NAME

FS::agent - Object methods for agent records


SYNOPSIS

  use FS::agent;
  $record = new FS::agent \%hash;
  $record = new FS::agent { 'column' => 'value' };
  $error = $record->insert;
  $error = $new_record->replace($old_record);
  $error = $record->delete;
  $error = $record->check;
  $agent_type = $record->agent_type;
  $hashref = $record->pkgpart_hashref;
  #may purchase $pkgpart if $hashref->{$pkgpart};


DESCRIPTION

An FS::agent object represents an agent. Every customer has an agent. Agents can be used to track things like resellers or salespeople. FS::agent inherits from FS::Record. The following fields are currently supported:

agemtnum - primary key (assigned automatically for new agents)
agent - Text name of this agent
typenum - Agent type. See the FS::agent_type manpage
prog - For future use.
freq - For future use.


METHODS

new HASHREF
Creates a new agent. To add the agent to the database, see insert.

insert
Adds this agent to the database. If there is an error, returns the error, otherwise returns false.

delete
Deletes this agent from the database. Only agents with no customers can be deleted. If there is an error, returns the error, otherwise returns false.

replace OLD_RECORD
Replaces OLD_RECORD with this one in the database. If there is an error, returns the error, otherwise returns false.

check
Checks all fields to make sure this is a valid agent. If there is an error, returns the error, otherwise returns false. Called by the insert and replace methods.

agent_type
Returns the FS::agent_type object (see the FS::agent_type manpage) for this agent.

pkgpart_hashref
Returns a hash reference. The keys of the hash are pkgparts. The value is true if this agent may purchase the specified package definition. See the FS::part_pkg manpage.


VERSION

$Id: agent.html,v 1.3 2001-04-23 12:40:30 ivan Exp $


BUGS


SEE ALSO

the FS::Record manpage, the FS::agent_type manpage, the FS::cust_main manpage, the FS::part_pkg manpage, schema.html from the base documentation.