Thanks @StuartRogers  for this detailed new feature, a much needed addition to the authentication gameplay with Viya ! In the case of SAML Authentication to SAS Logon, a next step would be to have an option to disable the back-end LDAP queries between the  Identitities Micro-service and the LDAP Directory server when you choose to pre-populate the user/group informations cache asynchronously using the Viya CLI identities plugins (link) In the modern Enterprise Information Systems, with 12 factor app, API Restful Http instead of connection based protocols and SSO authentication methods replacing direct form based query, it becomes really difficult to justify the need for a direct exposure of LDAP sensitive informations to application interfaces like SAS. Security rules now generaly  prohibit synchronous LDAP queries for general application purpose like cache Group info provisioning. Being able to interpret the group scope part of the SAML (IDP) response token, for instance, is often a pre-requisite for new in-house developments. ... View more

Hi,   Thanks for sharing, this is a much needed tool to improve the overall performance, spare some unneeded storage volume and streamline the data model as well - all in one pass ! I checked the syntax of the %SQUEEZE macro and I wondered about a safety feature to be considered : when you schedule a record in your favorite TV Box - like in the ancient VHS tape Video recorder we had last century - sometimes the assistant allows you to insert extra time before/after the start / end time of the program, for instance 10 min by default in order not to miss the end in case of delay; following the same logic, perhaps this would be interesting to be able to squeeze without fitting exactly up to the actual data length but adding an extra ratio, say n% (10%, 15% of your choosing) in addition to the minimum calculated ?   Best Regards Ronan ... View more