com.ibm.openpages.api.service

Interface IResourceService

public interface IResourceService

 Gateway to resource instance data.
 Use this service to perform CRUD operations on Resource.


 --- Snippet Code to create Resource----
   // Create Resource Service
   IResourceService rs = serviceFactory.createResourceService();
   // Create MetaDate Service
   IMetaDataService mss = serviceFactory.creatMetaDataService();
   // Get the Resource Factory
   IResourceFactory rss = rss.getResourceFactory();
   // Get the type Definition of the Object being created
   ITypeDefinition objectTypeDef = mss.getType(type);
   // Create AutoNamed Child Object
   IGRCObject newObject = rss.createAutoNamedGRCObject(objectTypeDef);
   //Set Description
   newObject.setDescription(childDescription);
   //Set Parent Association
   newObject.setPrimaryParent(parentObject.getId());
   //Create the Object
   newObject = rss.saveResource(newObject);
 

ResourceUtil.setFieldValue( com.ibm.openpages.api.resource.IField, java.lang.Object)

See Also:

IResource, IServiceFactory, IField, ITypeDefinition, GRCObjectFilter, FolderFilter, IFolder

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	associate(Id grcObject, java.util.List<Id> parents, java.util.List<Id> children) Associate a list of parents, children to a given object.
boolean	canCreate(ITypeDefinition intendedTypeToCreate, Id intendedFolder, Id intendedParent) Checks if the current user has the permissions to create a GRC Object.
java.util.List<Id>	canCreateObjectsForTypes(Id userId, java.util.List<Id> typesToCreate) Considers Folder based security, Role based security and Rule based security globally to check for a list of potential object types which ones the user may have access to create.
java.util.List<Id>	canCreateObjectsForTypes(java.util.List<Id> typesToCreate, Id intendedParentObject) Considers Folder based security, Role based security and Rule based security to check for a list of potential object types which ones the current user may have access to create for a specific intended parent GRC Object.
void	deleteResource(Id resourceId) Delete a resource by id and all its associated primary children resources as well.
void	deleteResource(IResource resource) Deletes a resource by object and all its associated primary children resources as well.
java.lang.String	determineDefaultFolder(ITypeDefinition typeToCreate, IGRCObject intendedParent, boolean createFolders) Determines the correct default folder for a new GRC Object to be created as a child of an intended parent GRC Object.
void	dissociate(Id grcObject, java.util.List<Id> parents, java.util.List<Id> children) Dissociate a list of parents, children to a given object.
boolean	exists(Id parentFolderId, java.lang.String resourcName, boolean defaultSuffix) Checks whether a resource with the name already exists in the folder.
java.util.List<IDeletedResource>	findDeletedResources(DeletedResourceFilter filter) Get a list of deleted GRC objects.
IResourcePermission	getEffectivePermissions(Id userOrGroup, Id resourceToCheck) Retrieves the effective resource permissions, read, write, delete, and associate that a user has for a specific OpenPages resource.
IFolder	getFolder(Id id) Get a Folder object by Id for the current period.
IFolder	getFolder(Id id, FolderFilter filter) Get a Folder object by Id.
IFolder	getFolder(java.lang.String path) Get a Folder object by path for the current period.
IFolder	getFolder(java.lang.String path, FolderFilter filter) Get a Folder object by path.
IGRCObject	getGRCObject(Id id) Get a GRC object by Id for the the current period including all fields and no associations.
IGRCObject	getGRCObject(Id id, GRCObjectFilter filter) Get a GRC object by ID with specified filter for fields and associations.
IGRCObject	getGRCObject(java.lang.String path) Get a GRC object by path for the current period including all fields and no associations.
IGRCObject	getGRCObject(java.lang.String path, GRCObjectFilter filter) Get a GRC object by path with specified filter for fields and associations.
Id	getIdForPath(java.lang.String fullPath) Retrieves just the Id for a GRC Object or Folder given a full path without retrieving the entire object.
IResourceFactory	getResourceFactory() Returns the factory for creating in memory instances of objects.
void	overwriteProperties(Id id, java.util.List<Id> fieldDefinitionIds, java.lang.String newValue) Overwrite text properties of a object with a specific value.
void	purgeResource(Id id) Fully removes all references to the object from the system, including past versions, audit trail, OpenPages storage and records from reporting periods.
<T extends IResource> T	saveResource(T resource) Save a resource.

