LocatorServiceProvider
The LocateServiceProvider web service provides access to the default business unit group. It supports the BusinessUnits, DefaultBusinessUnitGroup and BusinessUnitGroups methods.
BusinessUnits
You can use the BusinessUnits method to obtain a list of the available business units. These are represented by the authenticated voucher passed in the authentication parameter. The BusinessUnits method returns the list in a string array. An empty string is returned if the authentication voucher is invalid or no business unit groups are accessible to the user.
string[] BusinessUnits(
string authentication //an authentication voucher
)DefaultBusinessUnitGroup
The DefaultBusinessUnitGroup method is used to obtain the default business unit group for the user represented by the authentication voucher passed in the authentication parameter. The method returns a string containing a valid business unit group if the authentication was valid and the user had a default business unit. The method returns null if the authentication failed or the user did not have a default business unit group.
string DefaultBusinessUnitGroup(
string authentication //an authentication voucher
)BusinessUnitGroups
The BusinessUnitGroups method is used to obtain a list of the available business unit groups that are accessible to the user represented by the authenticated voucher passed in the authentication parameter. It returns the list in a string array. It returns an empty string array if the authentication voucher was invalid or no business unit groups were accessible to the user.
string[] BusinessUnitGroup(
string authentication //an authentication voucher
)