Grouper Users - Open Discussion List

[Chris Hyzer <>]

This is done and unit tested for RC2.

https://bugs.internet2.edu/jira/browse/GRP-195

There is a new grouper loader attribute called grouperLoaderGroupQuery, where 
you write a query with a row for each group in a group list, and with one 
mandatory column "GROUP_NAME", and two optional columns: "GROUP_DISPLAY_NAME" 
(note, the UI term for this is display path, this includes display extensions 
for all parent folders), and "GROUP_DESCRIPTION".

Here is the doc for this attribute in the grouper loader doc:

grouperLoaderGroupQuery: query (optional) for SQL_GROUP_LIST which should 
return cols: group_name, group_display_name (optional), group_description 
(optional) which if there are used for the group display and and extension. 
Note: the parent stem display names are only changed when creating them. This 
should return all groups in the membership list, and if not there, its ok, 
the extension will be used as display extension, and a generated description. 
Note: the display name is the display path, with the display extension of 
each parent stem.

Note: I added this to the change log:

#  2008/12/9: v1.4.0 RC2 HEAD: if you are using grouper loader, and you are 
not auto creating types and attributes in grouper config, then add this new 
attribute with GSH:

    * subj=SubjectFinder.findById("GrouperSystem")
      sess=GrouperSession.start(subj)
      type=GroupType.createType(sess, "grouperLoader")
      read=Privilege.getInstance("read")
      admin=Privilege.getInstance("admin")
      type.addAttribute(sess, "grouperLoaderGroupQuery", read, admin, false)


When the group loader auto creates groups in the sql list, there is a new 
attribute where you can set group metadata (display name and description). 
Note: the display name is the display path, with the display extension of 
each parent stem.

Regards,
Chris

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dr. Loris Bennett
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 3:00 AM
> To: Chris Hyzer
> Subject: RE: [grouper-users] grouperLoader: Setting display name
>
> An extra columns sounds good. If the complete display name, e.g.
>
>         fu-berlin:central_services:computer_centre:auto|FU
>         Berlin:Central Services:Computer Centre:automatic|123456
>
> would that form a reasonable basis for setting display names for the
> folders and groups?
>
> Loris
>
> On Mon, 2008-11-17 at 13:23 -0500, Chris Hyzer wrote:
> > Currently there is not a way... how would you want to do it?  Another
> column in the membership query for group_display_name?
> > Or another way to translate (another query, or hook)
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Dr. Loris Bennett
> > > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 9:59 AM
> > > To: Grouper Users Mailing List
> > > Subject: [grouper-users] grouperLoader: Setting display name
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > If I generate a whole hierarchy of folders with grouperLoader, is
> there
> > > any way to set the display names of the folders at the same time?
> > >
> > > Currently I am generating the folder hierarchy separately to set
> the
> > > display names and then allowing grouperLoader just to add the
> groups.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Loris
>