chore(release): 0.37.0 [skip ci]

# [0.37.0](https://github.com/sasjs/server/compare/v0.36.0...v0.37.0) (2024-10-29) ### Features * **stp:** added trigger endpoint ([b0723f1](b0723f1444))
Merge pull request #375 from sasjs/issue-373-stp
2025-12-10 19:34:34 +00:00 · 2024-10-29 14:11:35 +00:00 · 2024-10-29 17:08:38 +03:00 · 2024-10-29 16:55:40 +03:00 · 2024-10-29 16:27:53 +03:00 · 2024-10-29 16:20:27 +03:00
53 changed files with 860 additions and 677 deletions
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [0.37.0](https://github.com/sasjs/server/compare/v0.36.0...v0.37.0) (2024-10-29)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **stp:** added trigger endpoint ([b0723f1](https://github.com/sasjs/server/commit/b0723f14448d60ffce4f2175cf8a73fc4d4dd0ee))
+
 # [0.36.0](https://github.com/sasjs/server/compare/v0.35.4...v0.36.0) (2024-10-29)


--- a/api/public/swagger.yaml
+++ b/api/public/swagger.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ components:
                clientId:
                    type: string
                userId:
-                    type: string
+                    type: number
+                    format: double
            required:
                - clientId
                - userId
@@ -314,8 +315,9 @@ components:
            additionalProperties: false
        UserResponse:
            properties:
-                uid:
-                    type: string
+                id:
+                    type: number
+                    format: double
                username:
                    type: string
                displayName:
@@ -323,7 +325,7 @@ components:
                isAdmin:
                    type: boolean
            required:
-                - uid
+                - id
                - username
                - displayName
                - isAdmin
@@ -331,30 +333,32 @@ components:
            additionalProperties: false
        GroupResponse:
            properties:
-                uid:
-                    type: string
+                groupId:
+                    type: number
+                    format: double
                name:
                    type: string
                description:
                    type: string
            required:
-                - uid
+                - groupId
                - name
                - description
            type: object
            additionalProperties: false
        UserDetailsResponse:
            properties:
-                uid:
+                id:
+                    type: number
+                    format: double
+                displayName:
                    type: string
                username:
                    type: string
-                displayName:
-                    type: string
-                isAdmin:
-                    type: boolean
                isActive:
                    type: boolean
+                isAdmin:
+                    type: boolean
                autoExec:
                    type: string
                groups:
@@ -362,11 +366,11 @@ components:
                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupResponse'
                    type: array
            required:
-                - uid
-                - username
+                - id
                - displayName
-                - isAdmin
+                - username
                - isActive
+                - isAdmin
            type: object
            additionalProperties: false
        UserPayload:
@@ -402,8 +406,9 @@ components:
            additionalProperties: false
        GroupDetailsResponse:
            properties:
-                uid:
-                    type: string
+                groupId:
+                    type: number
+                    format: double
                name:
                    type: string
                description:
@@ -415,7 +420,7 @@ components:
                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserResponse'
                    type: array
            required:
-                - uid
+                - groupId
                - name
                - description
                - isActive
@@ -484,8 +489,9 @@ components:
            additionalProperties: false
        PermissionDetailsResponse:
            properties:
-                uid:
-                    type: string
+                permissionId:
+                    type: number
+                    format: double
                path:
                    type: string
                type:
@@ -497,7 +503,7 @@ components:
                group:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupDetailsResponse'
            required:
-                - uid
+                - permissionId
                - path
                - type
                - setting
@@ -536,8 +542,10 @@ components:
                    description: 'Indicates the type of principal'
                    example: user
                principalId:
-                    type: string
+                    type: number
+                    format: double
                    description: 'The id of user or group to which a rule is assigned.'
+                    example: 123
            required:
                - path
                - type
@@ -556,37 +564,25 @@ components:
                - setting
            type: object
            additionalProperties: false
-        Pick_UserResponse.Exclude_keyofUserResponse.uid__:
-            properties:
-                username:
-                    type: string
-                displayName:
-                    type: string
-                isAdmin:
-                    type: boolean
-            required:
-                - username
-                - displayName
-                - isAdmin
-            type: object
-            description: 'From T, pick a set of properties whose keys are in the union K'
        SessionResponse:
            properties:
+                id:
+                    type: number
+                    format: double
                username:
                    type: string
                displayName:
                    type: string
                isAdmin:
                    type: boolean
-                id:
-                    type: string
                needsToUpdatePassword:
                    type: boolean
            required:
+                - id
                - username
                - displayName
                - isAdmin
-                - id
+                - needsToUpdatePassword
            type: object
            additionalProperties: false
        ExecutePostRequestPayload:
@@ -597,6 +593,31 @@ components:
                    example: /Public/somefolder/some.file
            type: object
            additionalProperties: false
+        TriggerProgramResponse:
+            properties:
+                sessionId:
+                    type: string
+                    description: "The SessionId is the name of the temporary folder used to store the outputs.\nFor SAS, this would be the SASWORK folder. Can be used to poll program status.\nThis session ID should be used to poll program status."
+                    example: '{ sessionId: ''20241028074744-54132-1730101664824'' }'
+            required:
+                - sessionId
+            type: object
+            additionalProperties: false
+        TriggerProgramPayload:
+            properties:
+                _program:
+                    type: string
+                    description: 'Location of SAS program'
+                    example: /Public/somefolder/some.file
+                expiresAfterMins:
+                    type: number
+                    format: double
+                    description: "Amount of minutes after the completion of the program when the session must be\ndestroyed."
+                    example: 15
+            required:
+                - _program
+            type: object
+            additionalProperties: false
        LoginPayload:
            properties:
                username:
@@ -1264,7 +1285,7 @@ paths:
                                type: array
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: [{uid: userIdString, username: johnusername, displayName: John, isAdmin: false}, {uid: anotherUserIdString, username: starkusername, displayName: Stark, isAdmin: true}]
