SmartObject Services - User Role Manager Service

The User Role Manager service provides methods for returning user, group, role and security label information from the installed K2 Security Providers.

This service is mostly used internally by K2, but can also be used for task allocation or group/role membership queries.

Setting	Value	Required
Host Server Connection String	Enter the User Role Management Host Server name (e.g. localhost) and port (e.g. <object type="System.Int32"><int>5555 </int></object>)	This is a required field
FindUsersDefaultFilter	The default value is groupname=null;size=100. The groupname value must be left as is. The size value determines the number of users returned at a time. The default value is set to 100 for optimal system performance. The size value can be increased or decreased depending on the requirement. Note that increasing the value of this setting could negatively impact the performance of your system. .	This is a required field
Option	What to do
Security Provider	Enter the Security Provider - e.g. SourceCode.Hosting.SecurityProviders.SmartBox
User Name	Enter the user Name - e.g. Administrator
Password	Enter the associated password - e.g. K2pass
Extra	Provides additional information, for example dll paths needed. (Optional)
Impersonate	Select this check box to enable impersonation rights. The impersonate option allows the K2HostServer service account to impersonate the user.

When configuring the rights the following applies:

If the User Name and password is configured and the Impersonate checkbox is selected (set to True) the service will ignore the User Name and password and use Impersonate.
If the User Name and password is configured and the Impersonate checkbox is not selected (set to False) the service will use SQL Authentication.
If the User Name and password is not configured and the Impersonate checkbox is not selected (set to False) the service will use the K2 Service Account.
If only the User Name and password is configured the service will use SQL Authentication.

Clicking Next will load the Service Instance Configuration screen:

Option	What it is	How to use it
System Name	The name of the SmartObject Service	Enter the name of the SmartObject Service
Display Name	A user friendly name for the SmartObject SmartBox Service	Enter a user friendly name for the SmartObject Service
Description	A description for the SmartObject Service	Enter a description for the SmartObject Service

Edit User Role Manager Service

To edit a Service Instance, select the Service Instance, then click Edit. The Edit Service Instance screen will be loaded with the information as provided previously. Edit the information as required and click Save.