Authorization Methods

You can use these methods to manage tasks, roles, and policies on the report server.

Method

Action

CreateRole

Adds a new role to the report server database. This method =applies to native mode only.

DeleteRole

Deletes a role from the report server database. This method applies to native mode only.

GetPermissions

Returns the user permissions that are associated with a particular item in the report server database or SharePoint library.

GetPolicies

Returns the policies that are associated with a particular item in the report server database or SharePoint library.

GetRoleProperties

Returns role metadata properties and a collection of associated tasks.

GetSystemPermissions

Returns the user's system permissions. This method applies to native mode only.

GetSystemPolicies

Returns the system policies, including groups and roles with which they are associated. This method applies to native mode only.

InheritParentSecurity

Deletes the policies that are associated with a particular item in the report server database and sets the security policies for the item to those of its parent.

IsSSLRequired

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol is required to use the ReportService2010 end point.

ListRoles

Returns the names and descriptions of roles that are managed by the report server.

ListSecureMethods

Returns a list of Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) methods in the ReportExecution2005 endpoint that require a secure connection when invoked. The SecureConnectionLevel setting of the report server is used to determine which methods are returned.

ListTasks

Returns the tasks that are managed by the report server.

SetPolicies

Sets the policies that are associated with a specified item.

SetRoleProperties

Sets role metadata properties and associates a set of tasks with a role. This method applies to native mode only.

SetSystemPolicies

Sets the system policy that defines groups and their associated roles. This method applies to native mode only.