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+# How to Contribute
+
+We'd love to accept your patches and contributions to this project. There are
+just a few small guidelines you need to follow.
+
+## Contributor License Agreement
+
+Contributions to this project must be accompanied by a signed
+[Contributor Agreement](ContributorAgreement.txt).
+You (or your employer) retain the copyright to your contribution,
+this simply gives us permission to use and redistribute your contributions as
+part of the project.
+
+## Code reviews
+
+All submissions, including submissions by project members, require review. We
+use GitHub pull requests for this purpose. Consult
+[GitHub Help](https://help.github.com/articles/about-pull-requests/) for more
+information on using pull requests.
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+**pyviyatools Install Intructions**
+
+The  pyviyatools are a set of command-line tools that call the SAS Viya REST API's from python. The tools can be used to make direct calls to any rest-endpoint (like a CURL command) or to build additional tools that make multiple rest calls to provide more complex functionality.
+
+**INSTALL**
+
+The tools are a package of files and should be downloaded as such. The individual files are not useable without the package.
+
+The tools should be installed on the same machine that hosts the Viya command-line interfaces(CLI).
+
+1. Under [pyviyatools] (https://gitlab.sas.com/sasadmintools/viya/pyviyatools)select the **Download** icon (looks like a cloud with a down arrow) 
+2. Select **Download tar.gz**
+3. In Linux terminal window change directory to the location where you downloaded the tar file
+4. Use the following command to install the tools. In the filename replace *????* with the alpha-numeric string in your file and the directory */mydir/pyviyatools* with an existing directory where you would like to install the tools then execute: 
+
+    *tar -xvf "pyviyatools-master-????.tar.gz" -C /mydir/pyviyatools --strip-components=1*
+
+5. Add the execute permission to scripts by running 
+
+    *chmod ug+x /mydir/pyviyatools/**
+
+**Authenticate**
+
+The pyviya tools use the sas-admin auth CLI to authenticate to Viya. To use the tool you must create a profile and authenticate. This process is documented in the SAS Viya Administration guide here.
+
+http://documentation.sas.com/?cdcId=calcdc&cdcVersion=3.3&docsetId=calcli&docsetTarget=n1e2dehluji7jon1gk69yggc6i28.htm&locale=en
+
+
+If your environment is enabled for Transport Layer Security (TLS), you must set the SSL_CERT_FILE environment variable to the path location of the trustedcerts.pem file (if using the SAS default truststore) 
+or the path location of your site-signed certificate (if using an internal truststore). 
+
+In addition you may need to set REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE to the certificate location so that the requests library can find the certificates.
+
+The tool will automatically use the default profile.
+ 
+1. To create a profile as a SAS Administrator logon to the machine that contains the Viya CLI's 
+2. Run */opt/sas/viya/home/bin/sas-admin profile init* and when prompter enter the base endpoint of your Viya server for example: http://myviyaserver.blah.com. You may enter your personal preference at the other prompts. 
+3. After you create the profile there are two options to authenticate
+ * Run */opt/sas/viya/home/bin/sas-admin auth login* to authenticate to Viya enter the userid and password of the SAS Administrator when prompted.
+ *  Create an .authinfo file in your home directory with your userid and password and use **loginviauthinfo.py** to authenticate with the credentials in the file (you can use different authinfo files with the -f option) 
+
+The CLI allows for multiple profiles. To use a profile other than the default profile, for example newprofile
+
+1. Create a named profile *sas-admin --profile newprofile profile init*
+2. Logon with the named profile *sas-admin --profile newprofile auth login*
+3. Set the SAS_CLI_PROFILE environment variable to the name of the profile 
+* LINUX: *export SAS_CLI_PROFILE=newprofile*
+* WINDOWS: *set SAS_CLI_PROFILE=newprofile*
+
+4. To revert to using the default variable reset the environment variable
+
+* LINUX: *unset SAS_CLI_PROFILE*
+* WINDOWS: *set SAS_CLI_PROFILE=*
+
+The tools are self-documenting, for help on any tool call the tool passing -h or --help.
+
+
+**TEST**
+
+1. Execute a test call. Change directory to your install directory and run:
+
+    *callrestapi.py -e /folders/folders -m get*  
+
+The call should return the JSON for the folders in the viya deployment. Be patient it might take a few seconds the first time.
