How to Add/Import users and groups in bulk to Spotfire, using Administration Manager in Spotfire Analyst.

How to Add/Import users and groups in bulk to Spotfire, using Administration Manager in Spotfire Analyst.

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Description

Sample file to add/import users and groups in bulk to Spotfire using Administration Manager in Spotfire Analyst.

Issue/Introduction

Sample file to Add/Import users and groups in bulk to Spotfire using Administration Manager in Spotfire Analyst.

Resolution

A). Below is the file format to bulk import the user. 
NOTE: This is only applicable for the Database User Directory. The text file should be in following format: 

User name;Domain name;password; display name;email

Example
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1 ; SPOTFIRE ;Admin123; 1 ; 1@mydomain.com

Test ; SPOTFIRE ;Test123; Test ; Test@mydomain.com

Test1 ; SPOTFIRE ; spotfire123;Test1 ; Test1@mydomain.com

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Refer to the attached (Filename: users.txt).

 

B). Below is the format to Add groups and its membership.

The text file should be in the following format:

Group name;Domain name;Display name;Group's Email;Member's user Id;Member domain name;Member type

Ex. 1). To Create a Group G1

G1 ; SPOTFIRE ; G1 ;  ; ; ;

Ex. 2). To Create a Group G2

G2 ; SPOTFIRE ; G2 ;  ; ; ;

 

Ex. 3). Add a User to  Group G1

G1 ; SPOTFIRE ;  ;  ; 1 ; userdomain ; user

NOTE: If database user directory is used then the userdomain will be SPOTFIRE.

 

Ex. 4). Add a group  G2 as a member of  group G1 

 

G1 ; SPOTFIRE ;  ;  ; G2 ; SPOTFIRE ; group

 

Below is the final file to import groups and its membership.

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G1 ; SPOTFIRE ; G1 ;  ; ; ;

G2 ; SPOTFIRE ; G2 ;  ; ; ;

G1 ; SPOTFIRE ;  ;  ;1 ; SPOTFIRE ; user

G1 ; SPOTFIRE ;  ;  ; G2 ; SPOTFIRE ; group

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Refer to the attached (Filename: group.txt).

NOTE: Only existing users/groups can be added as a member to groups.

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