+                                    value: [{id: 123, username: johnusername, displayName: John, isAdmin: false}, {id: 456, username: starkusername, displayName: Stark, isAdmin: true}]
            summary: 'Get list of all users (username, displayname). All users can request this.'
            tags:
                - User
@@ -1283,7 +1304,7 @@ paths:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserDetailsResponse'
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: {uid: userIdString, displayName: 'John Snow', username: johnSnow01, isAdmin: false, isActive: true}
+                                    value: {id: 1234, displayName: 'John Snow', username: johnSnow01, isAdmin: false, isActive: true}
            summary: 'Create user with the following attributes: UserId, UserName, Password, isAdmin, isActive. Admin only task.'
            tags:
                - User
@@ -1334,7 +1355,7 @@ paths:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserDetailsResponse'
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: {uid: userIdString, displayName: 'John Snow', username: johnSnow01, isAdmin: false, isActive: true}
+                                    value: {id: 1234, displayName: 'John Snow', username: johnSnow01, isAdmin: false, isActive: true}
            summary: 'Update user properties - such as displayName. Can be performed either by admins, or the user in question.'
            tags:
                - User
@@ -1385,7 +1406,7 @@ paths:
                                password:
                                    type: string
                            type: object
-    '/SASjsApi/user/{uid}':
+    '/SASjsApi/user/{userId}':
        get:
            operationId: GetUser
            responses:
@@ -1404,12 +1425,14 @@ paths:
                    bearerAuth: []
            parameters:
                -
+                    description: 'The user''s identifier'
                    in: path
-                    name: uid
+                    name: userId
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        type: string
-    '/SASjsApi/user/{userId}':
+                        format: double
+                        type: number
+                    example: 1234
        patch:
            operationId: UpdateUser
            responses:
@@ -1421,7 +1444,7 @@ paths:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserDetailsResponse'
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: {uid: userIdString, displayName: 'John Snow', username: johnSnow01, isAdmin: false, isActive: true}
+                                    value: {id: 1234, displayName: 'John Snow', username: johnSnow01, isAdmin: false, isActive: true}
            summary: 'Update user properties - such as displayName. Can be performed either by admins, or the user in question.'
            tags:
                - User
@@ -1435,7 +1458,8 @@ paths:
                    name: userId
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        type: string
+                        format: double
+                        type: number
                    example: '1234'
            requestBody:
                required: true
@@ -1461,7 +1485,8 @@ paths:
                    name: userId
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        type: string
+                        format: double
+                        type: number
                    example: 1234
            requestBody:
                required: true
@@ -1486,7 +1511,7 @@ paths:
                                type: array
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: [{uid: groupIdString, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users'}]
+                                    value: [{groupId: 123, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users'}]
            summary: 'Get list of all groups (groupName and groupDescription). All users can request this.'
            tags:
                - Group
@@ -1505,7 +1530,7 @@ paths:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupDetailsResponse'
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: {uid: groupIdString, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users', isActive: true, users: []}
+                                    value: {groupId: 123, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users', isActive: true, users: []}
            summary: 'Create a new group. Admin only.'
            tags:
                - Group
@@ -1521,7 +1546,7 @@ paths:
                            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupPayload'
    '/SASjsApi/group/by/groupname/{name}':
        get:
-            operationId: GetGroupByName
+            operationId: GetGroupByGroupName
            responses:
                '200':
                    description: Ok
@@ -1543,7 +1568,7 @@ paths:
                    required: true
                    schema:
                        type: string
-    '/SASjsApi/group/{uid}':
+    '/SASjsApi/group/{groupId}':
        get:
            operationId: GetGroup
            responses:
@@ -1563,11 +1588,12 @@ paths:
                -
                    description: 'The group''s identifier'
                    in: path
-                    name: uid
+                    name: groupId
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        type: string
-                    example: 12ByteString
+                        format: double
+                        type: number
+                    example: 1234
        delete:
            operationId: DeleteGroup
            responses:
@@ -1589,12 +1615,13 @@ paths:
                -
                    description: 'The group''s identifier'
                    in: path
-                    name: uid
+                    name: groupId
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        type: string
-                    example: 12ByteString
-    '/SASjsApi/group/{groupUid}/{userUid}':
+                        format: double
+                        type: number
+                    example: 1234
+    '/SASjsApi/group/{groupId}/{userId}':
        post:
            operationId: AddUserToGroup
            responses:
@@ -1606,7 +1633,7 @@ paths:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupDetailsResponse'
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: {uid: groupIdString, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users', isActive: true, users: []}
+                                    value: {groupId: 123, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users', isActive: true, users: []}
            summary: 'Add a user to a group. Admin task only.'
            tags:
                - Group
@@ -1617,18 +1644,21 @@ paths:
                -
                    description: 'The group''s identifier'
                    in: path
-                    name: groupUid
+                    name: groupId
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        type: string
-                    example: 12ByteString
+                        format: double
+                        type: number
+                    example: '1234'
                -
                    description: 'The user''s identifier'
                    in: path
-                    name: userUid
+                    name: userId
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        type: string
+                        format: double
+                        type: number
+                    example: '6789'
        delete:
            operationId: RemoveUserFromGroup
            responses:
@@ -1640,8 +1670,8 @@ paths:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupDetailsResponse'
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: {uid: groupIdString, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users', isActive: true, users: []}
-            summary: 'Remove a user from a group. Admin task only.'
+                                    value: {groupId: 123, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users', isActive: true, users: []}
+            summary: 'Remove a user to a group. Admin task only.'
            tags:
                - Group
            security:
@@ -1651,19 +1681,21 @@ paths:
                -
