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  configuration via the ArchestrA GRAccess COM interop. Includes session
  daemon, IPC protocol, and llm-json envelope contract.

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GRAccess Operations Reference

Operations supported by the ArchestrA GRAccess library, organized by functional area. Page references link to sections in graccess_documentation.md.


Galaxy Management (IGRAccess — Pages 101104)

Operation Method Description
Query galaxies QueryGalaxies(nodeName) List available galaxies on a GR node
Create galaxy CreateGalaxy(name, nodeName, hasSecurity, authMode, description) Create a new galaxy
Create from template CreateGalaxyFromTemplate(...) Create a galaxy from a template
Delete galaxy DeleteGalaxy(galaxyName, nodeName) Delete a galaxy

Galaxy Connection & Session (IGalaxy — Pages 3555)

Operation Method Description
Login Login(userName, password) Log in with forced client sync
Login (extended) LoginEx(userName, password, forceSynchronization) Log in with optional deferred sync
Synchronize SynchronizeClient() Sync client with server
Logout Logout() Log out from the galaxy
Get version VersionString / VersionNumber Retrieve galaxy version
Check upgrade needed UpgradeRequired Check if galaxy needs upgrade
Migrate galaxy MigrateGalaxy(galaxyName, grNodeName) Upgrade a galaxy

Galaxy Backup & Restore (IGalaxy — Pages 3940, 4748)

Operation Method Description
Backup Backup(processId, backupFile, nodeName, galaxyName) Back up a galaxy to file
Restore Restore(processId, backupFile, nodeName, galaxyName, restoreOlder) Restore a galaxy from backup

Object Queries (IGalaxy — Pages 3738, 4445, 5152)

Operation Method Description
Query by name QueryObjectsByName(templateOrInstance, tagnames[]) Find objects by tagname array
Query by condition QueryObjects(templateOrInstance, conditionType, value, matchCondition) Find objects by single condition
Query multi-condition QueryObjectsMultiCondition(templateOrInstance, conditions) Find objects by multiple conditions
Create conditions CreateConditionsObject() Create an IConditions for multi-condition queries

Condition (ICondition — Page 29, IConditions — Pages 3032)

Property/Method Description
Kind Condition type (EConditionType)
Value Value to search for
Negation Negate the expression
Add(condition) Add a condition to the collection
Remove(index) Remove a condition
Join(condition) Join two conditions

Template Operations (ITemplate — Pages 182207)

Operation Method Description
Create instance CreateInstance(name, createContainedObjects) Create a single instance from template
Create instances CreateInstances(tagnames[], createContainedObjects) Create multiple instances from template
Create derived template CreateTemplate(name, createContainedObjects) Derive a new template
Delete template DeleteTemplate(forceOption) Delete the template
Check out CheckOut() Check out for editing
Check in CheckIn(comment) Check in with comment
Undo check out UndoCheckOut() Discard checkout changes
Save Save() Save after configuration
Unload Unload() Release object cache
Add UDA AddUDA(name, dataType, category, security, isArray, arrayCount) Add a user-defined attribute
Delete UDA DeleteUDA(name) Delete a UDA
Rename UDA RenameUDA(oldName, newName) Rename a UDA
Update UDA UpdateUDA(name, dataType, category, security, isArray, arrayCount) Modify a UDA
Add extension primitive AddExtensionPrimitive(type, name, isObjectExtension) Add an extension primitive
Delete extension primitive DeleteExtensionPrimitive(type, name) Delete an extension primitive
Rename extension primitive RenameExtensionPrimitive(oldName, newName) Rename an extension primitive
Get extended attributes GetExtendedAttributes(attrName, upToLevel, categories[]) Get attributes across hierarchy
Get help URL GetObjectHelpURL() Get object help URL

Template Properties (ITemplate — Pages 182207)

Property Description
Tagname Object tagname (read/write)
ContainedName Contained name (read/write)
HierarchicalName Full hierarchical name (read-only)
DerivedFrom Parent template name
BasedOn Root ancestor template name
Category Object category (ECATEGORY)
CategoryGUID Category GUID
Container Container object (read/write)
Area Area object (read/write)
Host Host assignment (read/write)
Toolset Toolset membership (read/write)
Attributes All attributes collection
ConfigurableAttributes Editable attributes collection
ConfigVersion Configuration version number
CheckoutStatus Checkout status (ECheckoutStatus)
CheckedOutBy User who checked out
EditStatus Edit status (EEditStatus)
ValidationStatus Validation status (EPACKAGESTATUS)
Errors Validation error list
Warnings Validation warning list
CommandResult Last operation result
CommandResults Last batch operation results