+
+2. To see the current setup, including python and package versions, environment variable settings, profile information and current user. Run
+
+    *showsetup.py*
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+# Python Tools for SAS Viya
+
+The pyviyatools are a set of command-line tools that call the SAS Viya REST API's from python. The tools can be used to make direct calls to any rest-endpoint (like a CURL command) or to build additional tools that make multiple rest calls to provide more complex functionality. The tools are designed to be used in conjunction with the sas-admin command line interfaces(CLI).
+
+## Getting Started
+
+### Documentation
+
+You can find the SAS Open API's documented: https://developer.sas.com/apis/rest/ 
+
+Some other useful links
+
+* https://developer.sas.com/apis/rest/#filters
+* https://developer.sas.com/apis/rest/#pagination
+* https://developer.sas.com/apis/rest/#sorting
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+The tools requires either python 2 or python 3.
+
+The following python libraries are used:
+
+* requests http://docs.python-requests.org/en/master/
+* sys
+* json
+* os
+* netrc
+* subprocess
+* platform
+* argeparse
+
+
+### Installing
+
+Please use the installation intructions in the file INSTALL.md  [INSTALL.md](INSTALL.md) 
+
+### Running
+
+The pyviya tools use the sas-admin auth CLI to authenticate to Viya. To use the tool you must create a profile and authenticate. 
+
+This process is documented in the SAS Viya Administration guide here.
+
+http://documentation.sas.com/?cdcId=calcdc&cdcVersion=3.3&docsetId=calcli&docsetTarget=n1e2dehluji7jon1gk69yggc6i28.htm&locale=en
+
+#### Creating a Profile and Logging on
+
+The tool will automatically use the default profile.
+ 
+1. To create a profile as a SAS Administrator logon to the machine that contains the Viya CLI's 
+2. Run */opt/sas/viya/home/bin/sas-admin profile init* and when prompter enter the base endpoint of your Viya server for example: http://myviyaserver.blah.com. You may enter your personal preference at the other prompts. 
+3. After you create the profile there are two options to authenticate
+ * Run */opt/sas/viya/home/bin/sas-admin auth login* to authenticate to Viya enter the userid and password of the SAS Administrator when prompted.
+ *  Create an .authinfo file in your home directory with your userid and password and use **loginviauthinfo.py** to authenticate with the credentials in the file (you can use different authinfo files with the -f option) 
+
+The CLI allows for multiple profiles. To use a profile other than the default profile, for example newprofile
+
+1. Create a named profile *sas-admin --profile newprofile profile init*
+2. Logon with the named profile *sas-admin --profile newprofile auth login*
+3. Set the SAS_CLI_PROFILE environment variable to the name of the profile 
+* LINUX: *export SAS_CLI_PROFILE=newprofile*
+* WINDOWS: *set SAS_CLI_PROFILE=newprofile*
+
+4. When the  SAS_CLI_PROFILE is set the tool will use the profile stored in the variable
+5. To revert to using the default variable reset the environment variable
+
+* LINUX: *unset SAS_CLI_PROFILE*
+* WINDOWS: *set SAS_CLI_PROFILE=*
+
+
+The tools are self-documenting, for help on any tool call the tool passing -h or --help. 
+
+python *\<pathtotool\>\<toolname.py\>* -h
+
+
+**Available Tools**
+
+**callrestapi** 
+
+callrestapi is a general tool, and the building block for all the other tools.
+
+callrestapi  will call the Viya REST API and return json or optionally a simplified output. It can call any viya REST method. (Like a curl command).
+
+*usage: callrestapi.py [-h] -e ENDPOINT -m {get,put,post,delete} [-i INPUTFILE]  [-a ACCEPTTYPE] [-c CONTENTTYPE] [-o {csv,json,simple}]*
+          
+You must pass a method and endpoint. You can optionally pass json, content type headers or the -t flag to change output from json to basic text.
+
+**List of some of the Additional Tools Available**
+
+Additional tools provide more complex functionality by combining multiple calls to the callrestapi function, and post-processing the outpuit that is returned.
