The adapter document class is used to store SmartPlant Foundation adapter files within the SmartPlant Foundation database. Whenever a SmartPlant Foundation publish or retrieve is invoked, the tool map file and the associated adapter header file are copied down to the client for mapping to be performed. It is a revisable document comprised of a document master, revision, and version called SPFAuthAdapterDocMaster.
For more details on the document structure and other interfaces (such as ISPFDocumentObject), refer to How to Configure the Document Schema.
This section describes the structure of the three-tier document consisting of the master, revision and version, and a new file class. The adapter document is a non-published document as indicated by the presence of the non-published document interfaces.
The adapter document is a classified document that realizes the ISPFClassifiedItem interface, which holds the relationship to the document classification tree where an optional interface ISPFAuthAdapterClass is used to identify the relevant classification and link to the class definition of the document to create. For more information on classified documents, refer to How to Configure Classification Trees and Classified Objects.