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[Shilen Patel <>]

Hi,

 

GRP-1717 will be addressing that.  The plan is to add the following:

 

1. Add an option to not add the alternate name during a rename.  I would probably use a param on the overall groupSave call in a way that’s similar to the params for copying and moving (e.g. renameAssignAlternateName default to true).
2. Have an option to change or remove the alternateName. I would probably use a param on WsGroupDetail so you can set and get the alternate name for each group.

 

Would this address your need?

 

Thanks!

 

- Shilen

 

From: <> on behalf of Julio Polo <>
Date: Friday, March 23, 2018 at 5:16 PM
To: "Hyzer, Chris" <>
Cc: "" <>
Subject: Re: [grouper-users] Renaming a group using web services

 

I spoke too soon.  There's still a problem after the rename.  No alternate is created, but only the displayExtension changed.   The extension still has the original value.  

I tried omitting <name> as shown below, but it still doesn't change the extension, only the displayExtension:

<WsGroupToSave>

   <wsGroupLookup>
    <groupName> a:b:c:oldName </groupName>
   </wsGroupLookup>

   <wsGroup>
    <extension> newName </extension>
    <displayExtension> newName </displayExtension>
   </wsGroup>

  </WsGroupToSave>

Is there a WS call to delete the alternate name?

-julio

 

On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 9:56 AM, Julio Polo <> wrote:

It was creating an alternate name, but since you mentioned changing an extension, I figured it out and modified the way I called WsRestGroupSaveRequest:

 

Before (created alternate; I was expecting the API to figure out that it was the same folder and rename instead of move):

  <WsGroupToSave>

   <wsGroupLookup>
    <groupName> a:b:c:oldName </groupName>
   </wsGroupLookup>

   <wsGroup>
    <name> a:b:c:newName </name>
   </wsGroup>

  </WsGroupToSave>

After (no alternate):

  <WsGroupToSave>

   <wsGroupLookup>
    <groupName> a:b:c:oldName </groupName>
   </wsGroupLookup>

   <wsGroup>
    <name> a:b:c:oldName </name>
    <extension> newName </extension>
    <displayExtension> newName </displayExtension>
   </wsGroup>

  </WsGroupToSave>

 

Thanks Chris!

-julio

 

 

On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 5:40 AM, Hyzer, Chris <> wrote:

I think changing an extension is not considered a move.  Does it create an alternate name by default?

 

We should add alternate name in the WS api for 2.4...  I created a jira

 

https://bugs.internet2.edu/jira/browse/GRP-1717

 

Thanks

Chris

 

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From: <> on behalf of Julio Polo <>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 11:06 PM
To:
Subject: [grouper-users] Renaming a group using web services

 

I want to use web services to rename a group without creating the alternate group name. To do that, this page says that I have to pass the 9th parameter moveAssignAlternateName as false:

https://spaces.internet2.edu/display/Grouper/Group+Save

Since I'm using XML, it sounds like I have to provide the preceding 8 parameters before I can provide the 9th parameter, but many of those 8 parameters only make sense if I'm copying or moving.  Is renaming a group treated as moving a group?

If I'm renaming a group to a different name without changing folders (e.g. rename a:b:c:oldName to a:b:c:newName), what values should I provide for those first 8 parameters if I want to minimize unnecessary changes?

Alternately, is there a WS call to delete the alternate group name after renaming a group?

 

-julio

Julio Polo
Information Technology Services
University of Hawaii