DataBlade Module Components

You can include the following objects in the DataBlade module project you create with the DataBlade Developers Kit:

• Aggregates. To perform user-defined computations on data.
• Data Types. To characterize data to the database server (either built-in data types or new data types).
• Routines. To operate on or return data.
• Casts. To convert data from one type to another.
• Interfaces. To create dependencies between DataBlade modules.
• Errors. To create messages raised by user-defined routines that appear as standard database server messages.
• Unit Tests. To test your database objects during the coding and debugging cycle.
• Functional Tests. To validate your completed DataBlade module routines.
• Imported SQL Files. To include custom SQL statements to create tables, user-defined access methods, and other database objects in your DataBlade module.
• Imported Client Files. To include client components, such as query tools and ActiveX value objects, in your DataBlade module package.

The DataBlade Developers Kit generates the SQL for each of the objects that you define or include. The objects are described in the following sections.