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User ^v2.7.0

Represents an individual user within the system, providing methods to manage their properties and groups.

This same user object is returned by userSecurity.users and by security.application(...).users.

Identity

  • getId()

    Retrieves the unique identifier of the user.

    • Returns:

      • The user's ID as an integer.
  • getName()

    Retrieves the name of the user.

    • Returns:

      • The user's name.
  • getEmail()

    Retrieves the email address of the user.

    • Returns:

      • The user's email address.
  • isTwoFactorEnabled()

    Checks if two-factor authentication is enabled for the user.

    • Returns:

      • true if two-factor authentication is enabled, otherwise false.
  • getRole()

    Retrieves the role of the user within the system.

    • Returns:

      • The name of the user's role, (eg. MODLLER, COLLABORATOR, ANALYST).
  • hasGroup(group)

    Checks if the user is a member of a specific group.

    • Parameters:

      • group - An instance of a Group interface representing the group.
    • Returns:

      • true if the user is a member of the specified group, otherwise false.
  • hasAdminGroup()

    Checks if the user is a part of the admin group.

    • Returns:

      • true if the user is a member of the admin group, otherwise false.

  • addGroup(group)

    Adds the user to a specified group.

    • Parameters:

      • group - An instance of a Group interface representing the group to add.
    • Returns:

      • true if the user was successfully added to the group, otherwise false.
  • removeGroup(group)

    Removes the user from a specified group.

    • Parameters:

      • group - An instance of a Group interface representing the group to remove.
    • Returns:

      • true if the user was successfully removed from the group, otherwise false.
  • hasGroup(name)

    Checks if the user is a member of a specific group by name.

    • Parameters:

      • name - The name of the group.
    • Returns:

      • true if the user is a member of the group, otherwise false.
  • addGroup(name)

    Adds the user to a specified group by name.

    • Parameters:

      • name - The name of the group to add.
    • Returns:

      • true if the user was successfully added to the group, otherwise false.
  • removeGroup(name)

    Removes the user from a specified group by name.

    • Parameters:

      • name - The name of the group to remove.
    • Returns:

      • true if the user was successfully removed from the group, otherwise false.
  • clearGroups()

    Clears all group memberships for the user.

    • Returns:

      • true if all groups were successfully cleared, otherwise false.
  • groups()

    Lists all groups the user is a member of, including the primary group.

    • Returns:

      • A object containing the information on the user's groups and primary group.
  • setPrimaryGroup(group)

    Sets the primary group for the user.

    • Parameters:

      • group - An instance of a Group interface representing the group to set as primary.
    • Returns:

      • true if the primary group was successfully set, otherwise false.
  • setPrimaryGroup(name)

    Sets the primary group for the user by name.

    • Parameters:

      • name - The name of the group to set as primary.
    • Returns:

      • true if the primary group was successfully set, otherwise false.

Security Group Access

  • getModelAccessLevel(modelIdOrName)

    Retrieves the access level of the user for a specific model.

    • Parameters:

      • modelIdOrName - The identifier or name of the model.
    • Returns:

      • The access level name as a string.
  • getObjectAccessLevel(modelIdOrName, objectType, objectKey, breakOnAccessLevel)

    Retrieves the effective access level of the user for a specific object within a model.

    • Parameters:

      • modelIdOrName - Identifier or name of the model.
      • objectType - Type of the object within the model, such as CUBES, CARDS, WORKVIEWS, DIMENSIONS, PROCESSES, SCHEDULES, TABLES, APPLICATIONS, MAPPINGS, or VARIABLES.
      • objectKey - Identifier of the specific object.
      • breakOnAccessLevel - Optional access level to stop the check.
    • Returns:

      • The effective access level name as a string.
  • getElementAccessLevel(modelIdOrName, dimensionIdOrName, elementName, breakOnAccessLevel)

    Retrieves the access level of the user for a specific element within a model's dimension.

