SOAP: Add Method to Add Administrative Notifications

1 Initial Problem

By now (v9), administrative notifications (AN) can only be created via the GUI.
Thus, systems doing automated operations on ILIAS cannot create AN in the GUI.
As well, ILIAS itself cannot do so.

Examples:

• github reports that hotfix is available for ILIAS: AN to administrator
• github automatically updates ILIAS installation: AN to administrator
• Server/docker creates a back-up of an ILIAS installation: AN to administrator

2 Conceptual Summary

SOAP method allows ILIAS to receive and process an XML file that describes the parameters of the AN:

• Importance
• Headline
• Body (without markup)
• Display
• Dismissable
• Presentation to language(s)
• Presentation to role(s)

3 User Interface Modifications

3.1 List of Affected Views

• (none)

3.2 User Interface Details

• (none)

3.3 New User Interface Concepts

• (none)

3.4 Accessibility Implications

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4 Technical Information

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5 Privacy

{ Please list all personal data that will need to be stored or processed to implement this feature. For each date give a short explanation why it is necessary to use that date. }

6 Security

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7 Contact

• Author of the Request: Suittenpointner, Florian [suittenpointner]
• Maintainer: Abijuru, Jephte [Jephte]
• Implementation of the feature is done by: {The maintainer must add the name of the implementing developer.}

8 Funding

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• …

9 Discussion

10 Implementation

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Test Cases

Test cases completed at {date} by {user}

• {Test case number linked to Testrail} : {test case title}

Privacy

Information in privacy.md of component: updated on {date} by {user} | no change required

Approval

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