                    description: 'The group''s identifier'
                    in: path
-                    name: groupUid
+                    name: groupId
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        type: string
-                    example: 12ByteString
+                        format: double
+                        type: number
+                    example: '1234'
                -
                    description: 'The user''s identifier'
                    in: path
-                    name: userUid
+                    name: userId
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        type: string
-                    example: 12ByteString
+                        format: double
+                        type: number
+                    example: '6789'
    /SASjsApi/info:
        get:
            operationId: Info
@@ -1714,7 +1746,7 @@ paths:
                                type: array
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: [{uid: permissionId1String, path: /SASjsApi/code/execute, type: Route, setting: Grant, user: {uid: user1-id, username: johnSnow01, displayName: 'John Snow', isAdmin: false}}, {uid: permissionId2String, path: /SASjsApi/code/execute, type: Route, setting: Grant, group: {uid: group1-id, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users', isActive: true, users: []}}]
+                                    value: [{permissionId: 123, path: /SASjsApi/code/execute, type: Route, setting: Grant, user: {id: 1, username: johnSnow01, displayName: 'John Snow', isAdmin: false}}, {permissionId: 124, path: /SASjsApi/code/execute, type: Route, setting: Grant, group: {groupId: 1, name: DCGroup, description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users', isActive: true, users: []}}]
            description: "Get the list of permission rules applicable the authenticated user.\nIf the user is an admin, all rules are returned."
            summary: 'Get the list of permission rules. If the user is admin, all rules are returned.'
            tags:
@@ -1734,7 +1766,7 @@ paths:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionDetailsResponse'
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: {uid: permissionIdString, path: /SASjsApi/code/execute, type: Route, setting: Grant, user: {uid: userIdString, username: johnSnow01, displayName: 'John Snow', isAdmin: false}}
+                                    value: {permissionId: 123, path: /SASjsApi/code/execute, type: Route, setting: Grant, user: {id: 1, username: johnSnow01, displayName: 'John Snow', isAdmin: false}}
            summary: 'Create a new permission. Admin only.'
            tags:
                - Permission
@@ -1748,7 +1780,7 @@ paths:
                    application/json:
                        schema:
                            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RegisterPermissionPayload'
-    '/SASjsApi/permission/{uid}':
+    '/SASjsApi/permission/{permissionId}':
        patch:
            operationId: UpdatePermission
            responses:
@@ -1760,7 +1792,7 @@ paths:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/PermissionDetailsResponse'
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: {uid: permissionIdString, path: /SASjsApi/code/execute, type: Route, setting: Grant, user: {uid: userIdString, username: johnSnow01, displayName: 'John Snow', isAdmin: false}}
+                                    value: {permissionId: 123, path: /SASjsApi/code/execute, type: Route, setting: Grant, user: {id: 1, username: johnSnow01, displayName: 'John Snow', isAdmin: false}}
            summary: 'Update permission setting. Admin only'
            tags:
                - Permission
@@ -1769,11 +1801,14 @@ paths:
                    bearerAuth: []
            parameters:
                -
+                    description: 'The permission''s identifier'
                    in: path
-                    name: uid
+                    name: permissionId
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        type: string
+                        format: double
+                        type: number
+                    example: 1234
            requestBody:
                required: true
                content:
@@ -1793,11 +1828,14 @@ paths:
                    bearerAuth: []
            parameters:
                -
+                    description: 'The user''s identifier'
                    in: path
-                    name: uid
+                    name: permissionId
                    required: true
                    schema:
-                        type: string
+                        format: double
+                        type: number
+                    example: 1234
    /SASjsApi/session:
        get:
            operationId: Session
@@ -1810,7 +1848,7 @@ paths:
                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SessionResponse'
                            examples:
                                'Example 1':
-                                    value: {id: userIdString, username: johnusername, displayName: John, isAdmin: false, needsToUpdatePassword: false}
+                                    value: {id: 123, username: johnusername, displayName: John, isAdmin: false}
            summary: 'Get session info (username).'
            tags:
                - Session
@@ -1888,6 +1926,38 @@ paths:
                    application/json:
                        schema:
                            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExecutePostRequestPayload'
+    /SASjsApi/stp/trigger:
+        post:
+            operationId: TriggerProgram
+            responses:
+                '200':
+                    description: Ok
+                    content:
+                        application/json:
+                            schema:
+                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TriggerProgramResponse'
+            description: 'Trigger Program on the Specified Runtime'
+            summary: 'Triggers program and returns SessionId immediately - does not wait for program completion'
+            tags:
+                - STP
+            security:
+                -
+                    bearerAuth: []
+            parameters:
+                -
+                    description: 'Location of code in SASjs Drive'
+                    in: query
+                    name: _program
+                    required: false
+                    schema:
+                        type: string
+                    example: /Projects/myApp/some/program
+            requestBody:
+                required: true
+                content:
+                    application/json:
+                        schema:
+                            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TriggerProgramPayload'
    /:
        get:
            operationId: Home
@@ -1913,7 +1983,7 @@ paths:
                        application/json:
                            schema:
                                properties:
-                                    user: {properties: {needsToUpdatePassword: {type: boolean}, isAdmin: {type: boolean}, displayName: {type: string}, username: {type: string}, id: {}}, required: [needsToUpdatePassword, isAdmin, displayName, username, id], type: object}
+                                    user: {properties: {needsToUpdatePassword: {type: boolean}, isAdmin: {type: boolean}, displayName: {type: string}, username: {type: string}, id: {type: number, format: double}}, required: [needsToUpdatePassword, isAdmin, displayName, username, id], type: object}
                                    loggedIn: {type: boolean}
                                required:
                                    - user
--- a/api/src/controllers/auth.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/auth.ts
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ import User from '../model/User'
@Tags('Auth')
 export class AuthController {
  static authCodes: { [key: string]: { [key: string]: string } } = {}
-  static saveCode = (userId: string, clientId: string, code: string) => {
+  static saveCode = (userId: number, clientId: string, code: string) => {
    if (AuthController.authCodes[userId])
      return (AuthController.authCodes[userId][clientId] = code)

