public synchronized void removePosition(Position p) {
if (isDataEditable(ResUnit.Position)) {
disconnectResources(p);
for (Position position : getPositions()) {
Position boss = position.getReportsTo();
if ((boss != null) && boss.getID().equals(p.getID())) {
position.setReportsTo((Position) null);
getDataSource(ResUnit.Position).update(position);
}
}
delPosition(p);
getDataSource(ResUnit.Position).delete(p);
}
}
/**
* Gets the immediate supervisor of a participant. If the participant holds multiple positions,
* and therefore has multiple supervisors, one is returned as a random selection.
*
* @param p the participant to get the supervisor of
* @return the Participant who is the supervisor of the pid passed, or null if there is no
* supervisor.
*/
public Participant getImmediateSupervisor(Participant p) {
if (p != null) {
for (Position position : p.getPositions()) {
Position superPosition = position.getReportsTo();
if (superPosition != null) {
Set<AbstractResource> resources = superPosition.getResources();
if (!resources.isEmpty()) {
return (Participant) resources.iterator().next();
}
}
}
}
return null;
}
public String checkCyclicPositionReference(Position position, String refID) {
String result = null;
List<String> hierarchy = new ArrayList<String>();
hierarchy.add(position.getTitle());
Position owner = getPosition(refID);
String refName = owner.getTitle(); // title of posn attempting to add to
while (owner != null) {
hierarchy.add(owner.getTitle());
if (owner.equals(position)) {
result = constructCyclicAttributeErrorMessage(hierarchy, "position", refName);
break;
}
owner = owner.getReportsTo();
}
return result;
}