The attached code can be used to create a portal component. This component is added to a folder in the PCD as an iView, with a name such as “Assign This Role”.

While editting a portal role, right click this iView to add it to the portal role under the top level folder as a delta link. Then select the iView in the role and use the “Preview” button in the role editor to launch the iView in a new window.

Here is an example where the iView “Assign This Role” has been placed under the main role entry. Below this is a folder with the “Entry Point” set, so the iView will not be seen by the end user. 

If everything works as expected, a window will appear where you can select a user or group and use the “Assign” button to assign the role to that user or group.

Here is what you might see in the popup window:

Remember to remove the iView from the role before releasing it to the user community!

package com.sap.anz;  import java.util.Collections; import java.util.Vector;  import com.sap.security.api.IGroup; import com.sap.security.api.IGroupFactory; import com.sap.security.api.IGroupSearchFilter; import com.sap.security.api.IRole; import com.sap.security.api.IRoleFactory; import com.sap.security.api.ISearchAttribute; import com.sap.security.api.ISearchResult; import com.sap.security.api.IUser; import com.sap.security.api.IUserFactory; import com.sap.security.api.IUserMaint; import com.sap.security.api.IUserSearchFilter; import com.sap.security.api.UMFactory; import com.sapportals.htmlb.Button; import com.sapportals.htmlb.DropdownListBox; import com.sapportals.htmlb.Form; import com.sapportals.htmlb.GridLayout; import com.sapportals.htmlb.Group; import com.sapportals.htmlb.InputField; import com.sapportals.htmlb.Label; import com.sapportals.htmlb.MessageBar; import com.sapportals.htmlb.enum.GroupDesign; import com.sapportals.htmlb.enum.MessageType; import com.sapportals.htmlb.event.Event; import com.sapportals.htmlb.page.DynPage; import com.sapportals.htmlb.page.PageException; import com.sapportals.portal.htmlb.page.PageProcessorComponent; import com.sapportals.portal.prt.component.IPortalComponentRequest; import com.sapportals.portal.prt.component.IPortalComponentResponse;  public class AssignThisRole extends PageProcessorComponent {    public DynPage getPage() {     return new AssignThisRoleDynPage();   }    public static class AssignThisRoleDynPage extends DynPage {      /**      * Initialization code executed once per user.      */     String roleName = “”;     IPortalComponentRequest request;     IPortalComponentResponse response;      MessageType latestStatus = MessageType.NONE;      String latestMessage = “”;         public void doInitialization() {           response = (IPortalComponentResponse) getResponse();           request = (IPortalComponentRequest) getRequest();              String URL = request.getServletRequest().getRequestURI();              int pos = URL.indexOf(“pcd!3aportal_content”);              if (pos >=0) {                   URL = URL.substring(pos+6);                   URL = URL.replaceAll(“!2f”,”/”);                   pos = URL.lastIndexOf(“/”);                   URL = “pcd:”+URL.substring(0,pos);                IRoleFactory roleFact = UMFactory.getRoleFactory();                try {                IRole testRole = roleFact.getRoleByUniqueName(URL);                roleName = URL;                }                catch (Exception e) {                     latestStatus = MessageType.ERROR;                     latestMessage = “Problem getting role: “+e.getMessage();                }                               }                            }      /**      * Input handling code. In general called the first time with the second page request from the user.      */     public void doProcessAfterInput() throws PageException {     }      /**      * Create output. Called once per request.      */     public void doProcessBeforeOutput() throws PageException {       Form myForm = this.getForm(); // get the form from DynPage        Group myGroup = new Group();         myGroup.setWidth(“700”);        myGroup.setTitle(“Assign users and groups to role”);        myGroup.setDesign(GroupDesign.SAPCOLOR);        myForm.addComponent(myGroup);        GridLayout gl = new GridLayout();        myGroup.addComponent(gl);      int row_grid = 1;      int col_grid = 1;                InputField role = new InputField(“role”);           role.setValue(roleName);           role.setWidth(“400”);           role.setEnabled(false);           Label label = new Label(“label”);           label.setText(“Role”);           role.setLabel(label);           gl.addComponent(row_grid,col_grid, label);           gl.addComponent(row_grid,col_grid+1, role);                 IUserFactory userFact = UMFactory.getUserFactory();                     IGroupFactory groupFact = UMFactory.getGroupFactory();                     DropdownListBox dlb = new DropdownListBox(“dlb”);           ISearchResult userResult = null;           ISearchResult groupResult = null;           try {           IUserSearchFilter userFilt =                userFact.getUserSearchFilter();           userFilt.setSearchAttribute(                “com.sap.security.core.usermanagement”,                “uniquename”,                “*”,                ISearchAttribute.LIKE_OPERATOR,                false);           userResult = userFact.searchUsers(userFilt);            IGroupSearchFilter groupFilt =                groupFact.getGroupSearchFilter();           groupFilt.setSearchAttribute(                “com.sap.security.core.usermanagement”,                “uniquename”,                “*”,                ISearchAttribute.LIKE_OPERATOR,                false);           groupResult = groupFact.searchGroups(groupFilt);           }           catch (Exception e) {};           Vector users = new Vector();           for (;userResult.hasNext();) {                String thisone = userResult.next().toString();                try {                IUser thisuser = userFact.getUser(thisone);                users.add(thisuser.getName()+” (User)”+thisone);                } catch (Exception e) {};            };           for (;groupResult.hasNext();) {                String thisone = groupResult.next().toString();                try {                IGroup thisgroup = groupFact.getGroup(thisone);                users.add(thisgroup.getDisplayName()+” (Group)”+thisone);                } catch (Exception e) {};            };           Collections.sort(users);           for (int i = 0; i<users.size();i++) {                String thisone = users.elementAt(i).toString();                int pos = thisone.indexOf(“)”);                dlb.addItem(thisone.substring(pos+1),thisone.substring(0,pos+1));           }            label = new Label(“User/group”);           row_grid++;           gl.addComponent(row_grid,col_grid, label);           gl.addComponent(row_grid,col_grid+1, dlb);            MessageBar mb = new MessageBar(“mb”);           mb.setMessage(latestStatus, latestMessage);           row_grid++;           gl.addColSpanComponent(row_grid,col_grid, mb,2);                                                              row_grid++;           Button doit = new Button(“doit”);           doit.setText(“Assign”);           doit.setOnClick(“press”);           gl.addComponent(row_grid,col_grid, doit);       // create your GUI here….      }      public void onPress(Event evt) {           IPortalComponentResponse response = (IPortalComponentResponse) getResponse();        IPortalComponentRequest request = (IPortalComponentRequest) getRequest();        IUserFactory userFact = UMFactory.getUserFactory();                  IRoleFactory roleFact = UMFactory.getRoleFactory();                  IGroupFactory groupFact = UMFactory.getGroupFactory();                  roleName = ((InputField) getComponentByName(“role”)).getValue().toString();        String assign = ((DropdownListBox) getComponentByName(“dlb”)).getSelection().toString();           latestStatus = MessageType.INFO;           latestMessage = “Assign ” +roleName+”->”+assign;                      try {           if (assign.startsWith(“U”)) {           IUserMaint modUser =           userFact.getMutableUser(assign);           modUser.addToRole(                roleFact                     .getRoleByUniqueName(roleName)                     .getUniqueID());           modUser.commit();           modUser.save();           } else {                IGroup modGroup =                groupFact.getMutableGroup(assign);                modGroup.addToRole(                     roleFact                          .getRoleByUniqueName(roleName)                          .getUniqueID());                modGroup.commit();                modGroup.save();           }                      } catch (Exception e) {                          latestMessage = “Error “+e.getLocalizedMessage()+” assigning role”;                latestStatus = MessageType.ERROR;           }                 }   }  }