    • Parameters:

      • modelIdOrName - Identifier or name of the model.
      • dimensionIdOrName - Identifier or name of the dimension.
      • elementName - Name of the element.
      • breakOnAccessLevel - Optional access level to stop the check.
    • Returns:

      • The access level name as a string.
  • Examples

    js
    // Check if user is part of a specific group
    var isUserInGroup = currentUser.hasGroup("Test Group");
    console.log("Is User in Test Group? " + (isUserInGroup ? "Yes" : "No"));
    
    // Add user to a new group
    var addGroupSuccess = currentUser.addGroup("Example Group");
    console.log(
        "User added to Example Group: " +
            (addGroupSuccess ? "Successful" : "Failed"),
    );
    
    // Remove user from a group
    var removeGroupSuccess = currentUser.removeGroup("Example Group");
    console.log(
        "User removed from Example Group: " +
            (removeGroupSuccess ? "Successful" : "Failed"),
    );
    
    // List all groups a user belongs to
    var userGroups = currentUser.groups();
    console.log("User Groups: ", userGroups);

Access Tag Security ^v2.7.212

  • hasTag(application, tagNameOrId)

    Checks if the user has a specific tag within an application.

    • Parameters:

      • application - The application name or id.
      • tagNameOrId - The tag name or id.
    • Returns:

      • true if the user has the tag, otherwise false.
  • hasTag(tag)

    Checks if the user has a specific tag object.

    • Parameters:

      • tag - The tag object.
    • Returns:

      • true if the user has the tag, otherwise false.

  • addTag(application, tagNameOrId)

    Adds a tag to the user.

    • Parameters:

      • application - The application name or id.
      • tagNameOrId - The tag name or id.
    • Returns:

      • true if the tag was successfully added, otherwise false.
  • addTag(application, tag)

    Adds a tag object to the user.

    • Parameters:

      • application - The application name or id.
      • tag - The tag object.
    • Returns:

      • true if the tag was successfully added, otherwise false.

  • removeTag(application, tagNameOrId)

    Removes a tag from the user.

    • Parameters:

      • application - The application name or id.
      • tagNameOrId - The tag name or id.
    • Returns:

      • true if the tag was successfully removed, otherwise false.
  • removeTag(application, tag)

    Removes a tag object from the user.

    • Parameters:

      • application - The application name or id.
      • tag - The tag object.
    • Returns:

      • true if the tag was successfully removed, otherwise false.

  • clearTags(application)

    Clears all tags for the user in the specified application.

    • Parameters:

      • application - The application name or id.
    • Returns:

      • true if all tags were successfully cleared, otherwise false.
  • setTags(application, tagNames)

    Sets the user's tags using tag names.

    • Parameters:

      • application - The application name or id.
      • tagNames - An array of tag names.
    • Returns:

      • true if tags were successfully set, otherwise false.
  • setTags(application, tags)

    Sets the user's tags using tag objects.

    • Parameters:

      • application - The application name or id.
      • tags - An array of tag objects.
    • Returns:

      • true if tags were successfully set, otherwise false.

  • tags(application)

    Lists all tags assigned to the user for the application.

  • screenTags(application)

    Lists all screen tags assigned to the user.

    • Parameters:

      • application - The application name or id.
    • Returns:

  • elementTags(application)

    Lists all element tags assigned to the user.

    • Parameters:

      • application - The application name or id.
    • Returns:


  • getElementAccessTagLevel(application, dimension, element)

    Retrieves the effective access level from tags for a specific element.

    • Parameters:

      • application - The application name or id.
      • dimension - The dimension name or id.
      • element - The element name.
    • Returns:

      • The effective access level.
  • getAvailableScreens(application)

    Retrieves the screens available to the user based on tag access.

    • Parameters:

      • application - The application name or id.
    • Returns:

      • A list of available ApplicationScreen objects or screen identifiers, depending on the application configuration.