBean {
024
025    /**
026     * Namespace code (often an application or module code) that dictionary bean is associated with
027     *
028     * <p>
029     * Note this may be assigned through the bean definition itself, or associated by the module configuration
030     * and its dictionary files
031     * </p>
032     *
033     * @return String namespace code
034     */
035    public String getNamespaceCode();
036
037    /**
038     * A code within the namespace that identifies a component or group the bean is associated with
039     *
040     * @return String representing a component code
041     */
042    public String getComponentCode();
043}