IAccountServiceSaveAccount Method

Saves the specified account to the underlying storage mechanism.

Namespace:  Dundas.BI.AccountServices
Assembly:  Dundas.BI.Core (in Dundas.BI.Core.dll) Version: 2.0.0.0 (24.2.0.1000)
Syntax
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void SaveAccount(
	Account account
)

Parameters

account
Type: Dundas.BI.AccountServicesAccount
The account to save.
Exceptions
ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullExceptionaccount is .
ValidationExceptionaccount contains invalid property values. If the password does not meet the application's complexity requirements, the exception's error code will be 2710.
DuplicateItemExceptionAn account with the specified name already exists.
NotSupportedException

The Save operation is not supported by the underlying accounts provider.

-or-

The account is associated with a tenant, but the multi-tenancy features of the application are not enabled.

NotFoundException

The account with the specified ID does not exist.

-or-

The tenant associated with the account does not exist.

LicenseExceededException There are no more available reserved seats of the kind set in the account.
NoPrivilegeException

The caller does not have system administration privileges.

-or-

The account is associated with a tenant, and the caller does not have administration privileges for that tenant.

InvalidSessionExceptionThe caller context is not associated with a valid session.
Remarks
For new accounts, the Id property of the provided account object will be updated.
Examples

This example demonstrates how to create the Dundas BI engine, start the Dundas BI engine, log on, create a local user account, and then shutdown the Dundas BI engine.

C#
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using Dundas.BI;
using Dundas.BI.AccountServices;
using Dundas.BI.Services;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
   ...

// Create the engine.
EngineManager.CreateEngine(
    // Path to the application's data folder. Type: System.String
    @"C:\Program Files\Dundas Data Visualization Inc\Dundas BI\Instances\Instance1\www\BIWebsite\App_Data"
);

try
{
    // Start the Dundas BI Engine.
    EngineManager.StartEngine();

    // Create a caller context not associated with any session.
    using(Engine.Current.GetService<ICallerContextService>().CreateAndSetCurrentContext(null))
    {

        // LogOn.
        LogOnResult logOnResult = Engine.Current.GetService<ILogOnService>().LogOn(
            // The account name. Type: System.String
            "admin",
            // The password. Type: System.String
            "1234",
            // Delete other sessions for the logon to succeed. Type: System.Boolean
            true,
            // Culture to associate with the session, or null. Type: System.Globalization.CultureInfo
            null
        );

        // Set the current session ID.
        using(Engine.Current.GetService<ICallerContextService>().CurrentContext.SetCurrentSessionId(
            logOnResult.Session.Id
        );

        // Get the account service.
        IAccountService accountService =
            Engine.Current.GetService<IAccountService>();

        // Define the local user account.
        LocalUserAccount account = new LocalUserAccount("JohnSmith", "1234");

        // Define some properties
        account.EmailAddress = "JohnSmith@dundas.com";
        account.DisplayName = "John Smith";
        account.SeatKind = Dundas.BI.Licensing.LicenseSeatKind.StandardUser;
        account.IsSeatReserved = true;

        // Save the account.
        accountService.SaveAccount(account);
    }
}
finally
{
    EngineManager.ShutdownEngine();
}
Examples

This example demonstrates how to create the Dundas BI engine, start the Dundas BI engine, log on, create a windows user account, and then shutdown the Dundas BI engine.

C#
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using Dundas.BI;
using Dundas.BI.AccountServices;
using Dundas.BI.Services;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
   ...

// Create the engine.
EngineManager.CreateEngine(
    // Path to the application's data folder. Type: System.String
    @"C:\Program Files\Dundas Data Visualization Inc\Dundas BI\Instances\Instance1\www\BIWebsite\App_Data"
);

try
{
    // Start the Dundas BI Engine.
    EngineManager.StartEngine();

    // Create a caller context not associated with any session.
    using(Engine.Current.GetService<ICallerContextService>().CreateAndSetCurrentContext(null))
    {

        // LogOn.
        LogOnResult logOnResult = Engine.Current.GetService<ILogOnService>().LogOn(
            // The account name. Type: System.String
            "admin",
            // The password. Type: System.String
            "1234",
            // Delete other sessions for the logon to succeed. Type: System.Boolean
            true,
            // Culture to associate with the session, or null. Type: System.Globalization.CultureInfo
            null
        );

        // Set the current session ID.
        using(Engine.Current.GetService<ICallerContextService>().CurrentContext.SetCurrentSessionId(
            logOnResult.Session.Id
        );

        // Get the account service.
        IAccountService accountService =
            Engine.Current.GetService<IAccountService>();

        // Define the windows user account.
        WindowsUserAccount account = new WindowsUserAccount("dundas", "johns");

        // Define some properties
        account.EmailAddress = "JohnS@dundas.com";
        account.DisplayName = "John Smith";
        account.SeatKind = Dundas.BI.Licensing.LicenseSeatKind.StandardUser;
        account.IsSeatReserved = true;

        // Save the account.
        accountService.SaveAccount(account);

    }

}
finally
{
    EngineManager.ShutdownEngine();
}
Examples

This example demonstrates how to create the Dundas BI engine, start the Dundas BI engine, log on, create a windows user group account, and then shutdown the Dundas BI engine.

C#
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using Dundas.BI;
using Dundas.BI.AccountServices;
using Dundas.BI.Services;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
   ...

// Create the engine.
EngineManager.CreateEngine(
    // Path to the application's data folder. Type: System.String
    @"C:\Program Files\Dundas Data Visualization Inc\Dundas BI\Instances\Instance1\www\BIWebsite\App_Data"
);

try
{
    // Start the Dundas BI Engine.
    EngineManager.StartEngine();

    // Create a caller context not associated with any session.
    using(Engine.Current.GetService<ICallerContextService>().CreateAndSetCurrentContext(null))
    {

        // LogOn.
        LogOnResult logOnResult = Engine.Current.GetService<ILogOnService>().LogOn(
            // The account name. Type: System.String
            "admin",
            // The password. Type: System.String
            "1234",
            // Delete other sessions for the logon to succeed. Type: System.Boolean
            true,
            // Culture to associate with the session, or null. Type: System.Globalization.CultureInfo
            null
        );

        // Set the current session ID.
        using(Engine.Current.GetService<ICallerContextService>().CurrentContext.SetCurrentSessionId(
            logOnResult.Session.Id
        );

        // Get the account service.
        IAccountService accountService =
            Engine.Current.GetService<IAccountService>();

        // Create a windows group account.
        WindowsGroupAccount groupAccount = new WindowsGroupAccount("dundas", "newemployees");

        // Set some properties
        groupAccount.DisplayName = "New Employees";

        // Save the account.
        accountService.SaveAccount(groupAccount);

    }
}
finally
{
    EngineManager.ShutdownEngine();
}
See Also