    AuthController.authCodes[userId] = { [clientId]: code }
    return AuthController.authCodes[userId][clientId]
  }
-  static deleteCode = (userId: string, clientId: string) =>
+  static deleteCode = (userId: number, clientId: string) =>
    delete AuthController.authCodes[userId][clientId]

  /**
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ const updatePassword = async (
 ) => {
  const { currentPassword, newPassword } = data
  const userId = req.user?.userId
-  const dbUser = await User.findOne({ _id: userId })
+  const dbUser = await User.findOne({ id: userId })

  if (!dbUser)
    throw {
--- a/api/src/controllers/code.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/code.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ const executeCode = async (
 const triggerCode = async (
  req: express.Request,
  { code, runTime, expiresAfterMins }: TriggerCodePayload
-): Promise<{ sessionId: string }> => {
+): Promise<TriggerCodeResponse> => {
  const { user } = req
  const userAutoExec =
    process.env.MODE === ModeType.Server
--- a/api/src/controllers/group.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/group.ts
@@ -12,29 +12,28 @@ import {

 import Group, { GroupPayload, PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME } from '../model/Group'
 import User from '../model/User'
-import { GetUserBy, UserResponse } from './user'
+import { AuthProviderType } from '../utils'
+import { UserResponse } from './user'

 export interface GroupResponse {
-  uid: string
+  groupId: number
  name: string
  description: string
 }

-export interface GroupDetailsResponse extends GroupResponse {
+export interface GroupDetailsResponse {
+  groupId: number
+  name: string
+  description: string
  isActive: boolean
  users: UserResponse[]
 }

 interface GetGroupBy {
-  _id?: string
+  groupId?: number
  name?: string
 }

-enum GroupAction {
-  AddUser = 'addUser',
-  RemoveUser = 'removeUser'
-}
-
@Security('bearerAuth')
@Route('SASjsApi/group')
@Tags('Group')
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ export class GroupController {
   */
  @Example<GroupResponse[]>([
    {
-      uid: 'groupIdString',
+      groupId: 123,
      name: 'DCGroup',
      description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users'
    }
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ export class GroupController {
   *
   */
  @Example<GroupDetailsResponse>({
-    uid: 'groupIdString',
+    groupId: 123,
    name: 'DCGroup',
    description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users',
    isActive: true,
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ export class GroupController {
   * @example dcgroup
   */
  @Get('by/groupname/{name}')
-  public async getGroupByName(
+  public async getGroupByGroupName(
    @Path() name: string
  ): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> {
    return getGroup({ name })
@@ -87,66 +86,68 @@ export class GroupController {

  /**
   * @summary Get list of members of a group (userName). All users can request this.
-   * @param uid The group's identifier
-   * @example uid "12ByteString"
+   * @param groupId The group's identifier
+   * @example groupId 1234
   */
-  @Get('{uid}')
-  public async getGroup(@Path() uid: string): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> {
-    return getGroup({ _id: uid })
+  @Get('{groupId}')
+  public async getGroup(
+    @Path() groupId: number
+  ): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> {
+    return getGroup({ groupId })
  }

  /**
   * @summary Add a user to a group. Admin task only.
-   * @param groupUid The group's identifier
-   * @example groupUid "12ByteString"
-   * @param userUid The user's identifier
-   * @example userId "12ByteString"
+   * @param groupId The group's identifier
+   * @example groupId "1234"
+   * @param userId The user's identifier
+   * @example userId "6789"
   */
  @Example<GroupDetailsResponse>({
-    uid: 'groupIdString',
+    groupId: 123,
    name: 'DCGroup',
    description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users',
    isActive: true,
    users: []
  })
-  @Post('{groupUid}/{userUid}')
+  @Post('{groupId}/{userId}')
  public async addUserToGroup(
-    @Path() groupUid: string,
-    @Path() userUid: string
+    @Path() groupId: number,
+    @Path() userId: number
  ): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> {
-    return addUserToGroup(groupUid, userUid)
+    return addUserToGroup(groupId, userId)
  }

  /**
-   * @summary Remove a user from a group. Admin task only.
-   * @param groupUid The group's identifier
-   * @example groupUid "12ByteString"
-   * @param userUid The user's identifier
-   * @example userUid "12ByteString"
+   * @summary Remove a user to a group. Admin task only.
+   * @param groupId The group's identifier
+   * @example groupId "1234"
+   * @param userId The user's identifier
+   * @example userId "6789"
   */
  @Example<GroupDetailsResponse>({
-    uid: 'groupIdString',
+    groupId: 123,
    name: 'DCGroup',
    description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users',
    isActive: true,
    users: []
  })
-  @Delete('{groupUid}/{userUid}')
+  @Delete('{groupId}/{userId}')
  public async removeUserFromGroup(
-    @Path() groupUid: string,
-    @Path() userUid: string
+    @Path() groupId: number,
+    @Path() userId: number
  ): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> {
-    return removeUserFromGroup(groupUid, userUid)
+    return removeUserFromGroup(groupId, userId)
  }

  /**
   * @summary Delete a group. Admin task only.
-   * @param uid The group's identifier
-   * @example uid "12ByteString"
+   * @param groupId The group's identifier
+   * @example groupId 1234
   */
-  @Delete('{uid}')
-  public async deleteGroup(@Path() uid: string) {
-    const group = await Group.findOne({ _id: uid })
+  @Delete('{groupId}')
+  public async deleteGroup(@Path() groupId: number) {
+    const group = await Group.findOne({ groupId })
    if (!group)
      throw {
        code: 404,
@@ -159,7 +160,9 @@ export class GroupController {
 }

 const getAllGroups = async (): Promise<GroupResponse[]> =>
-  await Group.find({}).select('uid name description').exec()
+  await Group.find({})
+    .select({ _id: 0, groupId: 1, name: 1, description: 1 })
+    .exec()

 const createGroup = async ({
  name,
@@ -184,7 +187,7 @@ const createGroup = async ({
  const savedGroup = await group.save()

