Grouper Web Services

Description

Add or edit attribute definitions based on name or ID. This is new as of Grouper v2.3.0

Features

• Add or edit an attribute definition
• If you are editing an existing attribute definition, you can look it up by name or id
• You can specify a saveMode of INSERT, UPDATE, or INSERT_OR_UPDATE.  If you specify INSERT and the attributeDef exists, it will be an error.  If you specify UPDATE and the attributeDef doesnt exist, it will be an error.
• Non-lite service can save multiple attributeDef at once
• You can have this operation automatically create parent stems if they do not exist
• Can pass in a txType so that you can run all the saves in one transaction, or just finish the work that is possible with no enclosing transaction
• Can set the name, and description of an attribute def
• Returns attribute definition(s), and the result code of if it was inserted or updated
• Can actAs another user

attributeDefSave Lite service

• Accepts one attribute def to save...
• Documentation: SOAP (click on attributeDefSaveLite), REST
• For REST, the request can put data in query string (in URL or request body)
• REST request (colon is escaped to %3A): PUT /grouper-ws/servicesRest/v2_3_000/attributeDefs
  • Note: if passing data in request body e.g. actAs, use a POST
• (see documentation above for details): Request object, response object
• Response codes
• Samples (all files with "Lite" in them, click on "download" to see file)

attributeDefSave service

• Accepts multiple attributeDefs to save
• Documentation: SOAP (click on attributeDefSave), REST
• REST request (colon is escaped to %3A): POST /grouper-ws/servicesRest/v2_3_000/attributeDefs
• (see documentation above for details): Request object, response object
• Response codes
• Returns an overall status, and a status for each assignment
• Samples (all files with "Lite" in them, click on "download" to see file)