+
+* **getfolderid** returns the id of the folder based on the full folder path
+* **deletefolder** deletes a folder based on the full folder path
+* **deletefolderandcontent** deletes a folder and any reports that are stored in the folder
+* **movecontent** moves the content from a source to a target folder
+* **getconfigurationproperties** lists the name/value pairs of a configuration
+* **testfolderaccess** tests if a user or group has access to a folder
+* **createbinarybackup.py** creates a binary backup job
+* **createdomain.py** creates an authentication domain
+* **listrules.py** list authorization rules subset on a principal and/or a uri
+* **loginviauthinfo.py** use an authinfo file to authenticate to the CLI
+* **updateprefences.py** update preferences for a user or group of users
+* **updatedomain.py** Load a set of userids and passwords to a Viya domain from a csv file
+* **createfolders.py** Create a set of Viya folders from a csv file 
+* **explainaccess.py** Explains access for a folder, object or service endpoint
+
+Check back for additional tools and if you build a tool feel free to contribute it to the collection.
+                   
+## Examples
+
+The example calls assume you are in the directory where you installed the tools. If you are not you can prepemd the directory to the filename, for example /opt/pyviyatools/callrestapi.py
+If you are using the tool on windows the syntax is:
+
+*python toolname.py*
+
+The following examples are Linux.
+
+\# Login to Viya using default authinfo file ~/.authinfo  
+*./loginviauthinfo.py*
+
+\# Login to Viya using an authinfo file  
+*./loginviauthinfo.py -f ~/.authinfo_geladm*
+
+\#return all the rest calls that can be made to the folders endpoint  
+*./callrestapi.py -e /folders -m get*  
+
+\#return the json for all the folders/folders  
+*./callrestapi.py -e /folders/folders -m get*  
+
+\#return simple text for all the folders/folders  
+*./callrestapi.py -e /folders/folders -m get -o simple* 
+
+\#rest calls often limit the results returned the text output will tell you returned and total available items   
+\#in this call set a limit above the total items to see everything  
+*./callrestapi.py -e /folders/folders?limit=500 -m get -o simple*  
+
+
+\#return the json for all the identities  
+*./callrestapi.py -e /identities/identities -m get*    
+
+\#return the json for all the identities output to a file  
+*./callrestapi.py -e /identities/identities -m get > identities.json*    
+
+\#refresh the identities cache  
+*./callrestapi.py -e /identities/userCount -m get*    
+*./callrestapi.py -e /identities/cache/refreshes -m post*    
+
+\# pass the folder path and return the folder id and uri  
+*./getfolderid.py -f /gelcontent*  
+
+\# delete a folder based on its path   
+*./deletefolder.py -f /gelcontent*  
+
+\#return a set of configuration properties  
+*./getconfigurationproperties.py -c sas.identities.providers.ldap.user -o simple*  
+
+\#create a domain using createdomain  
+*./createdomain.py -t password -d test -u sasadm -p lnxsas -g "SASAdministrators,HR ,Sales"* 
+
+\#Update an existing domain to add credentials from a csv file   
+*./updatedomain.py -d LASRAuth -f /tmp/myusers.csv* 
+
+csv file format  
+no header row  
+column1 is userid  
+column2 is password  
+column3 is identity    
+column4 is identity type (user or group)  
+
+For example:  
+myuserid,mypass,Sales,group   
+acct1,pw1,sasadm,user  
+
+\#create a domain using callrestapi. Last part of endpoint is domain name
+*./callrestapi.py -e /credentials/domains/\<newdomain\> -m post -i domain.json*  
+
+INPUT JSON must be formatted as the endpoint expects. Example:  
+
+{   
+  "id": "\<newdomain\>",  
+  "type": "password"  
+}  
+
+\#test folder access  
+*./root/admin/pyviyatools/testFolderAccess.py -f '/gelcontent' -p Sales -m read -s grant -q*  
+ 
+\#return basic content using accept response type    
+*./callrestapi.py -m get -e /identities/users/sasadm -a "application/vnd.sas.identity.basic+json"*
+
+\# Display all sasadministrator rules  
+*./listrules.py --p SASadministrators -o simple*
+
+\# Display all rules that contain SASVisual in the URI  
+*./listrules.py -u SASVisual -o simple*
+
+\# Create folders from a CSV file  
+*./createfolders.py" -f /tmp/newfolders.csv*
+
+FORMAT OF CSV file folder path (parents must exist), description  
+/RnD, Folder under root for R&D  
+/RnD/reports, reports  
+/RnD/analysis, analysis  
+/RnD/data plans, data plans  
+/temp,My temporary folder  
+/temp/mystuff, sub-folder  
+
+\# Update the theme for the user sasadm  
+*./updatepreferences.py -t user -tn sasadm -pi  OpenUI.Theme.Default -pv sas_hcb*
+
+
+\#Explain direct and indirect permissions on the folder /folderA/folderB, no header row. For folders, conveyed permissions are shown by default.  
