Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) Version 1.1

2.2.2.4 getTypeDescendants
Description: Returns the set of the descendant object-types defined for the Repository under the specified
type.
Notes:
• This method does NOT support paging as defined in the 2.2.1.1 Paging section.
• The order in which results are returned is respository-specific.
2.2.2.4.1 Inputs
Required:
• Id repositoryId: The identifier for the repository.
Optional:
• Id typeId: The typeId of an object-type specified in the repository.
– If specified, then the repository MUST return all of descendant types of the specified type.
– If not specified, then the Repository MUST return all types and MUST ignore the value of the
depth parameter.
• Integer depth: The number of levels of depth in the type hierarchy from which to return results. Valid
values are:
1 Return only types that are children of the type. See also getTypeChildren.
Return only types that are children of the type and descendants up
to levels deep.
-1 Return ALL descendant types at all depth levels in the CMIS hierarchy.
The default value is repository specific and SHOULD be at least 2 or -1.
• Boolean includePropertyDefinitions: If TRUE, then the repository MUST return the property
definitions for each object-type. If FALSE (default), the repository MUST return only the attributes for
each object-type.
2.2.2.4.2 Outputs
• Object-Type types: The hierarchy of object-types defined for the repository.
2.2.2.4.3 Exceptions Thrown & Conditions
• See section 2.2.1.4.1 General Exceptions.
• invalidArgument If the service is invoked with "depth = 0" or "depth < -1".
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