Method Detail

getResourceFactory

IResourceFactory getResourceFactory()

Returns the factory for creating in memory instances of objects.

Returns:

IResourceFactory The factory for creating in memory instances of objects.

getGRCObject

IGRCObject getGRCObject(java.lang.String path,
                        GRCObjectFilter filter)

Get a GRC object by path with specified filter for fields and associations.

Parameters:

path - (required) The path to the object to retrieve

filter - (required) GRCObjectFilter

Returns:

IGRCObject GRCObject instance if it exists, otherwise null

getGRCObject

IGRCObject getGRCObject(java.lang.String path)

Get a GRC object by path for the current period including all fields and no associations.

Parameters:

path - (required) The path to the object to retrieve

Returns:

IGRCObject GRCObject instance if it exists, otherwise null. The object returned is for the current period and includes all fields and associations

getGRCObject

IGRCObject getGRCObject(Id id,
                        GRCObjectFilter filter)

Get a GRC object by ID with specified filter for fields and associations.

Parameters:

id - (required)The Id of the object to retrieve

filter - (required) GRCObjectFilter

Returns:

IGRCObject A GRCObject instance if it exists, otherwise null

getGRCObject

IGRCObject getGRCObject(Id id)

Get a GRC object by Id for the the current period including all fields and no associations.

Parameters:

id - (required) The Id of the object to retrieve

Returns:

IGRCObject GRCObject instance if it exists, otherwise null. The object returned is for the current period and includes all fields and associations

getIdForPath

Id getIdForPath(java.lang.String fullPath)

Retrieves just the Id for a GRC Object or Folder given a full path without retrieving the entire object.

Parameters:

fullPath - the full path for the GRC Object or Folder

Returns:

the Id of the GRC Object or Folder for the specified full path

getFolder

IFolder getFolder(java.lang.String path,
                  FolderFilter filter)

Get a Folder object by path.

Parameters:

path - (required) The path to the object to retrieve

filter - (required) a filter

Returns:

IFolder Folder object instance if it exists, otherwise null

getFolder

IFolder getFolder(java.lang.String path)

Get a Folder object by path for the current period.

Parameters:

path - (required) The path to the object to retrieve

Returns:

IFolder Folder object instance if it exists, otherwise null

getFolder

IFolder getFolder(Id id,
                  FolderFilter filter)

Get a Folder object by Id.

Parameters:

id - (required) The Id of the object to retrieve

filter - (required) A filter

Returns:

IFolder Folder instance if it exists, otherwise null

getFolder

IFolder getFolder(Id id)

Get a Folder object by Id for the current period.

Parameters:

id - (required) The Id of the object to retrieve

Returns:

IFolder Folder instance if it exists, otherwise null

saveResource

<T extends IResource> T saveResource(T resource)

Save a resource. The save will only be allowed when the user performing this operation has the required access permissions in OpenPages through Role-based security or Security Rules.

Parameters:

resource - (required) The resource to save

Returns:

IResource The refreshed resource or an object of type resource

See Also:

canCreate(ITypeDefinition, Id, Id)

deleteResource

void deleteResource(IResource resource)

Deletes a resource by object and all its associated primary children resources as well. If the IResource is an instance of a GRC object then will use the setting "/OpenPages/Common/Cascade Delete/Include Object Types" to determine which Types of associated resources are deleted. If the IResource is an instance of a folder then all resources contained by the folder will be deleted as well.

Parameters:

resource - (required) The resource to delete

deleteResource

void deleteResource(Id resourceId)

Delete a resource by id and all its associated primary children resources as well. If the IResource is an instance of a GRC object then will use the setting "/OpenPages/Common/Cascade Delete/Include Object Types" to determine which Types of associated resources are deleted. If the IResource is an instance of a folder then all resources contained by the folder will be deleted as well.

