actions.xml File (SAP Library

actions.xml File

Definition

File that contains the collection of permissions in actions to use for your application.

Structure

Actions are specified in the actions.xml file using XML tag descriptors. See the table below for a list of the most frequently used tags and their parameters.

Action Tag Descriptors

Tag	Tag Description	Parameters	Parameter Description
BUSINESSSERVICE	Root element that describes the application in the rest of the tags.	NAME	Name of the application. It must be unique on the AS Java.
DESCRIPTION	Provides a short description for the application or for actions.	LOCALE	Land and language for the short description.
		NAME	Short description for the application or action.
ACTION	Describes the individual actions.	NAME	Name of the action.
PERMISSION	Describes each permission.	CLASS	Specifies the permission class that is used for the permission.
		NAME	String used to use for the permission’s first parameter, for example, Economy.
		VALUE	Used by Action and Value permissions. Contains the string value to use for the permission’s second parameter, for example, create.

Note

An action may contain multiple permission tags.

Example

The following example shows how to use the most frequently used tag descriptors.

  </ACTION>

  <ACTION NAME= "CancelReservation" >
   <DESCRIPTION LOCALE= "en" VALUE= "Permission for canceling reservations" />
   <PERMISSION CLASS="com.sap.engine.examples.permissions.PermissionClass"
       NAME="Reservation" VALUE="cancel" />

   </ACTION>

   <ACTION NAME= "AllPermissions" >
       <DESCRIPTION LOCALE= "en" VALUE= "Permission for all maintenance tasks" />
   <PERMISSION CLASS="com.sap.engine.examples.permissions.PermissionClass"
       NAME="Reservation" VALUE="view" />

You can also use wildcards for parameters that accept all values. See the example action below.

</ACTION>