Instance Operations (IInstance — Pages 104133)

Operation Method Description
Delete instance DeleteInstance() Delete this instance
Deploy Deploy() Deploy the instance
Deploy (extended) DeployEx(...) Deploy with extended options
Undeploy Undeploy() Undeploy the instance
Undeploy (extended) UndeployEx(...) Undeploy with extended options
Upload Upload() Upload runtime config changes
Upload (extended) UploadEx(...) Upload with extended options
Check out CheckOut() Check out for editing
Check in CheckIn(comment) Check in with comment
Undo check out UndoCheckOut() Discard checkout changes
Save Save() Save after configuration
Unload Unload() Release object cache
Add UDA AddUDA(name, dataType, category, security, isArray, arrayCount) Add a user-defined attribute
Delete UDA DeleteUDA(name) Delete a UDA
Rename UDA RenameUDA(oldName, newName) Rename a UDA
Update UDA UpdateUDA(name, dataType, category, security, isArray, arrayCount) Modify a UDA
Add extension primitive AddExtensionPrimitive(type, name, isObjectExtension) Add an extension primitive
Delete extension primitive DeleteExtensionPrimitive(type, name) Delete an extension primitive
Rename extension primitive RenameExtensionPrimitive(oldName, newName) Rename an extension primitive
Get extended attributes GetExtendedAttributes(attrName, upToLevel, categories[]) Get attributes across hierarchy
Get help URL GetObjectHelpURL() Get object help URL

Instance Properties (IInstance — Pages 104133)

All properties from ITemplate above, plus:

Property Description
DeployedVersion Config version at last deploy
DeploymentStatus Deploy status (EDeploymentStatus)

Bulk Object Operations (IgObjects — Pages 87101)

Operation Method Description
Check out (bulk) CheckOut() Check out all objects in collection
Check in (bulk) CheckIn(comment) Check in all objects
Undo check out (bulk) UndoCheckOut() Undo checkout for all objects
Deploy (bulk) Deploy() Deploy all instances in collection
Deploy (bulk extended) DeployEx(...) Deploy with extended options
Undeploy (bulk) Undeploy() Undeploy all instances
Undeploy (bulk extended) UndeployEx(...) Undeploy with extended options
Upload (bulk) Upload() Upload runtime changes for all
Upload (bulk extended) UploadEx(...) Upload with extended options
Delete all DeleteAllObjects() Delete all objects in collection
Export objects ExportObjects(exportType, outputFile) Export objects from galaxy
Export as protected ExportObjectsAsProtected(...) Export as protected
Add to collection Add(gObject) Add an object to the list
Add from collection AddFromCollection(gObjects) Merge another collection
Set area (bulk) Area (set) Set area for all objects
Set host (bulk) Host (set) Set host for all objects
Set container (bulk) Container (set) Set container for all objects
Set security group (bulk) SecurityGroup (set) Set security group for all objects

Attribute Operations (IAttribute — Pages 1320, IAttributes — Pages 2124)

IAttribute

Operation Method/Property Description
Get value Value Get the attribute value (IMxValue)
Set value SetValue(mxValue) Set the attribute value
Get name Name Attribute name
Get data type DataType Attribute data type (MxDataType)
Get category AttributeCategory Attribute category
Get security SecurityClassification Security classification
Set security SetSecurityClassification(classification) Change security classification
Get locked state Locked Whether attribute is locked
Set locked state SetLocked(locked) Lock/unlock the attribute
Get has buffer HasBuffer Whether attribute has a buffer
Set has buffer SetHasBuffer(hasBuffer) Set buffer flag
Get array bound UpperBoundDim1 Upper bound of first dimension
Get set handlers RtSethandler / CfgSethandler Runtime/config set handlers

IAttributes Collection

Property Description
Item[nameOrIndex] Get attribute by name or 1-based index
Count Number of attributes
ShortDescription Short description of the object
ExecutionOrder Execution order name
SecurityGroup Security group name
ExecutionRelatedObject Execution related object name