Parameters:

resourceId - (required) The id of the resource to delete

associate

void associate(Id grcObject,
               java.util.List<Id> parents,
               java.util.List<Id> children)

Associate a list of parents, children to a given object.

Parameters:

grcObject - (required) Id of the target object

parents - (required) List of Parent Ids

children - (required)List of Children Ids

dissociate

void dissociate(Id grcObject,
                java.util.List<Id> parents,
                java.util.List<Id> children)

Dissociate a list of parents, children to a given object.

Parameters:

grcObject - (required) Id of the target object

parents - (required) List of Parent Ids

children - (required) List of Children Ids

getEffectivePermissions

IResourcePermission getEffectivePermissions(Id userOrGroup,
                                            Id resourceToCheck)

Retrieves the effective resource permissions, read, write, delete, and associate that a user has for a specific OpenPages resource.

Parameters:

user - (required) User to check permissions for

resourceToCheck - (required) Id of the Resource to check permissions on

Returns:

Resource Permissions

canCreate

boolean canCreate(ITypeDefinition intendedTypeToCreate,
                  Id intendedFolder,
                  Id intendedParent)

Checks if the current user has the permissions to create a GRC Object. This evaluates the Security Rules to check if user has create permission as well as with required Role-based Security.

The permissions required to create an object are read and write on the intended folder and read and associate on the intended parent.

Parameters:

intendedTypeToCreate - (required) the type to check if can create

intendedFolderId - (optional) the folder location where the new object will be created or null to use the default folder location for the parent and type.

intendedParent - (optional) the parent that the new object will be associated to as a child or null if orphaned

Returns:

true if the user has the permissions to create the GRC Object for intended parameters

canCreateObjectsForTypes

java.util.List<Id> canCreateObjectsForTypes(Id userId,
                                            java.util.List<Id> typesToCreate)

Considers Folder based security, Role based security and Rule based security globally to check for a list of potential object types which ones the user may have access to create. Role-based

This considers whether a user has Read, Write permissions at any context for each type. Restrict rules are not evaluated, extend rules will be OR'd to the folder and role based permissions for each type.

For the special case of Signature objects, additional checks are made that if the user has required access permissions for the Signature object type, then he/she must also be in the correct user groups to have the signoff capability for at least one type, as defined by the OpenPages Settings under 'setting '/OpenPages/Applications/GRCM/Signature/Permission'. Refer to the Administrators Guide for more information on Signature permissions.

Parameters:

userId - (required) User to check permissions for

typesToCreate - (required) List of ITypeDefinition Ids for Object Types that will checked for the user's ability to create instances of them

Returns:

List of type Ids that the user can possibly create

canCreateObjectsForTypes

java.util.List<Id> canCreateObjectsForTypes(java.util.List<Id> typesToCreate,
                                            Id intendedParentObject)

Considers Folder based security, Role based security and Rule based security to check for a list of potential object types which ones the current user may have access to create for a specific intended parent GRC Object.

This evaluates the Security Rules to check if user has create permission as well as with required Role-based Security.

For the special case of Signature objects, additional checks are made that if the user has required access permissions for the Signature object type, then he/she must also be in the correct user groups to have the signoff capability for at least one type, as defined by the OpenPages Settings under 'setting '/OpenPages/Applications/GRCM/Signature/Permission'. Refer to the Administrators Guide for more information on Signature permissions.

Parameters:

typesToCreate - (required) List of ITypeDefinition Ids for Object Types that will checked for the user's ability to create instances of them

intendedParentObject - (required) Id of intended parent if known, null if not known.

Returns:

List of type Ids that the user can possibly create

determineDefaultFolder

java.lang.String determineDefaultFolder(ITypeDefinition typeToCreate,
                                        IGRCObject intendedParent,
                                        boolean createFolders)

Determines the correct default folder for a new GRC Object to be created as a child of an intended parent GRC Object.