  return {
-    uid: savedGroup.uid,
+    groupId: savedGroup.groupId,
    name: savedGroup.name,
    description: savedGroup.description,
    isActive: savedGroup.isActive,
@@ -195,12 +198,11 @@ const createGroup = async ({
 const getGroup = async (findBy: GetGroupBy): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> => {
  const group = (await Group.findOne(
    findBy,
-    'uid name description isActive users'
+    'groupId name description isActive users -_id'
  ).populate(
    'users',
-    'uid username displayName isAdmin'
+    'id username displayName isAdmin -_id'
  )) as unknown as GroupDetailsResponse
-
  if (!group)
    throw {
      code: 404,
@@ -209,7 +211,7 @@ const getGroup = async (findBy: GetGroupBy): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> => {
    }

  return {
-    uid: group.uid,
+    groupId: group.groupId,
    name: group.name,
    description: group.description,
    isActive: group.isActive,
@@ -218,23 +220,23 @@ const getGroup = async (findBy: GetGroupBy): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> => {
 }

 const addUserToGroup = async (
-  groupUid: string,
-  userUid: string
+  groupId: number,
+  userId: number
 ): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> =>
-  updateUsersListInGroup(groupUid, userUid, GroupAction.AddUser)
+  updateUsersListInGroup(groupId, userId, 'addUser')

 const removeUserFromGroup = async (
-  groupUid: string,
-  userUid: string
+  groupId: number,
+  userId: number
 ): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> =>
-  updateUsersListInGroup(groupUid, userUid, GroupAction.RemoveUser)
+  updateUsersListInGroup(groupId, userId, 'removeUser')

 const updateUsersListInGroup = async (
-  groupUid: string,
-  userUid: string,
-  action: GroupAction
+  groupId: number,
+  userId: number,
+  action: 'addUser' | 'removeUser'
 ): Promise<GroupDetailsResponse> => {
-  const group = await Group.findOne({ _id: groupUid })
+  const group = await Group.findOne({ groupId })
  if (!group)
    throw {
      code: 404,
@@ -256,7 +258,7 @@ const updateUsersListInGroup = async (
      message: `Can't add/remove user to group created by external auth provider.`
    }

-  const user = await User.findOne({ _id: userUid })
+  const user = await User.findOne({ id: userId })
  if (!user)
    throw {
      code: 404,
@@ -272,7 +274,7 @@ const updateUsersListInGroup = async (
    }

  const updatedGroup =
-    action === GroupAction.AddUser
+    action === 'addUser'
      ? await group.addUser(user)
      : await group.removeUser(user)

@@ -284,7 +286,7 @@ const updateUsersListInGroup = async (
    }

  return {
-    uid: updatedGroup.uid,
+    groupId: updatedGroup.groupId,
    name: updatedGroup.name,
    description: updatedGroup.description,
    isActive: updatedGroup.isActive,
--- a/api/src/controllers/permission.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/permission.ts
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ interface RegisterPermissionPayload {
  principalType: PrincipalType
  /**
   * The id of user or group to which a rule is assigned.
-   * @example 'groupIdString'
+   * @example 123
   */
-  principalId: string
+  principalId: number
 }

 interface UpdatePermissionPayload {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ interface UpdatePermissionPayload {
 }

 export interface PermissionDetailsResponse {
-  uid: string
+  permissionId: number
  path: string
  type: string
  setting: string
@@ -91,24 +91,24 @@ export class PermissionController {
   */
  @Example<PermissionDetailsResponse[]>([
    {
-      uid: 'permissionId1String',
+      permissionId: 123,
      path: '/SASjsApi/code/execute',
      type: 'Route',
      setting: 'Grant',
      user: {
-        uid: 'user1-id',
+        id: 1,
        username: 'johnSnow01',
        displayName: 'John Snow',
        isAdmin: false
      }
    },
    {
-      uid: 'permissionId2String',
+      permissionId: 124,
      path: '/SASjsApi/code/execute',
      type: 'Route',
      setting: 'Grant',
      group: {
-        uid: 'group1-id',
+        groupId: 1,
        name: 'DCGroup',
        description: 'This group represents Data Controller Users',
        isActive: true,
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ export class PermissionController {
   *
   */
  @Example<PermissionDetailsResponse>({
-    uid: 'permissionIdString',
+    permissionId: 123,
    path: '/SASjsApi/code/execute',
    type: 'Route',
    setting: 'Grant',
    user: {
-      uid: 'userIdString',
+      id: 1,
      username: 'johnSnow01',
      displayName: 'John Snow',
      isAdmin: false
@@ -149,36 +149,36 @@ export class PermissionController {
  /**
   * @summary Update permission setting. Admin only
   * @param permissionId The permission's identifier
-   * @example permissionId "permissionIdString"
+   * @example permissionId 1234
   */
  @Example<PermissionDetailsResponse>({
-    uid: 'permissionIdString',
+    permissionId: 123,
    path: '/SASjsApi/code/execute',
    type: 'Route',
    setting: 'Grant',
    user: {
-      uid: 'userIdString',
+      id: 1,
      username: 'johnSnow01',
      displayName: 'John Snow',
      isAdmin: false
    }
  })
-  @Patch('{uid}')
+  @Patch('{permissionId}')
  public async updatePermission(
-    @Path() uid: string,
+    @Path() permissionId: number,
    @Body() body: UpdatePermissionPayload
  ): Promise<PermissionDetailsResponse> {
-    return updatePermission(uid, body)
+    return updatePermission(permissionId, body)
  }

  /**
   * @summary Delete a permission. Admin only.
   * @param permissionId The user's identifier
-   * @example permissionId "permissionIdString"
+   * @example permissionId 1234
   */
-  @Delete('{uid}')
-  public async deletePermission(@Path() uid: string) {
-    return deletePermission(uid)
+  @Delete('{permissionId}')
+  public async deletePermission(@Path() permissionId: number) {
+    return deletePermission(permissionId)
  }
 }

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ const getAllPermissions = async (
  else {
    const permissions: PermissionDetailsResponse[] = []

