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  • Author: Appian Corporation
  • Type: Plug-in (Function & Smart Service)
  • Support: This is an Appian supported plug-in. To the extent that this plug-in does not conform to its documentation, please submit a ticket to Appian Technical Support. Appian does not support customer-created customizations or outdated versions of the plug-in.
  • Industry: All Industries
  • Compatible Version(s): 25.2
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  • Cost: Free - Appian Supported
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People Functions

Overview

Contains a collection of user and group related Functions and Smart Services as detailed below.

Please note that this plugin contains functions that were previously included in the Group Functions plugin and the User and Group Management Application plug-in.

IMPORTANT: Prior to deploying v1.9 or the latest version of the People Functions plugin, please un-deploy the Group Plugins function and the User And Group Management Application plugin if they are present on your environment.

Deprecated functions and smart service are now included out of the box.

Key Features & Functionality

Functions:

  • getgroupbyname
  • getgroupnames
  • getgrouptypename
  • getgroupsoftype
  • getgroupsoftypefromlist
  • getmembergroups
  • getmembergroupsoftype
  • getModifiedUsersByTimestamp
  • getParentsOfGroups
  • getUsersLastPasswordChange
  • retrieveusersecurityrolemap
  • validateEmailAddress
  • getUsersByUUID
  • getGroupTypeAttributes

Smart Services:

  • Add People As Group Admins
  • Unlock User
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Parents

  • The version 1.16.0 gets flagged in health check report as medium risk due to dependency on deprecated APIs:

    People Functions (psshared.peoplefunctions) references deprecated Appian APIs
    [deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.ServiceLocator.getUserProfileService(com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext)

    The version 1.16.1 gets flagged in health check report as high risk due to dependency on deprecated and Private APIs:

    People Functions (psshared.peoplefunctions) references private and deprecated Appian APIs
    [private] com.appiancorp.core.expr.portable.string.Strings.isNullOrEmpty(java.lang.String)
    [deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.ServiceLocator.getUserProfileService(com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext)

    Wanted to confirm plans for removing this dependencies from future upgrades.

    Thanks

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  • The version 1.16.0 gets flagged in health check report as medium risk due to dependency on deprecated APIs:

    People Functions (psshared.peoplefunctions) references deprecated Appian APIs
    [deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.ServiceLocator.getUserProfileService(com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext)

    The version 1.16.1 gets flagged in health check report as high risk due to dependency on deprecated and Private APIs:

    People Functions (psshared.peoplefunctions) references private and deprecated Appian APIs
    [private] com.appiancorp.core.expr.portable.string.Strings.isNullOrEmpty(java.lang.String)
    [deprecated] com.appiancorp.suiteapi.common.ServiceLocator.getUserProfileService(com.appiancorp.services.ServiceContext)

    Wanted to confirm plans for removing this dependencies from future upgrades.

    Thanks

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