WebObjectSecurity (Web API 2021)

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public interface WebObjectSecurity
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The WebObjectSecurity interface contains the operations that can be done to a WebObjectInfo object relating to security, in particular, viewing and modifying the Access Control List(ACL) and taking ownership of an object.

Since:

MicroStrategy Web 7.5.2

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`WebAccessControlList`	`getACL()`	Returns a `WebAccessControlList` object containing the current ACL of the object.
`void`	`populateACL(WebAccessControlList acl, boolean overwrite)`	Populates the Access Control List on this object from the given Access Control List.
`void`	`takeOwnership()`	This method will cause ownership of this object to be taken by the current user.

- Method Detail
  - getACL
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WebAccessControlList getACL()
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    Returns a WebAccessControlList object containing the current ACL of the object. Note that any changes made to the ACL of the object will not be saved to the Intelligence Server until the object is saved using the save method on the WebObjectSource object.
    
    Returns:
    
    A WebAccessControlList object containing the ACL of the object.
  - takeOwnership
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void takeOwnership()
            throws WebObjectsException
```
    This method will cause ownership of this object to be taken by the current user. This method will take effect immediately.
    
    Throws:
    
    WebObjectsException - Thrown if an error occurs.
  - populateACL
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void populateACL(WebAccessControlList acl,
                 boolean overwrite)
```
    Populates the Access Control List on this object from the given Access Control List. This can be used to propagate the ACL from another object to this object. As with all ACL changes, the WebObjectInfo object linked with this object must be saved via the save method on the WebObjectSource object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    acl - The ACL to copy into this object.
    
    overwrite - Whether the values in the other ACL should overwrite this ACL or not.