IBM FileNet P8, Version 5.2            

Helper script functions (Enterprise Manager only)

FileNet® P8 provides a set of reusable VBScript functions you can use when deploying data from one object store to another. Although you can use some of these sample scripts alone, others depend on other functions as listed.

Tip: Although the sample scripts and syntax documented for them apply only to VBScripts, an experienced JScript developer can apply these functions when developing JScript files to use with the import function.
Initialization functions  
Name: HandleAnyErrorCondition
Purpose: Other functions use this function to check for errors and report any error conditions
Parameters: strMsg - The message prefix to which the error description is appended.
Dependencies: none
Syntax: HandleAnyErrorCondition string
Example: HandleAnyErrorCondition strErrorPrefix
Active Directory functions  
Name: CreateADUser
Purpose: To create a single Active Directory user, given information in the array
Parameters: aryUser - Array of strings for creating a user StrADDomainString - LDAP-formatted string to access the Active Directory entries for the domain Order of elements: user, description, given name, family name, password
Dependencies: HandleAnyErrorCondition
Syntax: CreateADUser array, string
Example: CreateADUser Array("Tom Swift", "User", "Tom", "Swift", "password"), "DC=test,DC=eng,DC=ibm,DC=com"
 
Name: CreateADGroup
Purpose: To create a single Active Directory group, as defined in the array
Parameters: aryGroup - Array of strings for creating a group

Order of the elements:

name, description, list of users

Dependencies: HandleAnyErrorCondition
Syntax: CreateADGroup array,string
Example: CreateADGroup Array("Group1", "Primary Group", "User1", "User2", "User3"), "DC=test,DC=eng,DC=ibm,DC=com"
 
Name: CreateUsers
Purpose: To create each user given an array of users passed in, calling CreateADUser
Parameters: aryUsers - An array of arrays, which passes each individual array to: CreateADUser
Dependencies: HandleAnyErrorCondition - CreateADUser
Syntax: CreateUsers array, string
Example: user1=Array("Tom Swift", "User", "Tom", "Swift", "password")

user2=Array("Jane Doe", "User", "Jane", "Doe", "password")

CreateUsers Array(user1,user2), "DC=test,DC=eng,DC=ibm,DC=com"

 
Name: CreateGroups
Purpose: To create each user given an array of groups passed in, calling CreateADUser
Parameters: aryGroups - An array of arrays that passes each individual array to CreateADGroup
Dependencies: HandleAnyErrorCondition

CreateADGroup

Syntax: CreateGroups array, string
Example: group1=Array("group1", "Primary Group", "User1", "User2", "User3")

group2=Array("group2", "Secondary Group", "User3")

CreateGroups Array(group1,group2), "DC=test,DC=eng,DC=ibm,DC=com"

Object permissions and security functions  
Name: SetObjectPermissionConstants
Purpose: To set values to the global variables the other permission functions use
Parameters: none
Dependencies: HandleAnyErrorCondition
Syntax: SetObjectPermissionConstants
Example: SetObjectPermissionConstants
 
Name: ModifyDefaultPermissions
Purpose: To modify the default instance permissions of the object
Parameters: obj - The object whose permissions are to be modified aryPermissionDetails - An array that specifies how to modify the permissions in this order:

GroupString, AccessType GrantOrDenyAction

Dependencies: HandleAnyErrorCondition

SetObjectPermissionConstants

Syntax: ModifyDefaultPermissions object, Array
Example: ModifyDefaultPermissions obj, Array("domain\user1", idmAccessLevelRead, idmAccessAllow)
 
Name: ModifyPermissions
Purpose: To modify the permissions of the specified object
Parameters: obj - The object to have its permissions modified

aryPermissionDetails - An array that specifies how to modify the permissions in this order: GroupString, AccessType, GrantOrDenyAction

