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Application Security Role update with Business Rules
Is it possible to update the Application Security roles with in an extender Business rule? I want to be able to update the Modifydata role with the push of a button.
I've been able to update security groups without an IIS reset using a BR, here are the relevant pieces:
Dim objMember As WritableMember = BRApi.Finance.Members.ReadWritableMemberNoCache(si, DimType.Entity.Id, memberName) objMember.ReadDataGroupUniqueID = BRApi.Security.Admin.GetGroup(si,groupName).Group.UniqueID BRApi.Finance.MemberAdmin.SaveMemberInfo(si, True, objMember, False, properties, False , descriptions, TriStateBool.FalseValue)We've had this running on a nightly schedule to keep our descriptions up to date with MDM but it could be hooked to a button press just the same. I don't know how it compares to Jack's method and his certainly looks simpler but maybe it will be of some use.
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I've been able to update security groups without an IIS reset using a BR, here are the relevant pieces:
Dim objMember As WritableMember = BRApi.Finance.Members.ReadWritableMemberNoCache(si, DimType.Entity.Id, memberName) objMember.ReadDataGroupUniqueID = BRApi.Security.Admin.GetGroup(si,groupName).Group.UniqueID BRApi.Finance.MemberAdmin.SaveMemberInfo(si, True, objMember, False, properties, False , descriptions, TriStateBool.FalseValue)We've had this running on a nightly schedule to keep our descriptions up to date with MDM but it could be hooked to a button press just the same. I don't know how it compares to Jack's method and his certainly looks simpler but maybe it will be of some use.
I actually got something similar to work last night! This is great tho, thanks for sharing!
- JackLacava
OneStream Employee
It's OneStream, of course it's possible 😎
Check out BRApi.Security.Admin.GetRole and .SaveRole.
Thanks JackLacava . To put a little more structure around this, the requirement is to lock a scenario (using a button) for a period of time, then set it back to its original access with another button.
Use Case:
An all day meeting with the CFO commences to discuss and refine a forecast. During this meeting the scenario needs to be locked down to prevent a potential moving target, changing values. When the meeting is over the scenario is opened back up and FAs are given tasks to update the forecast.
The admin wants a simple set of on/off buttons to accomplish the locking/unlocking of the scenario.Would locking/unlocking the workflow not be a valid approach for this?
