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Re: GetCommonManager

claydevin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:35:05 GMT

got it to work, used a different method... one you mentioned on someone else's post. didn't directly pull the manager name and email from GetCommonManager but used the UserProfilebyName and then followed your step below. Not sure why it worked and the direct call didnt, but.......thanks!

"have a rule set on the Manager field that sets the GetCommonManager query field (AccountName) to the Manager's account name, and then it queries the WS"

Re: GetCommonManager

warrtalon — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:34:20 GMT

Hey, Clay, nice name. Have you verified that the test user has a manager assigned in the User Profile Database? There are a few ways to check:

1) Using the GetUserProfileByName method, display the Manager value and see what's there. You probably will see nothing.

2) Go to your SSP Admin > User Profiles and Properties > View User Profiles, and search for the test user. Edit that user's properties and go see what is in the Manager field. I'm guessing there isn't anything.

If there is nothing in the Manager field, then first make sure the user has a Manager defined in AD, and then do another profile import to ensure the profile database gets updated.

Re: GetCommonManager

claydevin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:34:40 GMT

Clayton..anyone....
I've been using a method like you layed out for a couple weeks now... But... I get the 5566 error for some of my users. I have it pinpointed to the error below. It is the GetCommonManager and not the GetProfilebyName data source. I cant duplicate the error on my machine/profile or other dummy AD account we've created. does it have something to do with how the username is passed?

Thoughts? We have a small team here and our test users patience is wearing thin.

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The following query failed: GetCommonManager (User: DOMAIN\john.doe, Exception Message: The remote server returned an error: (500) Internal Server Error. Server was unable to process request. ---> Object reference not set to an instance of an object. The remote server returned an error: (500) Internal Server Error.)

Re: GetCommonManager

warrtalon — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:18:19 GMT

I explained exactly how to do that. My entire example centers around displaying the Manager's email address using both web services. It works like a charm for me the way I described it.

Re: GetCommonManager

kkhelif — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:45:17 GMT

My problem isn't getting the Manager name, that part works fine using "GetUserProfileName", I am trying to get the Manager's email so when user click on Submit the "TO" take that email address.

Re: GetCommonManager

warrtalon — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:16:29 GMT

I hadn't done this in a while, so I just tested it again to be sure. This is what I'm doing:

1) Using GetProfileByName and GetCommonManager in the same form.

2) Upon opening the form, I let the logged-in user's AccountName send itself by default to the two web services.

3) The resulting datasets show the profile data of my user and limited profile data of the user's manager.

4) I simply make a text box that defaults to the "Email" attribute of GetCommonManager. If I want to get the email of another person's manager, I just have to have that person's AccountName (i.e. ccobb, but not domain\ccobb).

I am not familiar with the part that you are referencing here:

"it will only give you the common manager with someone else and not their supervisor..."

For me, it returns the "manager" of that person as determined by AD. Just to be sure, I created another field named "username" and made a custom button with these rules:

1) Set AccountName (GetProfileByName) to Username

2) Set accountName (GetCommonManager) to Username

3) Query GetProfileByName

4) Query GetCommonManager

After I type a username in that field (i.e. ccobb) and push the button, the Employee text box changes to that person's PreferredName, and the Manager text box changes to the email of that person's manager in AD.

Re: GetCommonManager

kkhelif — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 23:26:18 GMT

I tried the same reasoning for the common manager but that didn't as it will only give you the common manager with someone else and not their supervisor. In my example like if I pick myself and someone in my group it works but if I pick someone outside our group it wouldn't give their direct supervisor but the one above that which is common for both of us.

Also I couldn't do Value/Name and then filter on Manager Workmail.

If you know the exact steps I'd really appreciate if you post them.

Thanks

Re: GetCommonManager

warrtalon — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:41:15 GMT

After getting the manager from the GetProfileByName, you send that same piece of data to the GetCommonManager, and it returns a data set of relevant info just like the previous method. You retrieve the data the same way - there should be no filtering. Just remember to pass the manager's username to the GetCommonManager as a query item.

GetCommonManager

kkhelif — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:41:45 GMT

Hi Guys,

I have an infopath form that gets the User and Manager based on GetUserprofile and I have another Data Connection to get the CommonManager, The data is there but I don't know the exact steps to get the manager email address doing filtering. Anybody out there can post the steps.

Thanks