---
title: clsManualClassParagraphUsage
summary: API reference for clsManualClassParagraphUsage.
status: draft
owner: Technical Writer
last_reviewed: 2026-07-31
library: SAIF.Business.Policy.Rating
reference_type: package
---
# clsManualClassParagraphUsage
Represents an effective-dated paragraph assignment for a manual class. The class is retrieved through BOF criteria objects and exposes the loaded row to rating callers.
## Purpose
- Represents an effective-dated paragraph assignment for a manual class.
- The class is retrieved through BOF criteria objects and exposes the loaded row to rating callers.
## Context
- Namespace: `SAIF.Business.Policy.Rating`
- Assembly/package: `SAIF.Business.Policy.Rating`
## Public members
| Member | Signature | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Member | `Public Const RETRIEVE_SQL As String = "Select " & "MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH_USAGE.MANUAL_CLASS_NUM as ManualClassNum, " & "MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH_USAGE.MARKET_TYPE_CODE as MarketTypeCode, " & "MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH_USAGE.PARAGRAPH_EFF_DATE as ParagraphEffDate, " & "MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH_USAGE.PARAGRAPH_NUM as ParagraphNum, " & "MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH_USAGE.PARAGRAPH_EXP_DATE as ParagraphExpDate, " & "MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH_USAGE.NEW_OUTSTANDING_CODE as NewOutstandingCode, " & "MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH_USAGE.CREATE_DATE as CreateDate, " & "MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH_USAGE.CREATE_USER as CreateUser, " & "MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH_USAGE.UPDATE_DATE as UpdateDate, " & "MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH_USAGE.UPDATE_USER as UpdateUser" & " From " & "MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH_USAGE"` | Base SELECT statement that loads paragraph-usage rows from `MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH_USAGE`. |
| ManualClassNum | `Public ReadOnly Property ManualClassNum() As String` | Manual class number and usage code to which this paragraph assignment applies. |
| ParagraphEffDate | `Public ReadOnly Property ParagraphEffDate() As Date` | Effective date on which this paragraph assignment begins. |
| MarketTypeCode | `Public ReadOnly Property MarketTypeCode() As String` | Stored market-type code used to select the correct paragraph assignment. |
| ManualClassParagraph | `Public ReadOnly Property ManualClassParagraph() As clsManualClassParagraph` | Lazily loads the referenced `clsManualClassParagraph` row identified by `ParagraphNum`. |
| NewOutstandingCode | `Public ReadOnly Property NewOutstandingCode() As String` | New or outstanding discriminator carried on the paragraph-assignment row. |
| ParagraphNum | `Public Property ParagraphNum() As String` | Paragraph identifier that links this usage row to the text stored in `MANUAL_CLASS_PARAGRAPH`. |
| ParagraphExpDate | `Public Property ParagraphExpDate() As Date` | Optional end date after which this paragraph assignment no longer applies. |
| CreateDate | `Public ReadOnly Property CreateDate() As Date` | Audit timestamp when the paragraph-usage row was created. |
| CreateUser | `Public ReadOnly Property CreateUser() As String` | Audit user who created the paragraph-usage row. |
| UpdateDate | `Public ReadOnly Property UpdateDate() As Date` | Audit timestamp from the most recent update to the paragraph-usage row. |
| UpdateUser | `Public ReadOnly Property UpdateUser() As String` | Audit user from the most recent update to the paragraph-usage row. |
| SetParagraphExpDateNull | `Public Sub SetParagraphExpDateNull()` | Clears the stored paragraph-expiration date, leaving the usage row open-ended. |
| IsParagraphExpDateNull | `Public Function IsParagraphExpDateNull() As Boolean` | Reports whether the paragraph-assignment row has no expiration date. |
| Equals | `Public Overloads Shared Function Equals(ByVal objA As Object, ByVal objB As Object) As Boolean` | Returns `True` only when both arguments are paragraph-usage rows with the same manual class, effective date, market type, and new/outstanding code. |
