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{warn:title="PojoComponent is deprecated"} NOTE: PojoComponents will be deprecated as of the SUGAR release, they have been succeeded by Actions, which are very similar in form but more robust. You can think of Actions as POJOv2. Look for more documentation [here|ServerDoc2x:Creating Actions, the lightweight alternative to Components]. {warn} The BI Platform executes action sequences, which consists of various types of bi components.  Until BI Server 2.0, these components were Java classes that implemented
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NOTE: PojoComponents will be deprecated as of the SUGAR release, they have been succeeded by Actions, which are very similar in form but more robust. You can think of Actions as POJOv2. Look for more documentation here.

The BI Platform executes action sequences, which consists of various types of bi components.  Until BI Server 2.0, these components were Java classes that implemented org.pentaho.platform.api.engine.IComponent.

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  With

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BI

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Platform

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2.0,

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it's

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now

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possible

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to

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execute

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a

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plain

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old

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java

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object

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as

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a

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component

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within

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the

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platform.

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 The PojoComponent,

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located

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in

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the

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org.pentaho.platform.engine.services.solution

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package,

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contains

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the

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following

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notes:

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This

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class

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interfaces

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with

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a

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plain

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old

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Java

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object

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and

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makes

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it

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available

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as

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a

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component

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within

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the

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Pentaho

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platform.

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Resources

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and

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Input

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Parameters

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are

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set

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on

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a

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Pojo

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via

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setters.

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Any

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public

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setter

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is

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available

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to

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both,

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without

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bias.

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The

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setters

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are

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called

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individually

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for

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Resources

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and

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Input

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Parameters

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and

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as

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such

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may

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be

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called

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for

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each

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one

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should

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a

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parameter

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exist

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in

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both

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forms.

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Resources

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are

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processed

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first,

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followed

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by

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Input

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Parameters

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giving

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Input

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Parameters

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the

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power

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to

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override.

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All

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public

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getters

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are

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exposed

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through

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the

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PojoComponent

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for

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consumption

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as

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Output

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Parameters

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within

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an

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Action

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Sequence.

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There

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exist

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special

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methods

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which

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may

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be

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defined

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on

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a

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Pojo

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(No

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interface

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needed)

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in

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order

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to

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better

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facilitate

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integration

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to

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the

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platform.

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They

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are

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as

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follows:

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Method

Description

configure(Map<String,

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String>)

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requires

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Set<String>

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getConfigSettingsPaths()

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boolean

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validate()

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called

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during

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validation

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stage

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of

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component

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execution

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boolean

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execute()

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called

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during

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execution

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stage

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of

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component

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execution

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void

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done()

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called

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during

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done

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stage

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of

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component

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execution

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Map<String,Object>

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getOutputs()

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void setResources(Map<String,

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IActionSequenceResource>)

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void setInputs(Map<String,Object>)

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void setLogger(Log

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logger)

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void setSession(IPentahoSession)

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void setOutputStream(OutputStream)

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String getMimeType()

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