Groups can be accessed and modified through this API using four services: GET, POST, PUT, and PATCH. These four services allow for the retrieval, creation, complete update, and partial update of groups.

Below is the list of possible global permissions.

Object Type	Action Type
PROJECT	PAGEVIEW
APPROVAL	READ, UPDATE
WINDOW	READ, UPDATE
NOTIFICATION	READ, UPDATE, DELETE
WORKFLOW	READ, UPDATE
REPORT	READ
ENVINSTANCE	READ, UPDATE
ENVIRONMENT	READ, UPDATE
INSTANCE	READ, UPDATE
ENDPOINT	READ, UPDATE
SCHEDULEDTASK	READ, UPDATE
PLUGIN	READ, UPLOAD
PROPERTYSET	READ
DEFAULTS	READ, UPDATE
FLEXFIELDS	READ, UPDATE
TEMPLATE	READ, UPDATE
USER	READ
GROUP	READ
TESTTOOL	READ, UPDATE
TESTTYPE	READ, UPDATE
ISSUETRACKINGSYSTEM	READ, UPDATE
CHANGEMANAGEMENTSYSTEM	READ, UPDATE
RELEASE	READ, UPDATE, CREATESNAPSHOT, CONFIGUREPROJECTLIST, CONFIGUREPIPLINE, CONFIGURECMS, MANAGELIFECYCLE, GRANTPERMISSIONS
PIPELINE	READ, UPDATE

GET

There are two implementations of GET. One will find a group with the given Id and return the JSON representation of the group . The other will find a list of groups matching the parameters supplied to it.

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	REST V1 Group Response
	REST V1 Group Response

Response Codes

HTTP Code	Description
200	Group was found and returned
400	Bad request
401	Authentication failure
403	Authorization failure (no access to resource)
404	Group not found
500	Unexpected internal server error

Example

If we had a group in our database with an Id of 10000 and had the following attributes

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GET (Using Query Parameters)

This GET service will return a list of groups in the form of JSON objects based on the query parameters group name. Groups are only returned if they match all of the specified query parameters. If no query parameters are given this request will return the entire list of groups.

Info

title	API URLs

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/v1/administration/security/group?

Append the following character sequences to the above URL to specify Query parameters.

Use '&' between successive query parameters:

groupName={groupname}

Examples:

To search by group name:

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/topology/administration/security/group?groupName=read

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	REST V1 Group Response
	REST V1 Group Response

Example

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Response Codes

HTTP Code	Description
200	Search successful and results returned
400	Bad request
401	Authentication failure
403	Authorization failure (no access to resource)
500	Unexpected internal server error

Example

If we had a group in our database with an Id of 10000 and had the following attributes

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Info

title	API URL

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/v1/administration/security/group

Request

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Example

If the POST request receives the following JSON group object,

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title	Group - 10000

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Attributes	Type	Required	Description
description	String	No	The description of the group.
isFlexDeployAdministrator	Boolean	No	The boolean representing whether the group is a Flex Deploy Administrator. If isFlexDeployAdministrator is set to null it will default to false.
groupName	String	Yes	The unique name of the group.
isActive	Boolean	No	The boolean representing whether the group is active. If isActive is set to null it will default to true.
globalPermissions	List<GlobalPermissionPojo>	No	The list of global permissions associated with the group

deploymentPermissionsList<DeploymentPermissionPojo>NoThe list of deployment permissions associated with the group

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. If permission is not provided in input, it will be set to false. For example, actionType (READ), objectType (USER) is not present in input, it will be marked as false for this group.

GlobalPermissionPojo contains actionType and objectType attributes.

deploymentPermissions

List<DeploymentPermissionPojo>

No

The list of deployment permissions associated with the group. It can be set to

all environments
- allEnvironments: true, environments: []
specific environments
- allEnvironments: false, environments: [1, 2, 3]
no environments.
- allEnvironments: false, environments: []

DeploymentPermissionPojo contains allEnvironment (boolean) and environments (array of environment ids).

Include Page

	REST V1 Group Response
	REST V1 Group Response

Response Codes

HTTP Code	Description
201	Group was created
400	Bad request
401	Authentication failure
403	Authorization failure (no access to resource)
500	Unexpected internal server error

Example

If the POST request receives the following JSON group object,

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{
   "description": "This is a simple group with no permissions.",
   "groupName": "Simple Group",
   "isActive": true,
   "isFlexDeployAdministrator": false,
   "deploymentPermissions": {"environments": [],
   "allEnvironments":false
	},
   "globalPermissions":    [
            {
         "actionType": "UPDATE",
         "objectType": "APPROVAL"
      },
            {
         "actionType": "READ",
         "objectType": "NOTIFICATION"
      },
            {
         "actionType": "READ",
         "objectType": "SCHEDULEDTASK"
      },
            {
         "actionType": "READ",
         "objectType": "WORKFLOW"
      }
   ]
}

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{
   "description": "This is a simple group with permissions.",
   "groupId": 10000,
   "groupName": "Simple Group",
   "isActive": true,
   "isFlexDeployAdministrator": false,
   "deploymentPermissions": {"environments": [],
   "allEnvironments":false
  	},
   "globalPermissions":    [
            {
         "actionType": "UPDATE",
         "objectType": "APPROVAL"
      },
            {
         "actionType": "READ",
         "objectType": "NOTIFICATION"
      },
            {
         "actionType": "READ",
         "objectType": "SCHEDULEDTASK"
      },
            {
         "actionType": "READ",
         "objectType": "WORKFLOW"
      }
   ]
}

PUT

This PUT service will update all attributes of a group with the given Id based on the attributes of a JSON object parameters.

