Working with a Repository

This section describes the operations that are used to work with a repository. The operations enable the user to execute the following actions:

Work with repository descriptions.
Create repository connections.
Working with repository objects: creating, searching, moving, and deleting the existing objects.
Working with the security manager of the repository:

Working with collections of security subjects.
Set up access permissions to objects.

Working with license server.
Working with the repository access protocol.
Work with updates (create, add objects and parameters of their updates, save and load update, install update to repository).
Work with development environment objects and get function execution results.
Save made changes and close objects.

Connecting to Repository

	Operation	Brief description
	CloseMetabase	The CloseMetabase operation disconnects from the repository.
	GetMbDefs	The GetMbDefs operation gets the list of repositories descriptions created on BI server.
	GetVerifierCode	The GetVerifierCode operation is used to get a block of data that is further used to connect the repository using a digital signature.
	OpenMetabase	The OpenMetabase operation connects to the repository and returns the moniker of the repository connection.
	SetMbDefs	The SetMbDefs operation sets the list of repositories descriptions created on BI server.

Operations Used on Connection via External Services

	Operation	Brief description
	CreateOAuthState	The CreateOAuthState operation gets authentication service URL, by which user authentication request will be executed.
	GetExtServiceSettings	The GetExtServiceSettings operation gets settings of the external authentication service, which the repository is set up to work with.
	GetOAuthSettings	The GetOAuthSettings operation gets the list of external authentication services and their settings.
	GetOAuthToken	The GetOAuthToken operation gets tokens from external service.

Working with Security Manager

	Operation	Brief description
	CloseAuditLog	The CloseAuditLog operation closes an access protocol instance.
	CloseMbCheckSum	The CloseMbCheckSum operation closes context for working with checksums.
	CloseMbSecSnapshot	The CloseMbSecSnapshot operation closes the object that is used to work with security policy backups.
	ExportMbSubjects	The ExportMbSubjects operation exports the list of users to CSV file.
	GetAuditLog	The GetAuditLog operation gets access protocol records in accordance with the specified settings.
	GetAuditLogMd	The GetAuditLogMd operation gets parameters of access protocol work.
	GetMaintenanceMode	The GetMaintenanceMode operation gets information about maintenance mode status in the repository.
	GetMbCheckSum	The GetMbCheckSum operation gets information about the objects, for which checksums are performed.
	GetMbSec	The GetMbSec operation gets metadata of the repository security manager.
	GetMbSecSnapshot	The GetMbSecSnapshot operation gets information about state of the object that is used to create a security policy backup.
	OpenAuditLog	The OpenAuditLog operation opens the access protocol and returns the moniker for accessing the records.
	OpenMbCheckSum	The OpenMbCheckSum operation opens context for working with checksums.
	OpenMbSecSnapshot	The OpenMbSecSnapshot operation opens the object that is used to work with repository security policy backups.
	SetAuditLogMd	The SetAuditLogMd operation sets parameters of access protocol work.
	SetMaintenanceMode	The SetMaintenanceMode operation changes maintenance mode status in the repository.
	SetMbCheckSum	The SetMbCheckSum operation manages performing of checksums for repository objects.
	SetMbSec	The SetMbSec operation changes security manager metadata.
	SetMbSecSnapshot	The SetMbSecSnapshot operation is used to work with security policy backups.
	SubjectsSearch	The SubjectsSearch operation searches security subjects.

Working with License Server

	Operation	Brief description
	OpenMbLicense	The OpenMbLicense operation gets license instance.
	CloseMbLicense	The CloseMbLicense operation checks in license instance.

Working with Repository Objects

	Operation	Brief description
	CreateObject	The CreateObject operation creates a new repository object.
	DeleteObjects	The DeleteObjects operation deletes repository objects.
	GetControlInfo	The GetControlInfo operation gets settings for managing nested objects parameters.
	GetObjectByOdId	The GetObjectByOdId operation gets basic properties of repository object.
	GetObjects	The GetObjects operation returns information about repository objects that satisfy the specified selection criteria.
	MoveObject	The MoveObject operation moves a repository object.
	SaveObject	The SaveObject operation saves changes of the repository object.
	SaveObjectAs	The SaveObjectAs operation executes the specified action and saves the instance of the repository object.
	SetObject	The SetObject operation changes basic properties of repository object.

Working with Update

	Operation	Brief description
	AddToMbUpdate	The AddToMbUpdate operation adds repository objects to update.
	CloseMbUpdate	The CloseMbUpdate operation closes the context to work with repository update.
	GetMbUpdate	The GetMbUpdate operation gets the information about update.
	OpenMbUpdate	The OpenMbUpdate operation opens the context to work with repository update.
	SetMbUpdate	The SetMbUpdate operation changes update settings.

Working with Repository Parameters

	Operation	Brief description
	GetRepoParams	The GetRepoParams operation gets repository parameters.
	SetRepoParams	The SetRepoParams operation changes repository parameters.

Operations for Working with BI Server Process

	Operation	Brief description
	GetStatus	The GetStatus operation checks repository connection status.
	GetSystemInfo	The GetSystemInfo operation gets information about BI server.

Operations for Working with Resources

	Operation	Brief description
	GetLocales	The GetLocales operation gets a list of languages, into which repository resources can be translated.