Inserting a formula, summary, parameter or a WHERE portion

The following methods are used to insert a summary, formula, or parameter into a catalog and to return true if the specified object is inserted successfully, otherwise false if there is a failure:

• set(String handle, SummaryInfo info)
• set(String handle, FormulaInfo info)
• set(String handle, ParameterInfo info)

Parameters

• handle - The handle of the specified object, which is obtained from the method for inserting an object.
• info - The object information. For a summary, it includes the summary name, description, function type, the field name calculated on and the field name grouped by. For a formula, it includes the formula name, description and expression. For a parameter, it includes the parameter name, description, prompt information, the parameter data type and the default value.

The following methods can also be used to insert a formula, summary, parameter or a WHERE portion, but they are now deprecated.

• insert(String formulaName, String desc, String expression)
  Inserts a new formula into a catalog and returns the handle of the newly inserted formula.
• insert(String summaryName, String desc, int functionType, String fieldName, String groupByFld)
  Inserts a new summary into a catalog and returns the handle of the newly inserted summary.
• insert(String parameterName, String desc, String prompt, String type, String default Value)
  Inserts a new parameter into a catalog and returns the handle of the newly inserted parameter.
• insert(String wherePortionName, String desc, WherePortionInfo whereportionInfo)
  Inserts a WHERE portion into a catalog and returns the handle of the newly inserted WHERE portion.

Parameters

• formulaName - The name of the formula.
• desc - The description of the object.
• expression - The expression.
• summaryName - The name of the summary.
• functionType - The type of the function.
• fieldName - The field name calculated on.
• groupByFld - The field name grouped by.
• parameterName - The parameter Name.
• prompt - The input text prompt.
• type - The parameter data type.
• defaultValue - The defaultValue of the parameter.
• wherePortionName - The WHERE portion name.
• whereportionInfo - The WHERE portion information.