Configuring Person Attribute Group Store (PAGS)

Owned by Laura McCord
Last updated: Mar 01, 2012Version comment
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Step 1. Modify the PAGSGroupStoreConfig.xml file

1. Open the PAGSGroupStoreConfig.xml file for editing, located in your uPortal source directory at uportal-imp/src/main/resources/properties/groups/PAGSGroupStoreConfig.xml
2. Declare a new group.

  • Below is an example of an "All Staff" group that groups users based on if the attribute eduPersonAffiliation=staff
<!-- Example Group Declarations --> 

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE Group-Store PUBLIC "-//uPortal//PAGSGroupStore/EN" "PAGSGroupStore.dtd">
<Group-Store>

<!-- Group declarations: -->

<!--
  Group pags_root: "PAGS Root"
  IMPORTANT: The PAGS Root group is REQUIRED for uPortal to function. It Must be a member of the Everyone group in the
  local group store
-->
  <group>
    <group-key>pags_root</group-key>
    <group-name>PAGS Root</group-name>
    <group-description>Root group for all PAGS groups.  Convenience for adding PAGS groups to a local group.</group-description>
    <members>
      <member-key>all_users</member-key>
    </members>
  </group>


<!--
  Group all_users: "All Users (PAGS)"
  All IPersons are memebers of this group
  IMPORTANT: The All Users group is REQUIRED for uPortal to function. It Must be a member of the PAGS Root group
-->
  <group>
    <group-key>all_users</group-key>
    <group-name>All Users (PAGS)</group-name>
    <group-description>All Portal Users</group-description>
    <selection-test>
      <test-group>
        <test>
          <attribute-name></attribute-name>
          <tester-class>org.jasig.portal.groups.pags.testers.AlwaysTrueTester</tester-class>
          <test-value></test-value>
        </test>
      </test-group>
    </selection-test>
   <!-- Don't forget to define your new sub-group using the members directive if you want the group to be a sub-group of "All Users" -->
   <members>
      <member-key>all_staff</member-key>
    </members>
  </group>

<!-- ********** Here's our new "All Staff" group we are declaring *********** -->
<group>
<group-key>all_staff</group-key>
    <group-name>All Staff (PAGS)</group-name>
    <group-description>All Staff Users</group-description>
    <selection-test>
      <test-group>
        <test>
          <attribute-name>eduPersonAffiliation</attribute-name>
          <tester-class>org.jasig.portal.groups.pags.testers.StringEqualsTester</tester-class>
          <test-value>staff</test-value>
        </test>
      </test-group>
    </selection-test>
   </group>

...

<!-- End Group declarations: -->
</Group-Store>
  • Now, what if I wanted to refine the staff group into departments? Below is an additional example that groups "All Staff" users from above into departments based on if the attribute ou=ITS (Information Technology Services)
<!-- Example Group Declarations -->

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE Group-Store PUBLIC "-//uPortal//PAGSGroupStore/EN" "PAGSGroupStore.dtd">
<Group-Store>
<!-- Group declarations: -->

<!--
  Group pags_root: "PAGS Root"
  IMPORTANT: The PAGS Root group is REQUIRED for uPortal to function. It Must be a member of the Everyone group in the
  local group store
-->
  <group>
    <group-key>pags_root</group-key>
    <group-name>PAGS Root</group-name>
    <group-description>Root group for all PAGS groups.  Convenience for adding PAGS groups to a local group.</group-description>
    <members>
      <member-key>all_users</member-key>
    </members>
  </group>


<!--
  Group all_users: "All Users (PAGS)"
  All IPersons are members of this group
  IMPORTANT: The All Users group is REQUIRED for uPortal to function. It Must be a member of the PAGS Root group
-->
  <group>
    <group-key>all_users</group-key>
    <group-name>All Users (PAGS)</group-name>
    <group-description>All Portal Users</group-description>
    <selection-test>
      <test-group>
        <test>
          <attribute-name></attribute-name>
          <tester-class>org.jasig.portal.groups.pags.testers.AlwaysTrueTester</tester-class>
          <test-value></test-value>
        </test>
      </test-group>
    </selection-test>
    <!-- Don't forget to define your new sub-group using the members directive if you want the group to be a sub-group of "All Users" -->  
    <members>     
      <member-key>all_staff</member-key>
    </members>
  </group>

<group>
<group-key>all_staff</group-key>
    <group-name>All Staff (PAGS)</group-name>
    <group-description>All Staff Users</group-description>
    <selection-test>
      <test-group>
        <test>
          <attribute-name>eduPersonAffiliation</attribute-name>
          <tester-class>org.jasig.portal.groups.pags.testers.StringEqualsTester</tester-class>
          <test-value>staff</test-value>
        </test>
      </test-group>
    </selection-test>
    <!--
         If you want to declare a group within another, you must include the <members> directive.
         In other words, the "ITS Dept" below is a subgroup of the "All Staff" group as indicated in the example
     -->
    <members>
      <member-key>its</member-key>
    </members>
</group>

<group>
<group-key>its</group-key>
    <group-name>ITS Dept (PAGS)</group-name>
    <group-description>All ITS department Users</group-description>
    <selection-test>
      <test-group>
        <test>
          <attribute-name>ou</attribute-name>
          <tester-class>org.jasig.portal.groups.pags.testers.StringEqualsTester</tester-class>
          <test-value>ITS</test-value>
        </test>
      </test-group>
    </selection-test>
</group>


...

<!-- End Group declarations: -->
</Group-Store>
  • From the example above we have created a hierarchy of groups (below is a screen shot of the Groups Manager listing the new PAGS groups from the declaration above)

NOTE: It's very important that you keep the PAGS Root and All Users group declaration. These group declarations are REQUIRED.

Step 2. Deploy your Groups

  • From the uPortal root source directory deploy your group changes
ant clean deploy-ear

Step 3. Restart uPortal

  • Restart your Tomcat instance
TOMCAT_HOME/bin/shutdown.sh
TOMCAT_HOME/bin/startup.sh

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