Info

title	API URL

http://host:port/flexdeploy/administration/security/group/{Id}

Request

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": "WORKFLOW"
      }
   ]
}

PUT

This PUT service will update all attributes of a group with the given Id based on the attributes of a JSON object parameters.

Info

title	API URL

http://host:port/flexdeploy/administration/security/group/{Id}

Request

Attributes	Type	Required	Description
description	String	No	The description of the group.
isFlexDeployAdministrator	Boolean	No	The boolean representing whether the group is a Flex Deploy Administrator. If isFlexDeployAdministrator is updated to null it will default to false.
groupName	String	Yes	The unique name of the group.
isActive	Boolean	No	The boolean representing whether the group is active. If isActive is updated to null it will default to true.
globalPermissions	List<GlobalPermissionPojo>	No	The list of global permissions associated with the group. If permission is not provided in input, it will be set to false. For example, actionType (READ), objectType (USER) is not present in input, it will be marked as false for this group. GlobalPermissionPojo contains actionType and objectType attributes.
deploymentPermissions	List<DeploymentPermissionPojo>	No	The list of deployment permissions associated with the group. It can be set to all environments allEnvironments: true, environments: [] specific environments allEnvironments: false, environments: [1, 2, 3] no environments. allEnvironments: false, environments: [] DeploymentPermissionPojo contains allEnvironment (boolean) and environments (array of environment ids).

Include Page

	REST V1 Group Response
	REST V1 Group Response

Response Codes

HTTP Code	Description
200	Group was found and updated
400	Bad request
401	Authentication failure
403	Authorization failure (no access to resource)
404	Group not found
500	Unexpected internal server error

Example

If we had a group in our database with an Id of 10000 and had the following attributes

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title	Group - 10000

{
   "description": "This is an updated group.",
   "groupName": "Simple Group Put",
   "isActive": true,
   "isFlexDeployAdministrator": false,
   "deploymentPermissions": {"environments": [11001],
   "allEnvironments":false
	},
   "globalPermissions":    [
            {
         "actionType": "UPDATE",
         "objectType": "APPROVAL"
      },
            {
         "actionType": "READ",
         "objectType": "NOTIFICATION"
      }
   ]
}

PATCH

This PATCH service will update an existing group with the information passed through a JSON object. If an attribute of the JSON is null it will not be updated in the group.

Info

title	API URL

http://host:port/flexdeploy/administration/security/group/{Id}

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The list of deployment permissions associated with the group

Attributes	Type	Required	Description
description	String	No	The description of the group.
isFlexDeployAdministrator	Boolean	No	The boolean representing whether the group is a Flex Deploy Administrator.
groupName	String	No	The unique name of the group.
isActive	Boolean	No	The boolean representing whether the group is active.
globalPermissions	List<GlobalPermissionPojo>	No	The list of global permissions associated with the group. Existing permissions are not changed, input permissions are marked as true.
deploymentPermissions	List<DeploymentPermissionPojo>	No		The list of deployment permissions associated with the group. If using environments array, environment ids are added to existing deployment environments for group. DeploymentPermissionPojo contains allEnvironment (boolean) and environments (array of environment ids).

Include Page

	REST V1 Group Response
	REST V1 Group Response

Response Codes

HTTP Code	Description
200	Group was found and updated
400	Bad request
401	Authentication failure
403	Authorization failure (no access to resource)
404	Group not found
500	Unexpected internal server error

Example

If we had a group in our database with an Id of 10000 and had the following attributes

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Key

GET

Response Codes

Example

GET (Using Query Parameters)

Append the following character sequences to the above URL to specify Query parameters.

Use '&' between successive query parameters:

Examples:

To search by group name:

Example

Response Codes

Example

Request

Response Codes

PUT

Request

PUT

Request

Response Codes

Example

PATCH

Response Codes

Example

Page Comparison

Versions Compared

Old Version 14

New Version 15

Key

GET

Response Codes

Example

GET (Using Query Parameters)

Append the following character sequences to the above URL to specify Query parameters.

Use '&' between successive query parameters:

Examples:

To search by group name:

Example

Response Codes

Example

Request

Response Codes

PUT

Request

PUT

Request

Response Codes

Example

PATCH

Response Codes

Example