How to get WTDocument Access Control List (ACL) using Windchill REST Services?

[KG_13137761]

Version: Windchill 12.0

Use Case: We are building an automation using REST services and need to understand how to get document ACLs.

Description:

Using Windchill REST Services, how to fetch WTDocument Access Control List? Is there a work-around to infer which users have access to which documents using REST services?

[Catalina]

Hi @KG_13137761 

Thank you for your question! 

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• Can you describe the steps you have taken so far to use Windchill REST Services for fetching the WTDocument Access Control List (ACL)?
• Are you encountering any specific error messages or issues when trying to fetch the ACLs using REST services?

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[KG_13137761]

Hi Catalina,

Thanks for your response!

I am using below API to fetch WTDocument object metadata. This returns metadata related to the documents.

https://<domain>/Windchill/servlet/odata/v6/DocMgmt/Documents?%24count=false

However, which users or groups should be able to access the document, I am not getting that in the response for above API. 

I searched over internet but I am not able to find the OData API which returns document ACL.

I won't be able to add screenshots due to data sensitivity guidelines. 

Could you please share any pointers that can help?

Thanks and regards,

Kapil

[HelesicPetr · Accepted solution]

Hi @KG_13137761 

There is no Windchill REST Method to get ACL rules for an object..

You can create own custom rest service to get the information.

You just need to know how to create custom class and how to write a code that get that information.

Also you need to know how to customize the REST service domain etc.

PetrH