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GetEntAccessByUser Method

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GetEntAccessByUser Method

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Last UpdatedNov 06, 2025
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The GetEntAccessByUser() method retrieves one or more group/entity link records from the Grp_Ent_Link table, as specified by the filter parameters. Passing no filter parameters will retrieve all group entity link records from the table.

Syntax

'Declaration
 
Public Shared Function GetEntAccessByUser( _
   ByVal userId As String _
) As DataSet

'Usage
 
Dim userId As String
Dim value As DataSet
 
value = GrpEntLink.GetEntAccessByUser(userId)

public static DataSet GetEntAccessByUser( 
   string userId
)

Parameters

userId: Required. Holds the ID of the user for whom the entity access data is to be retrieved.

Return Value

Returns a DataSet that contains records for all the group/entity link records that satisfy the specified filters. The returned records include columns from the Ent and Grp_Ent_Link tables. If no matching group/entity link records are 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 indicates whether jobs can be scheduled to this entity. From the Ent table.
can_run_jobs	A Boolean that is a flag that indicates whether jobs can run on this entity. From the Ent table.
can_capture_util	A Boolean that is a flag that indicates whether utilization data can be captured on this entity. From the Ent table.
can_capture_labor	A Boolean that is a flag that indicates whether labor data can 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 indicates if this entity is a storage location, such as a warehouse. From the Ent table.
can_log_data	A Boolean that is a flag that indicates whether this entity supports data logging. From the Ent table.
parent_ent_id	An integer that is the ID of the parent entity from which this entity will inherit entity associations that can only be inherited from one parent entity, such as a shift schedule. For a top-level entity, the value will be null.
access	A Boolean that is a flag that indicates whether any of the user groups to which the user belongs can log onto the entity.

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