KB42413: Using WebSearch to Search for Users in the Metadata According to MSDL causes WebAPIException error in MicroStrategy Web SDK

The example provided in this document is provided “as-is” to the user and assumes that the user:

• Can program, compile (e.g. javac, jikes, etc.), and execute Java programs
• Can configure environment variables (e.g. JAR files, property files, etc.)
• Have all the necessary tools to create Java applications (JDK, IDE, etc.)
• Has access to the Strategy SDK documentation.
• Has read the customization warning at the bottom of this document

Prerequisities

For the sample to work, the Strategy Web JAR files must be accessible by the Java Runtime
Environment. The Strategy Web JAR files can be found under:

• Strategy Web Universal (JSP): {web_root}/WEB-INF/lib directory.
• Strategy Web (.NET): Program Files\Common Files\Strategy directory.

NOTE: More elaborate programs will require additional library files and are out of the scope of this document.
 
 
Following the MSDZ documentation below to search for a user in the metadata causes a WebAPIException error in Strategy Web SDK.
 
sessionInfo = getServerSession(iServerName, projectName, adminLoginName, adminLoginPasswd);
WebObjectSource  source =sessionInfo.getFactory().getObjectSource();
//Set up search objects
WebSearch userSearch = source.getNewSearchObject();
userSearch.setNamePattern(userName);
userSearch.setAsync(false);
userSearch.types().add(EnumDSSXMLObjectSubTypes.DssXmlSubTypeUser);
userSearch.setDomain(EnumDSSXMLSearchDomain.DssXmlSearchConfigurationAndAllProjects);
 
 
To use the WebSearch to search for users in the metadata, change the setDomain Enum flag to DssXmlSearchDomainConfiguration.
 
...
userSearch.setDomain(EnumDSSXMLSearchDomain.DssXmlSearchDomainConfiguration);
 
 
CUSTOMIZATION WARNING:
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