How to Use the SAS Java Metadata Authorization Interface

• Example 1: Obtaining the MdAuthorizationUtil Interface
• Example 2: Getting the Identity List for permissions set on an object
• Example 3: Getting the MdPermissionInfo List for a single identity
• Example 4: Getting the MdAuthorizationInfo List for multiple identities
• Example 5: Setting the MdPermissionInfo List for a single identity
• Example 6: Setting the MdAuthorizationInfo List for multiple identities

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Example 5: Setting the MdPermissionInfo List for a single identity

This is an example of setting the List of MdPermissionInfo instances for a single Identity object. Each MdPermissionInfo instance added to the List represents the GRANT or DENY for valid Permission name. A Permission name should only be granted or denied once.

     try
     {
        CMetadata object;  // any SAS CMetadata object type will work here (your code must fill this in)
        MdAuthorizationUtil authUtil = object.getAuthorizationUtil();
        Identity identity; // A single Identity object (probably from the List returned by Example 2.)
              // GRANT ReadMetadata and DENY WriteMetdata for this Identity
        List <MdPermissionInfo>permInfoList = new ArrayList<MdPermissionInfo>(2);
        permInfoList.add(new MdPermissionInfoImpl(
                    PermissionType.GRANT, MdPermissionInfo.PERMISSION_READMETADATA ));
        permInfoList.add(new MdPermissionInfoImpl(
                    PermissionType.DENY, MdPermissionInfo.PERMISSION_WRITEMETADATA ));
        authUtil.setAuthorizations(identity, permInfoList);
     }
     catch (MdException e)
     {
        e.printStackTrace();
     }
     catch (RemoteException e)
     {
        e.printStackTrace();
     }