About the PRC Session Object
When using IDK remote APIs. the Session object is the master
object; most other portal objects must be derived from it.
A Session object is created whenever any user logs in to the ALI
system through the web or a client application. All subsequent access
is made in the security context of the connected user. Users in the
Administrators group have superuser access. Users in Content Manager
and Content Maintainer groups also have privileged access. For details
on portal groups and specific privileges, see the Administrator
Guide for AquaLogic Interaction.
The Session object supports the
IPTSession interface,
represented in the PRC by the
IRemoteSession interface.
The Session object is comprised of:
- A set of Object Managers for the objects of the ALI system. An
Object Manager is like a super collection. It provides advanced querying
capabilities as well as create, delete, and clone methods. The Session
object includes managers for almost every ALI portal, ALI Search,
AL Collaboration and AL Publisher object. Managers are added as new
object classes are introduced.
- A User object representing the current user of the
system.
- A Catalog object representing the structure of the ALI catalog.
- Version information.
- Access to global ALI objects such as the MyPortal object, the
scheduler, and global mapping objects.
Initiating a session is the first step in any implementation of
the PRC. For detailed instructions, see Initiating a PRC Session to Use IDK Remote APIs.
