clsAppeal¶

Represents an appeal filed against a legal case outcome, along with its extensions.

Field	Value
Base class	`clsBusinessBase` (`SAIF.Framework.Core`)†
Source file	`SAIF.Business.Claim.Legal\LegalNet\clsAppeal.vb`

Public members¶

Properties¶

Member	Signature	Purpose
`AppealID`	`ReadOnly Property AppealID() As Decimal`	Identifies the appeal record; assigned from `APPEAL_SEQ` on creation.
`LegalCaseID`	`ReadOnly Property LegalCaseID() As Decimal`	Identifies the legal case the appeal belongs to.
`ReviewLevelCode`	`Property ReviewLevelCode() As String`	Code of the review level (e.g. `WCBA`, `COA`, `SCRT`) hearing the appeal; drives brief due-date scheduling.*
`ReviewLevel`	`ReadOnly Property ReviewLevel As String`	Resolves `ReviewLevelCode` to its descriptive code-table label.*
`PetitionerRespondentCode`	`Property PetitionerRespondentCode() As String`	Code indicating whether SAIF is petitioner or respondent in the appeal.*
`PetitionerRespondent`	`ReadOnly Property PetitionerRespondent As String`	Resolves `PetitionerRespondentCode` to its descriptive code-table label.*
`IsApproved`	`Property IsApproved() As Boolean`	Flags whether the appeal has been approved.
`ReviewDueDate`	`Property ReviewDueDate() As Date`	Due date for the review filing.
`ReviewFiledDate`	`Property ReviewFiledDate() As Date`	Date the review was actually filed; validated to fall between 1/1/1983 and one year from today via `Rule_ValidReviewDate`.
`AttorneyEmployeeID`	`Property AttorneyEmployeeID() As String`	Employee ID of the attorney assigned to the appeal.
`Brief1DueDate`	`Property Brief1DueDate() As Date`	Due date for the appellant's (first) brief; setting it cascades to compute `Brief2DueDate`/`Brief3DueDate` based on the review level's brief-day windows.*
`Brief1FiledDate`	`Property Brief1FiledDate() As Date`	Date the appellant's brief was filed; cascades to recompute later brief due dates.*
`Brief2DueDate`	`Property Brief2DueDate() As Date`	Due date for the respondent's (second) brief; cascades to `Brief3DueDate` when applicable.*
`Brief2FiledDate`	`Property Brief2FiledDate() As Date`	Date the respondent's brief was filed; cascades to recompute `Brief3DueDate`.*
`Brief3DueDate`	`Property Brief3DueDate() As Date`	Due date for the reply (third) brief.
`Brief3FiledDate`	`Property Brief3FiledDate() As Date`	Date the reply brief was filed.
`AppealNumber`	`Property AppealNumber() As String`	Appeal number/reference code; must start with `A` or `S` and be 5–7 characters per `Rule_ValidAppealNum`.
`ScheduleID`	`Property ScheduleID() As Decimal`	Identifier of the hearing/schedule entry this appeal is linked to, used to associate the appeal with the docketed hearing it originated from.
`CreateDate`	`ReadOnly Property CreateDate() As Date`	Date the appeal record was created.
`CreateUser`	`ReadOnly Property CreateUser() As String`	User ID that created the appeal record.
`UpdateDate`	`ReadOnly Property UpdateDate() As Date`	Date the appeal record was last updated.
`UpdateUser`	`ReadOnly Property UpdateUser() As String`	User ID that last updated the appeal record.
`CanHaveExtensions`	`ReadOnly Property CanHaveExtensions As Boolean`	Indicates whether the appeal's review level allows brief extensions (`False` for `WCBA`).*
`Extensions`	`ReadOnly Property Extensions As clsBusinessCollection(Of clsAppealExtension)`	Lazily loads and returns the collection of brief extensions requested against this appeal.
`IsValid`	`Overrides ReadOnly Property IsValid() As Boolean`	Extends the base validity check to also validate the `Extensions` child collection when dirty. Overrides `clsBusinessBase.IsValid`.
`IsDirty`	`Overrides ReadOnly Property IsDirty() As Boolean`	Extends the base dirty check to report dirty when the `Extensions` child collection has pending changes. Overrides `clsBusinessBase.IsDirty`.