+*./explainaccess.py -f /folderA/folderB*
+
+\#As above but for a specific user named Heather  
+*./explainaccess.py -f /folderA/folderB -n Heather -t user*
+
+\#As above with a header row  
+*./explainaccess.py -f /folderA/folderB --header*
+
+\#As above with a header row and the folder path, which is useful if you concatenate sets of results in one file  
+*./explainaccess.py -f /folderA/folderB -p --header*
+
+\#As above showing only rows which include a direct grant or prohibit  
+*./explainaccess.py -f /folderA/folderB --direct_only*
+
+\#Explain direct and indirect permissions on a service endpoint. Note in the results that there are no conveyed permissions. By default they are not shown for URIs.  
+*./explainaccess.py -u /SASEnvironmentManager/dashboard*
+
+\#As above but including a header row and the create permission, which is relevant for services but not for folders and other objects   
+*./explainaccess.py -u /SASEnvironmentManager/dashboard --header -l read update delete secure add remove create*
+
+\#Explain direct and indirect permissions on a report, reducing the permissions reported to just read, update, delete and secure, since none of add, remove or create are applicable to a report.   
+*./explainaccess.py -u /reports/reports/*folder_id *--header -l read update delete secure*
+
+\#Explain direct and indirect permissions on a folder expressed as a URI. Keep the default permissions list, but for completeness we must also specify -c true to request conveyed permissions be displayed, as they are not displayed by default for URIs.   
+*./explainaccess.py -u /folders/folders/*folder_id *--header -p -c true*
+
+**Troubleshooting**
+
+The most common problem is an expired access token. You may see a message like:
+
+    {"errorCode":0,"message":"Cannot convert access token to JSON","details":["traceId: 6bca23b2b3a2cfda","path: /folders/folders"],"remediation":null,"links":[ ],"version":2,"httpStatusCode":401}
+
+To fix the problem generate a new access token /opt/sas/viya/home/bin/sas-admin auth login 
+
+To see the current setup, including python and package versions, environment variable settings, profile information and current user. Run
+
+*python showsetup.py*
+
+If you get this error : Login failed. Error with security certificate.
+
+Set the environment variable for the SSL certificate file. For example:
+export SSL_CERT_FILE=/opt/sas/viya/config/etc/SASSecurityCertificateFramework/cacerts/trustedcerts.pem
+
+
+If you get this error:
+Raise SSLError(e, request=request)
+requests.exceptions.SSLError: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='intviya01.race.sas.com', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: / (Caused by SSLError(SSLError(1, u'[SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:579)'),))
+
+Set the environment variable for the SSL certificate file. For example:
+export REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE=/opt/sas/viya/config/etc/SASSecurityCertificateFramework/cacerts/trustedcerts.pem
+
+
+## Developing with the existing functions
+
+The file sharedfunctions.py contains a set of generic functions that make it easy to build additional tools.
+
+*callrestapi* is the main function, called by many other programs and by the callrestapi program to make the REST calls. It accepts as parameters:
+
+* reqval: the request value which is the rest endpoint for the request
+* reqtype: the type of REST request, get,put, post, delete
+* acceptType: optinal accept type content header
+* contentType: optional content type content header
+* data: optionally a python dictionary created from the json for the rest request
+* stoponerror: whether the function will stop all further processing if an error occurs (default 0 to not stop)
+
+
+## Contributing
+
+We welcome your contributions! Please read [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on how to submit contributions to this project.
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the [Apache 2.0 License](LICENSE).
+
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+## Support
+
+We use GitHub for tracking bugs and feature requests. Please submit a GitHub issue or pull request for support.
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