Parameters:

typeToCreate - type of the child that is to be created

intendedParent - the parent GRC Object to create the child from

createFolders - if the folders in the path should be created if they do not exist currently

Returns:

Full Path of the folder that the object can be created in by default

exists

boolean exists(Id parentFolderId,
               java.lang.String resourcName,
               boolean defaultSuffix)

Checks whether a resource with the name already exists in the folder.

Parameters:

parentFolderID -

resourcename -

defaultSuffix - true to append .txt to the resource name

Returns:

true if resource with same name exists

findDeletedResources

java.util.List<IDeletedResource> findDeletedResources(DeletedResourceFilter filter)

Get a list of deleted GRC objects.

Permissions:

The operation can only be performed by a super user.

Parameters:

filter - (optional) The path to the object to retrieve

Returns:

List A list of deleted resources found

Example The following code snippet illustrates a search for deleted resources of a specific conditions

         DeletedResourceFilter filter = new DeletedResourceFilter();
         List resources;
         Id userId = currentUserId;

         filter.getConditions()
                 .add(new DeletedResourceFilter.FilterCondition(DeletedResourceFilter.FIELD_RESOURCE_TYPE, DeletedResourceFilter.OPERATOR_EQUAL_TO, 1));
         filter.getConditions().add(new DeletedResourceFilter.FilterCondition(DeletedResourceFilter.FIELD_DESCRIPTION, DeletedResourceFilter.OPERATOR_LIKE,
                 "%" + descriptionAll + "%"));
         filter.getConditions().add(new DeletedResourceFilter.FilterCondition(DeletedResourceFilter.FIELD_LOCATION, DeletedResourceFilter.OPERATOR_LIKE,
                 "/_op_sox/Project/Default%"));
         filter.getConditions().add(new DeletedResourceFilter.FilterCondition(DeletedResourceFilter.FIELD_LAST_MODIFICATION_DATE,
                 DeletedResourceFilter.OPERATOR_GREATER_THAN_OR_EQUAL, createdtDate));
         filter.getConditions().add(
                 new DeletedResourceFilter.FilterCondition(DeletedResourceFilter.FIELD_LAST_MODIFIED_BY, DeletedResourceFilter.OPERATOR_EQUAL_TO, userId));
         filter.getConditions().add(new DeletedResourceFilter.FilterCondition(DeletedResourceFilter.FIELD_CONTENT_TYPE_ID,
                 DeletedResourceFilter.OPERATOR_EQUAL_TO, busEntityType.getId()));
         filter.setStartRow(1);
         filter.setEndRow(1000);
         resources = resourceService.findDeletedResources(filter);
         

Since:

8.0.0.1

See Also:

DeletedResourceFilter

purgeResource

void purgeResource(Id id)

Fully removes all references to the object from the system, including past versions, audit trail, OpenPages storage and records from reporting periods.

Permissions:

The operation can only be performed by a super user.

Parameters:

id - (required)The Id of the object to purge. The id can be an object id or a soft deleted object id.

Since:

8.0.0.1

overwriteProperties

void overwriteProperties(Id id,
                         java.util.List<Id> fieldDefinitionIds,
                         java.lang.String newValue)

Overwrite text properties of a object with a specific value.

Limitations:

• The data type of specific fields must be string or long string.
• DataType.STRING_TYPE
• DataType.MEDIUM_STRING_TYPE
• DataType.LARGE_STRING_TYPE
• DataType.UNLIMITED_STRING_TYPE
• The display type of specific fields in any profile must be one of text, text area, rich text, on demand, on demand rich text and automatic.
• DisplayTypes.TEXT_BOX
• DisplayTypes.TEXT_AREA
• DisplayTypes.RICH_TEXT
• DisplayTypes.LINK
• DisplayTypes.LINK_RT
• DisplayTypes.IN_LINE
• For system fields, only the description field and the comment field are allowed.
• Encrypted fields are not allowed.
• The new value cannot be null or empty.

Permissions:

The operation can only be performed by a super user.

Parameters:

id - (required) The Id of the object to overwrite

fieldDefinitionIds - (required) a list of field definition id to which the new value is overwritten

newValue - (required) the new value

Since:

8.0.0.1