-    const dbUser = await User.findOne({ _id: user?.userId })
+    const dbUser = await User.findOne({ id: user?.userId })
    if (!dbUser)
      throw {
        code: 404,
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ const createPermission = async ({

  switch (principalType) {
    case PrincipalType.user: {
-      const userInDB = await User.findOne({ _id: principalId })
+      const userInDB = await User.findOne({ id: principalId })
      if (!userInDB)
        throw {
          code: 404,
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ const createPermission = async ({
      permission.user = userInDB._id

      user = {
-        uid: userInDB.uid,
+        id: userInDB.id,
        username: userInDB.username,
        displayName: userInDB.displayName,
        isAdmin: userInDB.isAdmin
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ const createPermission = async ({
      break
    }
    case PrincipalType.group: {
-      const groupInDB = await Group.findOne({ _id: principalId })
+      const groupInDB = await Group.findOne({ groupId: principalId })
      if (!groupInDB)
        throw {
          code: 404,
@@ -291,13 +291,13 @@ const createPermission = async ({
      permission.group = groupInDB._id

      group = {
-        uid: groupInDB.uid,
+        groupId: groupInDB.groupId,
        name: groupInDB.name,
        description: groupInDB.description,
        isActive: groupInDB.isActive,
        users: groupInDB.populate({
          path: 'users',
-          select: 'uid username displayName isAdmin -_id',
+          select: 'id username displayName isAdmin -_id',
          options: { limit: 15 }
        }) as unknown as UserResponse[]
      }
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ const createPermission = async ({
  const savedPermission = await permission.save()

  return {
-    uid: savedPermission.uid,
+    permissionId: savedPermission.permissionId,
    path: savedPermission.path,
    type: savedPermission.type,
    setting: savedPermission.setting,
@@ -324,21 +324,27 @@ const createPermission = async ({
 }

 const updatePermission = async (
-  uid: string,
+  id: number,
  data: UpdatePermissionPayload
 ): Promise<PermissionDetailsResponse> => {
  const { setting } = data

  const updatedPermission = (await Permission.findOneAndUpdate(
-    { _id: uid },
+    { permissionId: id },
    { setting },
    { new: true }
  )
-    .select('uid path type setting')
-    .populate({ path: 'user', select: 'uid username displayName isAdmin' })
+    .select({
+      _id: 0,
+      permissionId: 1,
+      path: 1,
+      type: 1,
+      setting: 1
+    })
+    .populate({ path: 'user', select: 'id username displayName isAdmin -_id' })
    .populate({
      path: 'group',
-      select: 'groupId name description'
+      select: 'groupId name description -_id'
    })) as unknown as PermissionDetailsResponse
  if (!updatedPermission)
    throw {
@@ -350,13 +356,13 @@ const updatePermission = async (
  return updatedPermission
 }

-const deletePermission = async (uid: string) => {
-  const permission = await Permission.findOne({ _id: uid })
+const deletePermission = async (id: number) => {
+  const permission = await Permission.findOne({ permissionId: id })
  if (!permission)
    throw {
      code: 404,
      status: 'Not Found',
      message: 'Permission not found.'
    }
-  await Permission.deleteOne({ _id: uid })
+  await Permission.deleteOne({ permissionId: id })
 }
--- a/api/src/controllers/session.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/session.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ import express from 'express'
 import { Request, Security, Route, Tags, Example, Get } from 'tsoa'
 import { UserResponse } from './user'

-interface SessionResponse extends Omit<UserResponse, 'uid'> {
-  id: string
-  needsToUpdatePassword?: boolean
+interface SessionResponse extends UserResponse {
+  needsToUpdatePassword: boolean
 }

@Security('bearerAuth')
@@ -15,12 +14,11 @@ export class SessionController {
   * @summary Get session info (username).
   *
   */
-  @Example<SessionResponse>({
-    id: 'userIdString',
+  @Example<UserResponse>({
+    id: 123,
    username: 'johnusername',
    displayName: 'John',
-    isAdmin: false,
-    needsToUpdatePassword: false
+    isAdmin: false
  })
  @Get('/')
  public async session(
--- a/api/src/controllers/stp.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/stp.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 import express from 'express'
 import { Request, Security, Route, Tags, Post, Body, Get, Query } from 'tsoa'
-import { ExecutionController, ExecutionVars } from './internal'
+import {
+  ExecutionController,
+  ExecutionVars,
+  getSessionController
+} from './internal'
 import {
  getPreProgramVariables,
  makeFilesNamesMap,
  getRunTimeAndFilePath
 } from '../utils'
 import { MulterFile } from '../types/Upload'
-import { debug } from 'console'

 interface ExecutePostRequestPayload {
  /**
@@ -17,6 +20,30 @@ interface ExecutePostRequestPayload {
  _program?: string
 }

+interface TriggerProgramPayload {
+  /**
+   * Location of SAS program
+   * @example "/Public/somefolder/some.file"
+   */
+  _program: string
+  /**
+   * Amount of minutes after the completion of the program when the session must be
+   * destroyed.
+   * @example 15
+   */
+  expiresAfterMins?: number
+}
+
+interface TriggerProgramResponse {
+  /**
+   * The SessionId is the name of the temporary folder used to store the outputs.
+   * For SAS, this would be the SASWORK folder. Can be used to poll program status.
+   * This session ID should be used to poll program status.
+   * @example "{ sessionId: '20241028074744-54132-1730101664824' }"
+   */
+  sessionId: string
+}
+
@Security('bearerAuth')
@Route('SASjsApi/stp')
@Tags('STP')
@@ -79,6 +106,22 @@ export class STPController {

    return execute(request, program!, vars, otherArgs)
  }
+
+  /**
+   * Trigger Program on the Specified Runtime
+   * @summary Triggers program and returns SessionId immediately - does not wait for program completion
+   * @param _program Location of code in SASjs Drive
+   * @example _program "/Projects/myApp/some/program"
+   * @param expiresAfterMins Amount of minutes after the completion of the program when the session must be destroyed
+   * @example expiresAfterMins 15
+   */
+  @Post('/trigger')
+  public async triggerProgram(
+    @Request() request: express.Request,
+    @Body() body: TriggerProgramPayload
+  ): Promise<TriggerProgramResponse> {
+    return triggerProgram(request, body)
+  }
 }

