Permission Sets REST API

This function allows modifying permission sets with the SCIM API when creating and modifying roles.

Note: The API version supported by ActivID AS 8.6 is 3.0.

To use the version-specific parameters/attributes, you must add api-version=N to the query parameter.

Previous versions of the API are also supported with the corresponding functionality.

Method Details

HTTPS Method	Entity Action	Request URI	Description
GET	Read	/scim/{tenant}/v2/PermissionSets	Get all permissions sets
GET	Read	/scim/{tenant}/v2/PermissionSets/{uid}	Get a permission set
POST	Replace	/scim/{tenant}/v2/PermissionSets/{uid}	Replace the permission set

Required Permissions

Function	Required Permissions
GET	Read reference data
PUT	Update predefined permission set

Get a Permission Set

[GET] /PermissionSets/{uid}

Where {uid} is the Permission Set Code.

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Sample Request URI

[GET] /scim/{tenant}/v2/PermissionSets/FS_RLASG

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Sample Response

{
    "schemas": ["urn:hid:scim:api:idp:2.0:PermissionSet"],
    "id": "FS_RLASG",
    "meta": {
        "resourceType": "PermissionSet",
        "location": "https://[base-server-url]/scim/tenant/v2/PermissionSets/FS_RLASG",
        "version": "1"
    },
    "permissionSetItems": [
        {
            "schemas": ["urn:hid:scim:api:idp:2.0:PermissionSetItem"],
            "id": "M_U_ROLES",
            "parameter": "RL_DEVADM|RL_SYSTEM|RL_RFE|RL_USERADM|RL_AUDITV|RL_CONFIG|RL_HELPDSK|RL_SUSRADM|RL_SADMIN|RL_STPADM|RL_SSPADM|RL_RGWADM|RL_CFGMGR"
        },
        {
            "schemas": ["urn:hid:scim:api:idp:2.0:PermissionSetItem"],
            "id": "R_ROLE",
            "parameter": "RL_DEVADM|RL_SYSTEM|RL_RFE|RL_USERADM|RL_AUDITV|RL_CONFIG|RL_HELPDSK|RL_SUSRADM|RL_SADMIN|RL_STPADM|RL_SSPADM|RL_RGWADM|RL_CFGMGR"
        }
    ],
    "name": "Roles Assignment Functions",
    "resourceType": "GROUP"
}

Replace a Permission Set

[PUT] /PermissionSets/{uid}

Where {uid} is the Permission Set Code.

Accept: application/scim+json

Note: As a best practice, use GET to retrieve the current data for the resource before using PUT.

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Sample Request URI

[PUT] /scim/{tenant}/v2/PermissionSets/FS_RLASG

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Sample Request

{
    "schemas": ["urn:hid:scim:api:idp:2.0:PermissionSet"],
    "permissionSetItems": [
        {
            "id": "M_U_ROLES",
            "parameter": "RL_DEVADM|RL_SYSTEM|RL_RFE|RL_USERADM|RL_AUDITV|RL_CONFIG|RL_HELPDSK|RL_SUSRADM|RL_SADMIN|RL_STPADM|RL_SSPADM|RL_RGWADM|RL_CFGMGR|NEWROLE"
        },
        {
            "id": "R_ROLE",
            "parameter": "RL_DEVADM|RL_SYSTEM|RL_RFE|RL_USERADM|RL_AUDITV|RL_CONFIG|RL_HELPDSK|RL_SUSRADM|RL_SADMIN|RL_STPADM|RL_SSPADM|RL_RGWADM|RL_CFGMGR|NEWROLE"
        }
    ]
}

In this example, the Modify User Roles and Read Role permissions are assigned to the NEWROLE role. Using the ActivID Management Console, this new role can be assigned to the relevant resource.

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Sample Response

{
    "schemas": ["urn:hid:scim:api:idp:2.0:PermissionSet"],
    "id": "FS_RLASG",
    "meta": {
        "resourceType": "PermissionSet",
        "location": "https://[base-server-url]/scim/tenant/v2/PermissionSets/FS_RLASG",
        "version": "1"
    },
    "permissionSetItems": [
        {
            "schemas": ["urn:hid:scim:api:idp:2.0:PermissionSetItem"],
            "id": "M_U_ROLES",
            "parameter": "RL_DEVADM|RL_SYSTEM|RL_RFE|RL_USERADM|RL_AUDITV|RL_CONFIG|RL_HELPDSK|RL_SUSRADM|RL_SADMIN|RL_STPADM|RL_SSPADM|RL_RGWADM|RL_CFGMGR|NEWROLE"
        },
        {
            "schemas": ["urn:hid:scim:api:idp:2.0:PermissionSetItem"],
            "id": "R_ROLE",
            "parameter": "RL_DEVADM|RL_SYSTEM|RL_RFE|RL_USERADM|RL_AUDITV|RL_CONFIG|RL_HELPDSK|RL_SUSRADM|RL_SADMIN|RL_STPADM|RL_SSPADM|RL_RGWADM|RL_CFGMGR|NEWROLE"
        }
    ],
    "name": "Roles Assignment Functions",
    "resourceType": "GROUP"
}