Getting a List of Users

The following name-value pairs can be used to retrieve a list of users.

Request Parameter	Value	Description
IBIMR_action	MR_GET_USERS	Required. Used to invoke the action to retrieve the users from the Managed Reporting Repository. Before retrieving a list of users valid MR credentials with administrative rights must be provided.
IBIMR_returntype	Valid values are XML and MRCGI	Optional. Used to specify the format of the result set. The default is MRCGI.

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Example: Usage for Getting a List of Users

//Obtain the path to ibiweb.cfg
    String cgiLocation = 
application.getInitParameter("webfocus_client_root")+File.separator+"web"
+File.separator+"cgi";
    String contextroot = application.getInitParameter("webfocus_path");
     //Create a request and response object 
    WFApplicationRequest workerReq = new WFApplicationRequest();
    WFResponse workerResp = new WFServletResponse( response );
    //Instantiate the WFServletVariableTableExtension to add name/value 
pairs to the request
    WFServletVariableTableExtension wfSVTExtension = new 
WFServletVariableTableExtension( request, application );
    //Sign-on to Managed Reporting
    workerReq.addParameter( "IBIMR_action", "MR_SIGNON" );
    workerReq.addParameter( "IBIMR_user", "admin" );
    workerReq.addParameter( "IBIMR_pass", "admin" );
    workerReq.addParameter( "IBIMR_returntype", "XML" );
    WFWorkerUtil.processRequest( cgiLocation, workerReq, workerResp, 
wfSVTExtension, null ,null, null );
    //Reinitialize the request with the previous response cookies and 
obtain all MR Domains
    workerReq.Initialize( workerResp.getCookies() );
    workerReq.addParameter( "IBIMR_action", "MR_GET_USERS" );
    workerReq.addParameter( "IBIMR_returntype", "XML" );
    WFWorkerUtil.processRequest( cgiLocation, workerReq, workerResp, 
wfSVTExtension, null ,null, null );

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Example: Getting a List of Users Sample Output

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
<ibwfrpc name="MR_SIGNON">
<RETURN_TYPE_VERSION>1</RETURN_TYPE_VERSION>
<RETURNCODE>1000</RETURNCODE>
</ibwfrpc>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
<ibwfrpc name="MR_GET_USERS">
<RETURN_TYPE_VERSION>1</RETURN_TYPE_VERSION>
<USERS_COUNTS>uact:4
uina:0
umax:4000</USERS_COUNTS>
<CURRENT_USER flgs="admin,advanced,dataserver,savemyreport," 
href="admin.htm" name="admin" desc="Default Administrator" 
role="#MRAdministrator"/>
<MR_GET_USERS flgs="admin,advanced,dataserver,savemyreport," 
href="admin.htm" name="admin" desc="Default Administrator" 
role="#MRAdministrator">
<MR_GET_GROUPS>
<HREF href="#carsales" name="carsales" desc="Car Sales"/>
<HREF href="#default" name="default" desc="Default Group"/>
</MR_GET_GROUPS>
</MR_GET_USERS>
<MR_GET_USERS flgs="auser,,savemyreport,advanced,email=user1@ibi.com" 
href="user1.htm" name="user1" pass="1ca41975909bff3e4b062b" desc="WF 
Analytical User" role="#AnalyticalUser">
<MR_GET_GROUPS>
<HREF href="#default" name="default" desc="Default Group"/>
</MR_GET_GROUPS>
</MR_GET_USERS>|<MR_GET_USERS 
flgs="auser,,savemyreport,email=nobody@ibi.com" href="verylong.htm" 
name="Very long User Name to Test Length" desc="Length Test" 
role="#AnalyticalUser">
<MR_GET_GROUPS>
<HREF href="#default" name="default" desc="Default Group"/>
</MR_GET_GROUPS>
</MR_GET_USERS>
<MR_GET_USERS flgs="user,," href="public.htm" name="public" desc="Public 
User" role="#User">
<MR_GET_GROUPS>
<HREF href="#public" name="public" desc="Public Group"/>
</MR_GET_GROUPS>
</MR_GET_USERS>
<RETURNCODE>1000</RETURNCODE>
</ibwfrpc>

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