Methods¶

Member	Signature	Purpose
`AddExtension`	`Sub AddExtension()`	Creates and adds a new `clsAppealExtension` (next `APPEAL_EXTENSION_SEQ`) to the `Extensions` collection.
`CreateExtension`	`Function CreateExtension() As clsAppealExtension`	Creates a transient, unsaved `clsAppealExtension` instance for UI binding purposes.*
`SetReviewDueDateNull`	`Sub SetReviewDueDateNull()`	Clears `ReviewDueDate` and marks the appeal dirty.
`SetReviewFiledDateNull`	`Sub SetReviewFiledDateNull()`	Clears `ReviewFiledDate` and marks the appeal dirty.
`SetAttorneyEmployeeIDNull`	`Sub SetAttorneyEmployeeIDNull()`	Clears `AttorneyEmployeeID` and marks the appeal dirty.
`SetBrief1DueDateNull`	`Sub SetBrief1DueDateNull()`	Clears `Brief1DueDate` and marks the appeal dirty.
`SetBrief1FiledDateNull`	`Sub SetBrief1FiledDateNull()`	Clears `Brief1FiledDate` and marks the appeal dirty.
`SetBrief2DueDateNull`	`Sub SetBrief2DueDateNull()`	Clears `Brief2DueDate` and marks the appeal dirty.
`SetBrief2FiledDateNull`	`Sub SetBrief2FiledDateNull()`	Clears `Brief2FiledDate` and marks the appeal dirty.
`SetBrief3DueDateNull`	`Sub SetBrief3DueDateNull()`	Clears `Brief3DueDate` and marks the appeal dirty.
`SetBrief3FiledDateNull`	`Sub SetBrief3FiledDateNull()`	Clears `Brief3FiledDate` and marks the appeal dirty.
`SetAppealNumberNull`	`Sub SetAppealNumberNull()`	Clears `AppealNumber` and marks the appeal dirty.
`SetScheduleIDNull`	`Sub SetScheduleIDNull()`	Clears `ScheduleID` and marks the appeal dirty.
`IsReviewDueDateNull`	`Function IsReviewDueDateNull() As Boolean`	Indicates whether `ReviewDueDate` is unset.
`IsReviewFiledDateNull`	`Function IsReviewFiledDateNull() As Boolean`	Indicates whether `ReviewFiledDate` is unset.
`IsAttorneyEmployeeIDNull`	`Function IsAttorneyEmployeeIDNull() As Boolean`	Indicates whether `AttorneyEmployeeID` is unset.
`IsBrief1DueDateNull`	`Function IsBrief1DueDateNull() As Boolean`	Indicates whether `Brief1DueDate` is unset.
`IsBrief1FiledDateNull`	`Function IsBrief1FiledDateNull() As Boolean`	Indicates whether `Brief1FiledDate` is unset.
`IsBrief2DueDateNull`	`Function IsBrief2DueDateNull() As Boolean`	Indicates whether `Brief2DueDate` is unset.
`IsBrief2FiledDateNull`	`Function IsBrief2FiledDateNull() As Boolean`	Indicates whether `Brief2FiledDate` is unset.
`IsBrief3DueDateNull`	`Function IsBrief3DueDateNull() As Boolean`	Indicates whether `Brief3DueDate` is unset.
`IsBrief3FiledDateNull`	`Function IsBrief3FiledDateNull() As Boolean`	Indicates whether `Brief3FiledDate` is unset.
`IsAppealNumberNull`	`Function IsAppealNumberNull() As Boolean`	Indicates whether `AppealNumber` is unset.
`IsScheduleIDNull`	`Function IsScheduleIDNull() As Boolean`	Indicates whether `ScheduleID` is unset.
`Equals(objA, objB)`	`Overloads Shared Function Equals(objA As Object, objB As Object) As Boolean`	Compares two objects for equality when both are `clsAppeal` instances.
`Equals(inObject)`	`Overloads Overrides Function Equals(inObject As Object) As Boolean`	Compares this instance against another object, delegating to the typed overload when applicable.
`Equals(inObject As clsAppeal)`	`Overloads Function Equals(inObject As clsAppeal) As Boolean`	Compares two `clsAppeal` instances by `AppealID`.
`GetHashCode`	`Overrides Function GetHashCode() As Integer`	Returns the hash code derived from `AppealID`.
`ToString`	`Overrides Function ToString() As String`	Returns the string representation of `AppealID`.
`NewAppeal` (shared)	`Shared Function NewAppeal(inDataportal As IDataPortalInfo, inLegalCaseID As Decimal) As clsAppeal`	Factory that creates a new, unsaved `clsAppeal` for the given legal case.
`GetAppeal` (shared)	`Shared Function GetAppeal(inDataportal As IDataPortalInfo, inAppealID As Decimal) As clsAppeal`	Factory that retrieves an existing `clsAppeal` by ID via `pk80001_legalnet.getAppeal`.

Constructors¶

Member	Signature	Purpose
`New`	`Protected Friend Sub New()`	Framework-invoked constructor that registers business rules; instances are created through the `NewAppeal`/`GetAppeal` factory methods rather than directly.

Inherited public members¶

The following members are inherited from clsBusinessBase (SAIF.Framework.Core) and are not re-declared in this class:

Member	Kind	Description
`Save`	Method	Dispatches to the correct `IBusinessCriteria` CRUD SQL based on object state.†
`AddBusinessRules`	Method	Registers this class's business rules with the framework rule engine.†

Manage appeals and appeal extensions

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Sources¶

SAIF.Business.Claim.Legal\LegalNet\clsAppeal.vb