 const execute = async (
@@ -117,3 +160,49 @@ const execute = async (
    }
  }
 }
+
+const triggerProgram = async (
+  req: express.Request,
+  { _program, expiresAfterMins }: TriggerProgramPayload
+): Promise<TriggerProgramResponse> => {
+  try {
+    const vars = { ...req.body }
+    const filesNamesMap = req.files?.length
+      ? makeFilesNamesMap(req.files as MulterFile[])
+      : null
+    const otherArgs = { filesNamesMap: filesNamesMap }
+    const { codePath, runTime } = await getRunTimeAndFilePath(_program)
+
+    // get session controller based on runTime
+    const sessionController = getSessionController(runTime)
+
+    // get session
+    const session = await sessionController.getSession()
+
+    // add expiresAfterMins to session if provided
+    if (expiresAfterMins) {
+      // expiresAfterMins.used is set initially to false
+      session.expiresAfterMins = { mins: expiresAfterMins, used: false }
+    }
+
+    // call executeFile method of ExecutionController without awaiting
+    new ExecutionController().executeFile({
+      programPath: codePath,
+      runTime,
+      preProgramVariables: getPreProgramVariables(req),
+      vars,
+      otherArgs,
+      session
+    })
+
+    // return session id
+    return { sessionId: session.id }
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    throw {
+      code: 400,
+      status: 'failure',
+      message: 'Job execution failed.',
+      error: typeof err === 'object' ? err.toString() : err
+    }
+  }
+}
--- a/api/src/controllers/user.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/user.ts
@@ -26,14 +26,18 @@ import {
 import { GroupController, GroupResponse } from './group'

 export interface UserResponse {
-  uid: string
+  id: number
  username: string
  displayName: string
  isAdmin: boolean
 }

-export interface UserDetailsResponse extends UserResponse {
+export interface UserDetailsResponse {
+  id: number
+  displayName: string
+  username: string
  isActive: boolean
+  isAdmin: boolean
  autoExec?: string
  groups?: GroupResponse[]
 }
@@ -48,13 +52,13 @@ export class UserController {
   */
  @Example<UserResponse[]>([
    {
-      uid: 'userIdString',
+      id: 123,
      username: 'johnusername',
      displayName: 'John',
      isAdmin: false
    },
    {
-      uid: 'anotherUserIdString',
+      id: 456,
      username: 'starkusername',
      displayName: 'Stark',
      isAdmin: true
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ export class UserController {
   *
   */
  @Example<UserDetailsResponse>({
-    uid: 'userIdString',
+    id: 1234,
    displayName: 'John Snow',
    username: 'johnSnow01',
    isAdmin: false,
@@ -107,20 +111,20 @@ export class UserController {
   * Only Admin or user itself will get user autoExec code.
   * @summary Get user properties - such as group memberships, userName, displayName.
   * @param userId The user's identifier
-   * @example userId "userIdString"
+   * @example userId 1234
   */
-  @Get('{uid}')
+  @Get('{userId}')
  public async getUser(
    @Request() req: express.Request,
-    @Path() uid: string
+    @Path() userId: number
  ): Promise<UserDetailsResponse> {
    const { MODE } = process.env

    if (MODE === ModeType.Desktop) return getDesktopAutoExec()

    const { user } = req
-    const getAutoExec = user!.isAdmin || user!.userId === uid
-    return getUser({ _id: uid }, getAutoExec)
+    const getAutoExec = user!.isAdmin || user!.userId == userId
+    return getUser({ id: userId }, getAutoExec)
  }

  /**
@@ -129,7 +133,7 @@ export class UserController {
   * @example username "johnSnow01"
   */
  @Example<UserDetailsResponse>({
-    uid: 'userIdString',
+    id: 1234,
    displayName: 'John Snow',
    username: 'johnSnow01',
    isAdmin: false,
@@ -154,7 +158,7 @@ export class UserController {
   * @example userId "1234"
   */
  @Example<UserDetailsResponse>({
-    uid: 'userIdString',
+    id: 1234,
    displayName: 'John Snow',
    username: 'johnSnow01',
    isAdmin: false,
@@ -162,7 +166,7 @@ export class UserController {
  })
  @Patch('{userId}')
  public async updateUser(
-    @Path() userId: string,
+    @Path() userId: number,
    @Body() body: UserPayload
  ): Promise<UserDetailsResponse> {
    const { MODE } = process.env
@@ -170,7 +174,7 @@ export class UserController {
    if (MODE === ModeType.Desktop)
      return updateDesktopAutoExec(body.autoExec ?? '')

-    return updateUser({ _id: userId }, body)
+    return updateUser({ id: userId }, body)
  }

  /**
@@ -194,16 +198,18 @@ export class UserController {
   */
  @Delete('{userId}')
  public async deleteUser(
-    @Path() userId: string,
+    @Path() userId: number,
    @Body() body: { password?: string },
    @Query() @Hidden() isAdmin: boolean = false
  ) {
-    return deleteUser({ _id: userId }, isAdmin, body)
+    return deleteUser({ id: userId }, isAdmin, body)
  }
 }

 const getAllUsers = async (): Promise<UserResponse[]> =>
-  await User.find({}).select('uid username displayName isAdmin').exec()
+  await User.find({})
+    .select({ _id: 0, id: 1, username: 1, displayName: 1, isAdmin: 1 })
+    .exec()

 const createUser = async (data: UserPayload): Promise<UserDetailsResponse> => {
  const { displayName, username, password, isAdmin, isActive, autoExec } = data
@@ -233,15 +239,15 @@ const createUser = async (data: UserPayload): Promise<UserDetailsResponse> => {

  const groupController = new GroupController()
  const allUsersGroup = await groupController
-    .getGroupByName(ALL_USERS_GROUP.name)
+    .getGroupByGroupName(ALL_USERS_GROUP.name)
    .catch(() => {})

  if (allUsersGroup) {
-    await groupController.addUserToGroup(allUsersGroup.uid, savedUser.uid)
+    await groupController.addUserToGroup(allUsersGroup.groupId, savedUser.id)
  }

  return {
-    uid: savedUser.uid,
+    id: savedUser.id,
    displayName: savedUser.displayName,
    username: savedUser.username,
    isActive: savedUser.isActive,
@@ -250,8 +256,8 @@ const createUser = async (data: UserPayload): Promise<UserDetailsResponse> => {
  }
 }

