Yellowfin's Administration Services are used to perform administrative functions, such as perform single sign-ons, manage users and client organizations, and more. Below is a list of all these functions.
Categories of Administration Services
The administration web services are categorized into the following sections.
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| Single sign-on | This category is related to user authentication services, that allows them to access multiple organizations. |
| User management | The services displayed in this section involve user management and replication. |
| Group & role administration | These web services are related to managing user roles and groups. |
| Client organization management | These web services are used to manage Yellowfin's Client Org. functionality. |
| User object retrieval & manipulation | The function calls in this category can be used to retrieve or manipulate user objects, mainly report and dashboard details. |
| Content folder/category management | Use these calls to manage folders/categories and sub-folders/subcategories, including user access. |
| Export & import content | These group of functions are related to exporting or importing Yellowfin content. |
| Schedule management | These web services can be used to manage Yellowfin's schedule management functionality. |
| Cache management | These special set of web services are used to manage caches in a cluster environment. |
| Data source management | The web services highlighted in this section will allow you to manage your data sources. |
| Configuration & settings | These web services can be used to manage Yellowfin's configuration settings. |
| View management | A set of web services to update a Yellowfin view. |
| Some additional web services, including some you can use for testing the server, perform SQL queries, manage folders, etc. |
A separate section is also included that provides details on the object definitions of administration services.