ReportingService2005.CreateRole Method
Adds a new role to the report server database.
Namespace: ReportService2005
Assembly: ReportService2005 (in ReportService2005.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Sub CreateRole ( _
Name As String, _
Description As String, _
Tasks As Task() _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As ReportingService2005
Dim Name As String
Dim Description As String
Dim Tasks As Task()
instance.CreateRole(Name, Description, _
Tasks)
public void CreateRole(
string Name,
string Description,
Task[] Tasks
)
public:
void CreateRole(
String^ Name,
String^ Description,
array<Task^>^ Tasks
)
member CreateRole :
Name:string *
Description:string *
Tasks:Task[] -> unit
public function CreateRole(
Name : String,
Description : String,
Tasks : Task[]
)
Parameters
- Name
Type: System.String
The name of the new role. The value of this parameter must be between 1 and 260 characters long.
- Description
Type: System.String
A description of the new role. The value of this parameter must be between 1 and 512 characters long.
- Tasks
Type: array<ReportService2005.Task[]
An array of Task objects that represents the tasks to set for the role. Only the TaskID property of the Task object is submitted to create a role.
Remarks
The table below shows header and permissions information on this operation.
SOAP Headers |
(In) BatchHeaderValue (Out) ServerInfoHeaderValue |
Required Permissions |
CreateRoles (System) |
The Name and Description parameters are required and should not be set to nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) (Nothing in Visual Basic). The value for Name must be unique.
You must assign at least one task to the role. You cannot combine system-level and item-level tasks within a single role. For more information about tasks, see Tasks and Permissions.
Examples
To compile this code example, you must reference the Reporting Services WSDL and import certain namespaces. For more information, see Compiling and Running Code Examples. The following code example uses the CreateRole method to create a user role that has permissions to view folders and reports:
Imports System
Imports System.Web.Services.Protocols
Class Sample
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim rs As New ReportingService2005()
rs.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials
Dim name As String = "Report Browser"
Dim desc As String = "View folders and reports."
Dim setTasks(2) As Task
setTasks(0) = New Task()
setTasks(1) = New Task()
setTasks(2) = New Task()
Try
Dim returnedTasks As Task() = rs.ListTasks()
Dim t As Task
For Each t In returnedTasks
If t.Name = "View reports" Then
setTasks(0) = t
Else
If t.Name = "View folders" Then
setTasks(1) = t
Else
If t.Name = "View resources" Then
setTasks(2) = t
End If
End If
End If
Next t
rs.CreateRole(name, desc, setTasks)
Catch e As SoapException
Console.WriteLine(e.Detail.InnerXml.ToString())
End Try
End Sub 'Main
End Class 'Sample
using System;
using System.Web.Services.Protocols;
class Sample
{
public static void Main()
{
ReportingService2005 rs = new ReportingService2005();
rs.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
string name = "Report Browser";
string desc = "View folders and reports.";
Task[] setTasks = new Task[3];
setTasks[0] = new Task();
setTasks[1] = new Task();
setTasks[2] = new Task();
try
{
Task[] returnedTasks = rs.ListTasks();
foreach( Task t in returnedTasks )
{
if ( t.Name == "View reports" )
{
setTasks[0] = t;
}
else if ( t.Name == "View folders" )
{
setTasks[1] = t;
}
else if ( t.Name == "View resources" )
{
setTasks[2] = t;
}
}
rs.CreateRole( name, desc, setTasks );
}
catch ( SoapException e )
{
Console.WriteLine( e.Detail.InnerXml.ToString() );
}
}
}