OmniGroupServer 26.3
OmniGroupServer Reference

# GetUsers

Lists users contained in each repository, or all repositories in GroupServerDefaultRepositories if none are specified.

You can filter the user list:

- Use the `Repository` parameter to restrict the query to specific repositories.
- Use the `Matching` parameter to match specific user names. You can use question mark (`?`) and asterisk (`*`) wildcards in your search string.
- Use the `FieldName` and `FieldValue` parameters to return only those users that have the field specified by `FieldName` with the value specified by `FieldValue`.
- Use the `GroupName` parameter to return only those users who are a member of the specified group.

    /action=GetUsers[&Repository= ]
                    [&Matching= ]
                    [&FieldName=
                     &FieldValue= ]
                    [&AltUsernames=true/false]
                   [[&GroupName= ]
                    [&NestedGroups=true/false]]

## Parameters

This action accepts the following optional parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
AltUsernames | A Boolean that specifies whether to get alternative user names.
FieldName | Return only those users where the field specified by this parameter has the value specified by FieldValue.
FieldValue | Return only those users where the field specified by FieldName has the value specified by this parameter.
GroupName | Return only those users who are a member of the specified group.
Matching | Return only those users whose name matches the specified value.
NestedGroups | Specifies whether to include users who are a member of nested groups, when you include the `GroupName` parameter in the query.
Redirected | Allows the query to be performed against the repository.
Repository | Return only users contained in the specified repository.

This action accepts the following standard ACI action parameters.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
ActionID | A string to use to identify an ACI action.
FileName | The file to write output to.
ForceTemplateRefresh | Forces the server to load the template from disk.
Output | Writes output to a file.
ResponseFormat | The format of the action output.
Template | The template to use for the action output.
TemplateParamCSVs | A list of variables to use for the specified template.

## Example

    /action=GetAllUsers&Matching=Sm?th*

This action instructs the group server to return all users whose name matches `Sm?th*/` (for example, `Smith`, `Smythe`, `Smithers` and so on).

## Response

The following is an example XML response to `action=getusers&repository=NT,eRoom`

    <responsedata>
       <Users>JohnSmith</Users>
       <Users>JaneBrown</Users>
       ...
       <UserCount>28</UserCount>

       <Error>Repository 'eRoom' not recognized</Error>
    </responsedata>

If you set `GroupServerShowAlternativeNames=TRUE`, the response might be:

    <responsedata>
       <Users>JohnSmith</Users>
       <Users>JaneBrown</Users>
       <Users alias_for="JohnSmith">JSmith</Users>
       <Users alias_for="JohnSmith">JohnS</Users>
       <Users alias_for="JohnSmith">JS</Users>
       <Users alias_for="JaneBrown">>JBrown</Users>
       <Users alias_for="JaneBrown">JaneB</Users>
       <Users alias_for="JaneBrown">JB</Users> -->
       ...
       <UserCount>28</UserCount>

       <Error>Repository 'eRoom' not recognized</Error>
    </responsedata>

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Product: Knowledge Discovery OmniGroupServer 26.3

Topic Title: GetUsers