Case Access Classes

Case access classes are dynamically created classes, available in scripts (only), that allow you to access and retrieve case objects from the case data store.

If a business process contains a data field of type BOM Type or Case Class Reference that references a case class in a global BOM, a case access class is available in any scripts for each case class that exists in that global BOM.

Within a script, you can use content assistance to check which case access classes are available.

The format of a case access class name is:

cac_packageName_caseClassName

For example, if a com.example.ordermodel case data model contains a Customer class, the corresponding case access class for the Customer class is called:

cac_com_example_ordermodel_Customer

Each case access class exposes a set of methods that allow you to:

• search for case objects. You can search:
  • by using a specific case identifier.
  • by using an example set of searchable attributes.
  • for all case objects of a particular case class.
  • by using criteria (defined as a DQL query string).
• create criteria objects that can be re-used in different searches.
• read case objects.
• cast a case reference from a general class to a specialized class. This method only appears for a class that is a specialization of a general class. See Handling Case Objects That Use Inheritance in Scripts.

For example, this is the content assistance that shows the methods and attributes available on the cac_com_example_ordermodel_Order case access class shown below.