Off topic, but that Common login Interface is also on my list The sample I have been tinkering with (yellow border has focus): ... View more

@Ronan - I agree, after researching the REST options, it only allows users to call stored procedures, and I am not a SAS Coder.  For me the faster/better option is to go the Java route until SAS matures the REST services to include administrative tasks. ... View more

This does align to the rbac strategy, we utilize Active Directory integration for our users, however a SAS profile still needs to exist in for native SAS group assignment, that profile creation is the part I want to automate (as well as a few steps external to SAS). The javalib com.sas.services.user provides UserServiceInterface that will allow us to create the user profile - I am planning to load AppDev Studio today or Monday to see if I can create a basic SAS profile as a PoC. createProfile ProfileInterface createProfile(UserContextInterface user, java.lang.String application) throws ServiceException, java.rmi.RemoteException Create a new profile.  This will create the new repository entry, and return the ProfileInterface to the user.  Parameters: user - The UserContextInterface of the user for whom the Profile    is being created. application - The application string for the new profile. Returns: The new ProfileInterface. Throws: ServiceException - in the event of a service failure. java.rmi.RemoteException - in the event of network failure. ... View more

The goal is to develop this web interface in JAVA preferably, the workflow would happen as follows: User visits website, provides LDAP/ Active Directory ID to be added and selects the groups they would like to be members of. Submits form <click> Application authenticates to LDAP/Active Directory to verify ID exists, queries for attributes and adds attributes as needed. Application authenticates to SAS and creates user, populating some information (Full Name, Email, Login ID) - this is a login with no security rights (pass-through authentication assumed). Application sends email to administration team containing new user details with request for user group assignment (this is a security step to ensure users can't request data they are not authorized to access). Application informs requestor of account creation success/failure, and informs them that security will be assigned shortly. Sounds like we need to start to learn the Open Metadata Interface (OMI) - If anyone is interested in partnering on this let me know - I have all the source code from the Business Objects version, I expect much of it can be repurposed. I didn't get a reply on a Web Service - does SAS have one that we could use for our interface? ... View more