Import / Export (IGalaxy — Pages 4344, 5255)

Operation Method Description
Import objects ImportObjects(inputFile, overwritesAllowed) Import objects from file
Import objects (extended) ImportObjectsEx(inputFile, versionConflict, nameConflict, appendName) Import with conflict resolution
Import script library ImportScriptLib(path) Import a script library
Export all ExportAll(exportType, outputFile) Export all galaxy objects
GR Load GRLoad(csvFilePath, grLoadMode) Load galaxy from CSV file

Toolset Management (IToolset — Pages 207209, IToolsets — Pages 210213)

Operation Method Description
Query toolsets galaxy.QueryToolsets() Get all toolsets
Query toolsets (extended) galaxy.QueryToolsetsEx(folderType) Get toolsets by folder type
Add toolset toolsets.Add(name) Add a new toolset
Add child toolset toolsets.AddToolSet(name, parentToolset) Add toolset under parent
Delete toolset toolsets.DeleteToolSet(name) Delete a toolset
Rename toolset toolset.Rename(newName) Rename a toolset
Move toolset toolset.MoveToToolset(newParent) Move to different parent
Get children toolset.GetChildToolsets() Get child toolsets

Script Library Management (IScriptLibrary — Pages 175177, IScriptLibraries — Pages 173175)

Operation Method Description
Query script libraries galaxy.QueryScriptLibraries() Get all script libraries
Add script library scriptLibraries.Add(name) Add a new script library
Export script library scriptLibrary.Export(path) Export a script library to file
Get name scriptLibrary.Name Script library name

Security (IGalaxySecurity — Pages 5962)

Operation Method/Property Description
Get security settings galaxy.GetSecuritySettings() Get IGalaxySecurity object
Get read-only security galaxy.GetReadOnlySecurity() Get security in read-only mode
Authentication mode security.AuthenticationMode Galaxy auth mode
Available roles security.RolesAvailable Collection of configured roles
Available users security.UsersAvailable Collection of configured users
Available security groups security.SecurityGroupsAvailable Collection of security groups
Login time security.LoginTime Configured login timeout
Role update interval security.RoleUpdateInterval Role update interval

Galaxy Roles (IGalaxyRole — Pages 5557, IGalaxyRoles — Pages 5759)

Property Description
RoleName Role name
AccessLevel Access level
Permissions General permissions (IPermissions)
OperationalPermissions Operational permissions (IPermissions)

Galaxy Users (IGalaxyUser — Pages 6264, IGalaxyUsers — Pages 6465)

Property Description
UserName domain\username
FullName first last
AssociatedRoles Roles collection

Permissions (IPermission — Pages 167171, IPermissions — Pages 171172)

Property Description
PermissionName Permission name
PermissionParentName Parent permission name
IsConfigured Whether permission is active
HasChildren Whether it has child permissions
ChildPermissions Child permissions collection
IsSecurityGroup Whether it's a security group
SecurityGroup Associated security group

Security Groups (ISecurityGroup — Pages 177178, ISecurityGroups — Pages 178179)

Property Description
GroupName Security group name
gObjects Objects in this security group

Settings (ISettings — Pages 180182)

Operation Method Description
Get settings galaxy.GetLocaleSettings() / galaxy.GetTimeMasterSettings() Retrieve settings
Get instance settings.Instance Get the instance for configuring
Save & close settings.Close() Save and check in settings
Cancel settings.Cancel() Cancel without saving

User Defaults (IGalaxy — Pages 4547)

Operation Method Description
Get user defaults GetUserDefaults(userDefault) Get logged-in user's defaults
Set user defaults SetUserDefaults(userDefault, value) Set user defaults

Error Checking (ICommandResult — Pages 2526, ICommandResults — Pages 2628)

Property Description
Successful Whether the operation succeeded
Text Description of the result code
ID Result reason code (EGRCommandResult)
CustomMessage Custom message
CompletelySuccessful (ICommandResults) All results successful
Count (ICommandResults) Number of results
Item[index] (ICommandResults) Get result by index

Utility (IGalaxy — Pages 43, 5051)

Operation Method Description
Create empty collection CreategObjectCollection() Create an empty IgObjects collection
Get CDI version CdiVersionString CDI version string