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titleDELETEROLE

This function deletes a specified user role that is specified role. You can identify this role by providing the Role Code in the AdministrationRole object.

 

Request Elements

The following elements will be passed with this request:

Request Element

Data Type

Description

LoginId

String

Yellowfin web services admin user ID. This can be the user ID or the email address, depending on the Logon ID method.

This Yellowfin account must have the “web services” role enabled, and must belong to the Default (i.e. Primary) Org.

Password

String

Password of the above account.

OrgId

Integer

Default (i.e. Primary) organization ID within Yellowfin. Always set this to 1.

Function

String

Web services function. Set this to "DELETEROLE".

RoleAdministrationRoleThis object contains details of the role to be deleted. See table below.

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These are the main parameters that you need to set in the AdministrationRole object:

AdministrationRole Element

Data Type

Description

RoleCodeString

To specify the internal code of an existing role that is to be deleted.

 

 

The following SOAP example shows the parameters that you can pass to this call:

Code Block
languagexml
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:web="http://webservices.web.mi.hof.com/">
   <soapenv:Header/>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <web:remoteAdministrationCall>
         <arg0>
            <loginId>admin@yellowfin.com.au</loginId>
            <password>test</password>
            <orgId>1</orgId>
            <function>DELETEROLE</function> 
            <role>
            	<roleCode>REPORTWRITER</roleCode>
            </role>                           
         </arg0>
      </web:remoteAdministrationCall>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

 

Response Elements

The response returned will contain these parameters:

Response Element

Data Type

Description

StatusCode

String

Status of the web service call. Possible values include:

  • SUCCESS
  • FAILURE

 

The service will return the below response, according to our SOAP example:

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languagexml
 <S:Envelope xmlns:S="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <S:Body>
      <ns2:remoteAdministrationCallResponse xmlns:ns2="http://webservices.web.mi.hof.com/">
         <return>
            <errorCode>0</errorCode>
            <messages>Successfully Authenticated User: admin@yellowfin.com.au</messages>
            <messages>Web Service Request Complete</messages>
            <roles>
               <roleCode>REPORTWRITER</roleCode>
            </roles>
            <sessionId>6c494a263bb684c1082317d0e1d695eb</sessionId>
            <statusCode>SUCCESS</statusCode>
         </return>
      </ns2:remoteAdministrationCallResponse>
   </S:Body>
</S:Envelope>

 

 

Instructions

See below for step-by-step instructions on how to perform this call, using a Java example:

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titleStep-by-step instructions
 

  • Displayed below is a basic request for this function:

    Code Block
    languagejava
    AdministrationServiceRequest rsr = new AdministrationServiceRequest();

rsr.setLoginId("admin@yellowfin.com.au");
rsr.setPassword("test");
rsr.setOrgId(1);

rsr.setFunction("DELETEROLE");



  • Define the role that needs to be deleted:

    Code Block
    languagejava
    AdministrationRole role = new AdministrationRole();
role.setRoleCode("NEWROLE");                     // existing role. Role Codes can be found by calling LISTROLES
												 // or retrieved from the Yellowfin database table OrgRole.
rsr.setRole(role);

 

  • Once the request is configured, perform the call:

    Code Block
    languagejava
    AdministrationServiceResponse rs = adminService.remoteAdministrationCall(rsr);

    Initialize the Administration web service. Click here to learn how to do this. 

 

  • The response returned will contain these parameters:

    Response Element

    Data Type

    Description

    StatusCode

    String

    Status of the web service call. Possible values include:

    • SUCCESS
    • FAILURE

 

 

Complete Example

Below is a full example of the DELETEROLE function. To use it for yourself, carry out the following the steps:

  1. Copy the code and save it as ws_deleterole.jsp.
  2. Put the file in the root folder: Yellowfin/appserver/webapps/ROOT.
  3. Adjust the host, port, admin user, and role code values according to your environment.
  4. Run http://<host>:<port>/ws_deleterole.jsp from your Internet browser.

 

Code Block
languagejava
<%            
/*              ws_deleterole.jsp                  */
%>
<%@ page language="java" contentType="text/html; charset=UTF-8" %>
<%@ page import="com.hof.util.*, java.util.*, java.text.*" %> 
<%@ page import="com.hof.web.form.*" %>
<%@ page import="com.hof.mi.web.service.*" %>
<%
AdministrationServiceService s_adm = new AdministrationServiceServiceLocator("localhost",8080, "/services/AdministrationService", false);        // adjust host and port number
AdministrationServiceSoapBindingStub adminService = (AdministrationServiceSoapBindingStub) s_adm.getAdministrationService();
AdministrationServiceRequest rsr = new AdministrationServiceRequest();
rsr.setLoginId("admin@yellowfin.com.au");          // provide your Yellowfin webservices admin account
rsr.setPassword("test");                           // change to the password of the above account above
rsr.setOrgId(1);


rsr.setFunction("DELETEROLE");


AdministrationRole role = new AdministrationRole();
role.setRoleCode("NEWROLE");
rsr.setRole(role);

AdministrationServiceResponse rs = adminService.remoteAdministrationCall(rsr);


if ("SUCCESS".equals(rs.getStatusCode()) ) {
	out.write("Success");
} else {
	out.write("Failure");
	out.write(" Code: " + rs.getErrorCode());
}
%>

 

 

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