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MetaDataAssist 2.0 GetUsers [deprecated]

Returns all users which satisfy the given user roles (e.g. 'Reviewer') and department filter (if these filters are specified). This list of users is most often used for filling fields linked to users.


Parameters

NameTypeDirectionDescription
psAuthContextStringInOutDeprecated proprietary authentication context only used by .ASMX web services based on internal username/password authentication. Claims based security standards drive all the WCF .SVC web services making this parameter redundant.
psRightFilterStringInIndicates those user roles the user must possess.
psDepartmentFilterStringInIndicates the name of the department the user must belong to.
pasOutUserNamesStringArrayInOutString array with user names

Requirements are:
  • Allowed values for psRightFilter are user roles which are defined in the DCAPABILITIES list of values. When an empty string is provided, no filter will be applied.
  • Allowed values for psDepartmentFilter are user groups which are defined in the ROLES list of values. When an empty string is provided, no filter will be applied.