| Equals | `Public Overloads Overrides Function Equals(ByVal inObject As Object) As Boolean` | Returns `True` when the supplied object is a paragraph-usage row with the same manual class, effective date, market type, and new/outstanding code. |
| Equals | `Public Overloads Function Equals(ByVal inObject As clsManualClassParagraphUsage) As Boolean` | Treats two paragraph-usage rows as equal when manual class, effective date, market type, and new/outstanding code all match. |
| GetHashCode | `Public Overrides Function GetHashCode() As Integer` | Hashes `ManualClassNum`, the value this type uses as its identity key in keyed collections. |
| NewManualClassParagraphUsage | `Public Shared Function NewManualClassParagraphUsage(ByVal inDataportal As IDataPortalInfo, ByVal inManualClassNum As String, ByVal inParagraphEffDate As Date, ByVal inMarketTypeCode As String, ByVal inNewOutstandingCode As String) As clsManualClassParagraphUsage` | Creates a new editable paragraph-usage row keyed by manual class, paragraph effective date, market type, and new/outstanding code. |
| GetManualClassParagraphUsage | `Public Shared Function GetManualClassParagraphUsage(ByVal inDataportal As IDataPortalInfo, ByVal inManualClassNum As String, ByVal inParagraphEffDate As Date, ByVal inMarketTypeCode As String, ByVal inMarketTypeCode2 As String, ByVal inNewOutstandingCode As String) As clsManualClassParagraphUsage` | Retrieves the an effective-dated paragraph assignment for a manual class identified by the key values or effective-date criteria supplied by the caller. |
| MarketTypeCode | `Public Property MarketTypeCode() As String` | Market-type retrieval key for selecting a paragraph-usage row. |
| NewOutstandingCode | `Public Property NewOutstandingCode() As String` | New or outstanding retrieval key for selecting a paragraph-usage row. |
| ParagraphEffDate | `Public Property ParagraphEffDate() As Date` | Effective-date retrieval key for selecting a paragraph-usage row. |
| ManualClassNum | `Public Property ManualClassNum() As String` | Manual-class retrieval key for selecting a paragraph-usage row. |
| New | `Public Sub New(ByVal inDataPortalInfo As IDataPortalInfo)` | Creates an empty BOF object shell that shared factory methods or retrieval logic can populate with a loaded row. |
| New | `Public Sub New(ByVal inDataPortalInfo As IDataPortalInfo, ByVal inManualClassNum As String, ByVal inParagraphEffDate As Date, ByVal inMarketTypeCode As String, ByVal inNewOutstandingCode As String)` | Creates an empty BOF object shell that shared factory methods or retrieval logic can populate with a loaded row. |
## Inherited public members
| Member | Signature | Purpose | Origin |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rules | `Property Rules As clsRulesManager` | Owns the BOF rules manager used to evaluate registered validation logic.† | `SAIF.Framework.Core` — `clsBusinessBase` |
| BeginEdit | `Sub BeginEdit()` | Opens an n-level edit session for the business object.† | `SAIF.Framework.Core` — `clsBusinessBase` |
| CancelEdit | `Sub CancelEdit()` | Rolls back the active edit scope.† | `SAIF.Framework.Core` — `clsBusinessBase` |
| ApplyEdit | `Sub ApplyEdit()` | Commits the active edit scope.† | `SAIF.Framework.Core` — `clsBusinessBase` |
| Error | `ReadOnly Property Error As String` | Surfaces aggregate broken-rule text through `IDataErrorInfo`.† | `SAIF.Framework.Core` — `clsBusinessBase` |
## Behavioral notes
- The object layers convenience logic over the loaded row, such as equality keys, related-row resolution, or validation helpers.
## Constraints and usage notes
- Retrieve the row with the same keys and effective context that the caller will use later, because helper members derive additional data from that loaded state.
> **Note:** Statements marked with `†` are derived from dependency library
> documentation via the Legends CLI. They describe inherited behavior from the
> indicated origin library and should be verified if the dependency version changes.
## Sources
- `Business\SAIF.Business.Policy.Rating\clsManualClassParagraphUsage.vb`