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[CLOSED] ReportCaster - how to identify schedules missing access lists

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May 13, 2020, 06:14 PM
Curt
[CLOSED] ReportCaster - how to identify schedules missing access lists
We're having a problem where one or more Report Caster access lists may have been accidently deleted. We're tying to identify schedules that should have access lists but don't.

If anyone is aware of the database field containing the 'private' indicator, it would be very helpful. We have thousands of schedules and many are 'private' so we need to filter the 'private' access option out of our results. Our results should return all non-private, Library Report distributions that do not have an access list.

Here's the basic query before any filtering. I have not been able to identify the 'Private' indicator.

SELECT *
--BOTACCES.ACCESSNAME,BOTACCES.CASTER_USER, BOTSCHED.JOBDESC
FROM BOTSCHED
LEFT JOIN BOTCAT ON
BOTCAT.SCHEDULEID = BOTSCHED.SCHEDULEID
LEFT JOIN BOTLIST ON
BOTLIST.ACCESSID = BOTCAT.ACCESSNAME
LEFT JOIN BOTACCES ON
BOTACCES.ACCESSID = BOTLIST.ACCESSID
LEFT JOIN BOTDIST ON
BOTDIST.SCHEDULEID = BOTSCHED.SCHEDULEID
ORDER BY BOTACCES.ACCESSNAME, BOTSCHED.JOBDESC

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WebFOCUS 8.1.05
Windows, All Outputs
May 13, 2020, 07:05 PM
Hallway
When you say "need to filter the 'private' access option out of our results" do you mean that you are looking for all published schedules?

If so, maybe this SQL can help.
  
--Recursive CTE
WITH RESOURCES_CTE
     AS (SELECT ur.ID
              , ur.NAME                  'OBJNAME'
              , ur.OWNERID
              , ur.OWNERTYPE
              , ur.PARENTID
              , ur.SHARES
              , CAST('' AS VARCHAR(MAX)) 'PRT_PATH'
              , CAST('' AS VARCHAR(MAX)) 'FULL_PATH'
         FROM UOA_RESOURCES ur
         WHERE ur.PARENTID=-1
         UNION ALL
         SELECT ur.ID
              , ur.NAME
              , ur.OWNERID
              , ur.OWNERTYPE
              , ur.PARENTID
              , ur.SHARES
              , CAST(rc.FULL_PATH AS VARCHAR(MAX))
              , CAST(rc.FULL_PATH + '/' + ur.NAME AS VARCHAR(MAX))
         FROM UOA_RESOURCES ur
              INNER JOIN RESOURCES_CTE rc
                  ON ur.PARENTID=rc.ID
         WHERE ur.PARENTID!=-1)

     --Main Query
     SELECT wr.PRT_PATH                                        'parentPath'
          , wr.OBJNAME                                         'fileName'
          , wi.DATATYPE                                        'fileType'
          , wn.OBJDESC                                         'title'
          , wr.CLASSNAME
          , IIF(u.DESCRIPTION IS NULL
                AND NOT wr.PRT_PATH LIKE '/WFC%/~%', 'Y', 'N') 'published'
          , ISNULL(rc.SHARES, '')                              'shared'
          , ISNULL(u.DESCRIPTION, '')                          'owner'
     FROM WF_REPOSOBJ wr
          LEFT JOIN WF_ITEM wi
              ON wr.HANDLE=wi.HANDLE
          LEFT JOIN WF_NLSOBJ wn
              ON wr.HANDLE=wn.OBJ_HANDLE
          LEFT JOIN RESOURCES_CTE rc
              ON rc.OBJNAME=wr.OBJNAME
                 AND rc.PRT_PATH=wr.PRT_PATH
          LEFT JOIN UOA_USERS u
              ON rc.OWNERID=u.ID
     WHERE wr.CLASSNAME='WfItem'
           AND wr.PRT_PATH LIKE '/WFC/Repository/%'
           AND wi.DATATYPE='sch'
     ORDER BY wr.PRT_PATH
            , wi.DATATYPE
            , wr.OBJNAME;

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Hallway

 
Prod: 8202M1
Test: 8202M4
Repository:
 
OS:
 
Outputs:
 
 
 
 
May 14, 2020, 09:13 AM
Curt
Thanks for your reply Hallway. We're not looking for published schedules. Too bad screen shots can't be posted here ... 'Private' is a radio button in 'Access Options' for 'Report Library' distribution. The two Access Options are 'Private' and 'Shared with'. 'Shared with' requires an access list. 'Private' does not require and access list.


WebFOCUS 8.1.05
Windows, All Outputs
May 14, 2020, 11:21 AM
Hallway
Gotcha. We've never used that feature.

I did find this in the docs that show the WebFOCUS Repository Tables for ReportCaster: https://webfocusinfocenter.inf..._reposreports150.htm


Hallway

 
Prod: 8202M1
Test: 8202M4
Repository:
 
OS:
 
Outputs:
 
 
 
 
May 20, 2020, 06:40 PM
Doug
quote:
Too bad screen shots can't be posted here ...
They can... Just need to post them to a site where all, or at least most, of us can get to.

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