Dependencies: HandleAnyErrorCondition - SetObjectPermissionConstants
Syntax: ModifyPermissions object, Array
Example: ModifyPermissions obj, Array("domain\user1", idmAccessLevelRead, idmAccessAllow)
Object store permission and security functions  
Name: SetObjectStoreConstants
Purpose: To set up the constants used by the other functions
Parameters: none
Dependencies: HandleAnyErrorCondition
Syntax: SetObjectStoreConstants
Example: SetObjectStoreConstants
 
Name: AddGroupToClassDef
Purpose: To set security on top-level class definitions
Parameters: cDef - The class definition object

doSubClasses - If true, includes all subclasses of cDef

accessLevel - The permission bitmask to use

inheritanceType - grant or deny

isDefaultInstance - If true, use default permissions; if not, use regular permissions

Dependencies: AddGroupToObject

SetObjectStoreConstants

Global variables

Syntax: AddGroupToClassDef obj boolean, integer, integer, boolean
Example: AddGroupToClassDef cl, True, idmAccessLevelView, idmInheritObjectInstance, True
 
Name: AddGroupToFolder
Purpose: To add the hardcoded permissions to the folder; if the flag fldOption is False, it adds permissions to any sub folders as well
Parameters: fldObj The folder to operate on fldOption Boolean flag that determines whether to handle just the root folder AccessType A bitmask that determines which permission to add InheritanceType Which type of inheritance the object uses from its parent IsDefaultInstance Determines whether to change the default instance or regular permissions
Dependencies: HandleAnyErrorCondition

AddGroupToAllFolder

AddGroupToObject

SetObjectStoreConstants

Global variables

Syntax: AddGroupToFolder boolean, integer, integer, boolean
Example: AddGroupToFolder True, idmAccessLevelWriteFolder, idmNoInheritance, False
 
Name: AddGroupToWorkflowEventActionObject
Purpose: To add the security to each workflow event action
Parameters: eaList - The collection of event actions including non-workflow events

AccessType - A bitmask that determines which permission to add

InheritanceType - Which type of inheritance the object uses from its parent

IsDefaultInstance - Determines whether to change the default instance or regular permissions

Dependencies: HandleAnyErrorCondition

AddGroupToObject

SetObjectStoreConstants

Global variables

Syntax: AddGroupToWorkflowEventActionObjects collection, object, integer, integer, boolean
Example: AddGroupToWorkflowEventActionObjects objLib.EventActions, wfObj, idmAccessLevelView, idmNoInheritance, True
Name: AddGroupToEachItemInCollection
Purpose: To add the security to each item in a generic collection
Parameters: collection - The generic collection to operate on

AccessType - A bitmask of which permission to add

InheritanceType - The type of inheritance from parent objects can use

IsDefaultInstance - Determines whether permissions change the default instance or regular permissions

Dependencies: HandleAnyErrorCondition

AddGroupToObject

SetObjectStoreConstants

Global variables

Syntax: AddGroupToEachItemInCollection collection, object, integer, integer, boolean
Example: AddGroupToEachItemInCollection objLib.PropertyTemplates, idmAccessLevelView, idmNoInheritance, True
 
Name: AddGroupToObject
Purpose: To provide the function that other permission functions use to set their permissions
Parameters: Obj - Object to operate on

secAccessLevel - Access level to grant or deny

secInheritanceType - Type of access (Grant or Deny)

DefaultInstance - Determines whether to modify default or typical permissions

Dependencies: HandleAnyErrorCondition

Global variables

Syntax: AddGroupToObject object, integer, integer, boolean
Example: AddGroupToObject Obj, idmAccessLevelView, idmNoInheritance, True
 
Name: SetObjectStoreSecurity
Purpose: To add permissions on an existing object store to set default instance groups, as if set during object store creation
Parameters: objLib - Object store on which to operate
Dependencies: AddGroupToClasses

AdGroupToFolder

AddGroupToPropertyTemplates

AddGroupToWorkflowEventActionObject

AddGroupToEachItemInCollection

HandleAnyErrorCondition

AddGroupToObject

SetObjectStoreConstants

Global variables

Syntax: SetObjectStoreSecurity object
Example: SetObjectStoreSecurity objObjectStore


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