KB31025: How to get the list of users and groups associated with a security filter using MicroStrategy Web SDK 9.2.x-9.4.x.

A Security Filter only exists in association with a user and a project. It is possible to get a list of users associated to a particular security filter inside a project. This sample application returns such list.
 

package com.Strategy.sdk;

import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebIServerSession;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebObjectSource;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebObjectsFactory;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebProjectInstance;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.admin.users.WebMDSecurityFilter;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.admin.users.WebUserEntity;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.admin.users.WebUserSearch;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.admin.users.WebUserServicesSource;
import com.Strategy.webapi.EnumDSSXMLApplicationType;
import com.Strategy.webapi.EnumDSSXMLObjectFlags;
import com.Strategy.webapi.EnumDSSXMLObjectTypes;

public class SecurityFilterMapping {

	public static void main(String arg[]) {
	
		WebObjectsFactory wof = WebObjectsFactory.getInstance();
		WebIServerSession wiss = wof.getIServerSession();
		WebObjectSource wos = wof.getObjectSource();
		
		wos.setFlags(EnumDSSXMLObjectFlags.DssXmlObjectTotalObject);

		try {
			// Creating the connection to the Intelligence server
			wiss.setServerName("I-server");
			wiss.setServerPort(0);
			wiss.setProjectName("Strategy Tutorial");
			wiss.setLogin("UserName");
			wiss.setPassword("Password");
			wiss.setApplicationType(EnumDSSXMLApplicationType.DssXmlApplicationCustomApp);

			// Instantiating the WebUserSearch object
			WebUserServicesSource wuss = wos.getUserServicesSource();
			WebUserSearch wuSearch = wuss.getNewUserSearchObject();
			
			// Instantiating the WebProjectInstance that represents the project for the search
			WebProjectInstance project = wof.getProjectSource().getProjects().itemByName("Strategy Tutorial");
			
			// Instantiating the WebMDSecurityFilter that represents the security filter
			WebMDSecurityFilter securityFilter = (WebMDSecurityFilter) wos.getObject("06648A0711D50131C00051916B98494F", EnumDSSXMLObjectTypes.DssXmlTypeMDSecurityFilter);

			// Setting the parameters for the search
			wuSearch.setProject(project);
			wuSearch.setSecurityFilter(securityFilter);

			WebUserEntity[] webUsers = wuSearch.getResults();

			// Printing the list of users/groups that are using that security filter in that project
			for (int i = 0; i < webUsers.length; i++) {
				System.out.println(webUsers.getName());
				
				//To check if returned is a User(8704) or User Group(8705)
				//System.out.println(webUsers.getSubType());
			}

			// Closing the existing session
			wiss.closeSession();

		} catch (Exception e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}
}

The example provided in this document is provided “as-is” and user has read the following customization warning:
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