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GetEntAccByGroups Method

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GetEntAccByGroups Method

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Last UpdatedNov 06, 2025
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The GetEntAccByGroups() method accepts a list of security identifiers (SIDs) that represent the OS groups to which the user belongs and optionally an entity ID. It looks up the SIDs in the Grp_Name table and returns the maximum access in the Grp_Ent_Link table for the groups that match the supplied SIDs. If none of the SIDs match a group, then 0 is returned for the access. If an ent_id is supplied, then a single row for that entity is returned. Otherwise, a row for each entity is returned.

Syntax

'Declaration
 
Public Shared Function GetEntAccByGroups( _
   ByVal securityIds() As String, _
   ByVal entId As Nullable(Of Integer) _
) As DataSet

'Usage
 
Dim securityIds() As String
Dim entId As Nullable(Of Integer)
Dim value As DataSet
 
value = GrpEntLink.GetEntAccByGroups(securityIds, entId)

public static DataSet GetEntAccByGroups( 
   string[] securityIds,
   Nullable<int> entId
)

Parameters

securityIds: Required. Holds an array of SIDs that represent the OS groups to which the user belongs.
entId: Optional. Holds the ID of the entity.

Return Value

Returns a DataSet that contains the list of entities related to OS groups matching the supplied SIDs. The returned records include columns from the Ent and Grp_Ent_Link tables. If no matching data is found, an empty DataSet is returned.

The columns of the returned DataSet are described below.

ColumnName	Description
ent_id	An integer that is the ID of the entity.
ent_name	A string that is the description of the entity, from the Ent table.
can_sched_jobs	A Boolean that is a flag that specifies whether jobs may be scheduled to this entity, from the Ent table.
can_run_jobs	A Boolean that is a flag that specifies whether jobs may run on this entity, from the Ent table.
can_capture_util	A Boolean that is a flag that specifies whether utilization data may be captured on this entity, from the Ent table.
can_capture_labor	A Boolean that is a flag that specifies whether labor data may be captured on this entity, from the Ent table.
can_do_dnc	Not used. Will always return False.
can_store	A Boolean that is a flag that specifies if this entity is a “warehouse” or storage location, from the Ent table.
can_log_data	A Boolean that is a flag that specifies whether this entity supports data logging, from the Ent table.
parent_ent_id	An integer that is the ID of the parent entity.
access	A Booolean that is a flag that specifies whether any of the user groups to which the user belongs may log onto the entity.

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