getUserChars

Gets a list of the characters used in a particular field.

Syntax

Authorized User Types

IpsAdmin
IpsCompanyAdmin
TrialSiteAdmin
ImagePortalAdmin

Parameters

Input (getUserCharsParam)

Name	Type	Required	Description
``charField``	`xsd:string`	Yes	Determines the Trash State to search for.
``includeInactive``	`xsd:boolean`	Yes	Include or exclude inactive users. Non-IPS Admin users must be an active member of at least one company to be authorized to make any API calls. An authorization fault will be returned if the user has no active company memberships.
``includInvalid``	`xsd:boolean`	No	Include or exclude invalid users.
``companyHandleArray``	`types:HandleArray`	No	Filter results based on company.
``groupHandleArray``	`types:HandleArray`	No	Filters results based on groups.
``userRoleArray``	`types:StringArray`	No	Filters results based on user role.
``numChars``	`xsd:int`	No	Enable >1 character.

Output (getUserCharsReturn)

Name	Type	Required	Description
``userCharsArray``	`types:StringArray`	Yes	An array of character prefixes.

Examples

This code sample returns:

First characters of the last names of the users of a specific company.
A set of groups.
A set of user roles.

The User Char Filter Fields string constant determines the type of user characters returned.

Request

<ns1:getUserCharsParam xmlns:ns1="http://www.scene7.com/IpsApi/xsd">
   <ns1:charField>LastName</ns1:charField>
   <ns1:includeInvalid>false</ns1:includeInvalid>
   <ns1:companyHandleArray>
      <ns1:items>47</ns1:items>
   </ns1:companyHandleArray>
</ns1:getUserCharsParam>

Response

<getUserCharsReturn xmlns="http://www.scene7.com/IpsApi/xsd">
   <userCharsArray>
      <items>b</items>
      <items>c</items>
      <items>d</items>
   </userCharsArray>
</getUserCharsReturn>