*** This interface provides Binary Compatibility only, not Source Compatibility ***

com.sas.services.information.metadata
Interface IdentityGroupInterface

All Superinterfaces:

IdentityInterface, MetadataInterface, PublicObjectInterface, java.rmi.Remote

All Known Subinterfaces:

RoleInterface

public interface IdentityGroupInterface
extends IdentityInterface

Since:

1.1 An interface to represent a group of Identity objects.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface com.sas.services.information.metadata.MetadataInterface

METADATA_STATE_DELETED, METADATA_STATE_DESTROYED, METADATA_STATE_NEW, METADATA_STATE_NORMAL, PERMISSION_READMETADATA, PERMISSION_WRITEMETADATA

Method Summary

void	addIdentity(IdentityInterface identity) Add a member identity to this group.
FolderInterface	getHomeFolder() Get the group home folder, if it exists.
java.util.List	getMembers() Get a List of the IdentityInterface objects that are members of this group.
java.util.List	getUsers() Returns a list of user names associated with this Role.
boolean	isMember(java.lang.String name) Determines whether or not a user is in this role.
boolean	isMember(UserContextInterface uc) Determines whether or not a user is in this role.
void	removeIdentity(IdentityInterface identity) Remove a member identity from this group.
void	setMembers(java.util.List members) Set the member list for this group.

Methods inherited from interface com.sas.services.information.metadata.IdentityInterface

addLogin, getDisplayName, getEffectiveDispayName, getEffectiveDisplayName, getIdentityGroups, getIdentityMembershipLevels, getIdentityType, getLogins, getUserIds, removeLogin, setDisplayName

Methods inherited from interface com.sas.services.information.metadata.MetadataInterface

add, addAccessControl, addAttribute, addAttributes, addDocument, addExtension, addGroup, addImplementor, addKeyword, addObjectProperty, addObjectProperty, addPermissions, addPrompt, addPropertySet, addRemark, addResponsibleParty, addTransactionListener, addUsedByPrototype, checkin, checkout, commit, copyTo, countAssociatedObjects, delete, deleteAttribute, deleteAttributes, destroy, getAccessControls, getAttribute, getAttributes, getAuthorizationUtil, getCreateDate, getDescription, getDocuments, getEntityKey, getEntityURL, getExtensions, getGroups, getGUID, getIdentities, getImplementors, getKeywords, getLockedBy, getModifyDate, getObjectProperties, getParent, getParentPath, getParents, getPath, getPaths, getPermission, getPermissions, getPermissions, getPreviousVersionNames, getPrimaryPropertyGroup, getPrompt, getPrompts, getPropertyBag, getPropertySets, getRemarksList, getReposId, getRepository, getRepositoryEntity, getRepositoryName, getReposKey, getResponsibleParties, getState, getTrackingId, getType, getUsageVersion, getUsedByPrototypes, getUsingPrototype, getVersion, isAuthorized, isCompatible, isDeleted, isDestroyed, isLoggingEnabled, isObjectAlive, isReadCompatible, logMessage, mapNameToFilesystem, mapUrlToFilesystem, moveTo, newServiceObject, refresh, removeAccessControl, removeDocument, removeExtension, removeGroup, removeImplementor, removeKeyword, removeObjectProperty, removePermissions, removePrompt, removePropertySet, removeResponsibleParty, removeUsedByPrototype, rollback, setAttribute, setAttributes, setDeleted, setDescription, setDocuments, setExtensions, setGroups, setGUID, setKeywords, setName, setObjectProperties, setPermission, setPrimaryPropertyGroup, setPrompt, setPrompts, setRemarksList, setRepository, setUsingPrototype, startTransaction, toByteArray, transactionEvent, uncheckout, update, updateFromBag, version

Methods inherited from interface com.sas.services.information.publicobject.PublicObjectInterface

addProcessorInterface, getContainer, getIdentifier, getName, getObjectURI, getPathUrl, getProcessorInterface, getTypeDescriptor

Method Detail

getMembers

java.util.List getMembers()
                          throws ServiceException,
                                 java.rmi.RemoteException

Get a List of the IdentityInterface objects that are members of this group.

Returns:

A List of IdentityInterface objects.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

addIdentity

void addIdentity(IdentityInterface identity)
                 throws ServiceException,
                        java.rmi.RemoteException

Add a member identity to this group.

Parameters:

identity - The new identity to add to this group.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

removeIdentity

void removeIdentity(IdentityInterface identity)
                    throws ServiceException,
                           java.rmi.RemoteException

Remove a member identity from this group.

Parameters:

identity - The identity to remove from the group.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

setMembers

void setMembers(java.util.List members)
                throws ServiceException,
                       java.rmi.RemoteException

Set the member list for this group. Any existing members will be removed.

Parameters:

members - A List of IdentityInterface objects to add to this group.

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

isMember

boolean isMember(UserContextInterface uc)
                 throws java.rmi.RemoteException,
                        ServiceException

Determines whether or not a user is in this role.

Parameters:

uc - The UserContextInterface that you are checking.

Returns:

True if the user is in this role and false if they are not. (boolean)

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

isMember

boolean isMember(java.lang.String name)
                 throws java.rmi.RemoteException,
                        ServiceException

Determines whether or not a user is in this role.

Parameters:

name - A String that identifies the name of the person that you are checking.

Returns:

True if the user is in this role and false if they are not. (boolean)

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

getUsers

java.util.List getUsers()
                        throws java.rmi.RemoteException,
                               ServiceException

Returns a list of user names associated with this Role.

Returns:

list of user names associated with this Role. (List)

Throws:

ServiceException - if a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

getHomeFolder

FolderInterface getHomeFolder()
                              throws ServiceException,
                                     java.rmi.RemoteException

Get the group home folder, if it exists. Group home folders are areas that members of a group can use to share data. They are not automatically created, as user home folders are, and their access controls are not set by the server. The group home folders should be created via the SASMC by the group owner/administrator. For individuals' home folders, use the ServerInterface.getHomeFolder(String, com.sas.services.information.UserFolderType, com.sas.services.information.Filter) method.

Returns:

The group home folder. If none has been created, null is returned.

Throws:

ServiceException - If a repository error occurs.

java.rmi.RemoteException - In the event of remote object failure.

*** This interface provides Binary Compatibility only, not Source Compatibility ***