-export interface GetUserBy {
-  _id?: string
+interface GetUserBy {
+  id?: number
  username?: string
 }

@@ -261,10 +267,10 @@ const getUser = async (
 ): Promise<UserDetailsResponse> => {
  const user = (await User.findOne(
    findBy,
-    `uid displayName username isActive isAdmin autoExec`
+    `id displayName username isActive isAdmin autoExec -_id`
  ).populate(
    'groups',
-    'uid name description'
+    'groupId name description -_id'
  )) as unknown as UserDetailsResponse

  if (!user)
@@ -274,7 +280,7 @@ const getUser = async (
    }

  return {
-    uid: user.uid,
+    id: user.id,
    displayName: user.displayName,
    username: user.username,
    isActive: user.isActive,
@@ -287,7 +293,7 @@ const getUser = async (
 const getDesktopAutoExec = async () => {
  return {
    ...desktopUser,
-    uid: desktopUser.userId,
+    id: desktopUser.userId,
    autoExec: await getUserAutoExec()
  }
 }
@@ -323,8 +329,8 @@ const updateUser = async (
    const usernameExist = await User.findOne({ username })
    if (usernameExist) {
      if (
-        (findBy._id && usernameExist.uid !== findBy._id) ||
-        (findBy.username && usernameExist.username !== findBy.username)
+        (findBy.id && usernameExist.id != findBy.id) ||
+        (findBy.username && usernameExist.username != findBy.username)
      )
        throw {
          code: 409,
@@ -344,11 +350,11 @@ const updateUser = async (
  if (!updatedUser)
    throw {
      code: 404,
-      message: `Unable to find user with ${findBy._id || findBy.username}`
+      message: `Unable to find user with ${findBy.id || findBy.username}`
    }

  return {
-    uid: updatedUser.uid,
+    id: updatedUser.id,
    username: updatedUser.username,
    displayName: updatedUser.displayName,
    isAdmin: updatedUser.isAdmin,
@@ -361,7 +367,7 @@ const updateDesktopAutoExec = async (autoExec: string) => {
  await updateUserAutoExec(autoExec)
  return {
    ...desktopUser,
-    uid: desktopUser.userId,
+    id: desktopUser.userId,
    autoExec
  }
 }
--- a/api/src/middlewares/authenticateToken.ts
+++ b/api/src/middlewares/authenticateToken.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const authenticateToken = async (
  const { MODE } = process.env
  if (MODE === ModeType.Desktop) {
    req.user = {
-      userId: '1234',
+      userId: 1234,
      clientId: 'desktopModeClientId',
      username: 'desktopModeUsername',
      displayName: 'desktopModeDisplayName',
--- a/api/src/middlewares/authorize.ts
+++ b/api/src/middlewares/authorize.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const authorize: RequestHandler = async (req, res, next) => {
  // no need to check for permissions when route is Public
  if (await isPublicRoute(req)) return next()

-  const dbUser = await User.findOne({ _id: user.userId })
+  const dbUser = await User.findOne({ id: user.userId })
  if (!dbUser) return res.sendStatus(401)

  const path = getPath(req)
--- a/api/src/middlewares/desktop.ts
+++ b/api/src/middlewares/desktop.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const desktopRestrict: RequestHandler = (req, res, next) => {
 }

 export const desktopUser: RequestUser = {
-  userId: '12345',
+  userId: 12345,
  clientId: 'desktop_app',
  username: userInfo().username,
  displayName: userInfo().username,
--- a/api/src/middlewares/verifyAdminIfNeeded.ts
+++ b/api/src/middlewares/verifyAdminIfNeeded.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ export const verifyAdminIfNeeded: RequestHandler = (req, res, next) => {
  if (!user?.isAdmin) {
    let adminAccountRequired: boolean = true

-    if (req.params.uid) {
-      adminAccountRequired = user?.userId !== req.params.uid
+    if (req.params.userId) {
+      adminAccountRequired = user?.userId !== parseInt(req.params.userId)
    } else if (req.params.username) {
      adminAccountRequired = user?.username !== req.params.username
    }
--- a/api/src/model/Counter.ts
+++ b/api/src/model/Counter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import mongoose, { Schema } from 'mongoose'
+
+const CounterSchema = new Schema({
+  id: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+    unique: true
+  },
+  seq: {
+    type: Number,
+    required: true
+  }
+})
+
+export default mongoose.model('Counter', CounterSchema)
--- a/api/src/model/Group.ts
+++ b/api/src/model/Group.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { Schema, model, Document, Model } from 'mongoose'
 import { GroupDetailsResponse } from '../controllers'
 import User, { IUser } from './User'
-import { AuthProviderType } from '../utils'
+import { AuthProviderType, getSequenceNextValue } from '../utils'

-export const PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME = 'public'
+export const PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME = 'Public'

 export interface GroupPayload {
  /**
@@ -24,12 +24,10 @@ export interface GroupPayload {
 }

 interface IGroupDocument extends GroupPayload, Document {
+  groupId: number
  isActive: boolean
  users: Schema.Types.ObjectId[]
  authProvider?: AuthProviderType
-
-  // Declare virtual properties as read-only properties
-  readonly uid: string
 }

 interface IGroup extends IGroupDocument {
@@ -39,46 +37,40 @@ interface IGroup extends IGroupDocument {
 }
 interface IGroupModel extends Model<IGroup> {}

-const opts = {
-  toJSON: {
-    virtuals: true,
-    transform: function (doc: any, ret: any, options: any) {
-      delete ret._id
-      delete ret.id
-      return ret
-    }
-  }
-}
-const groupSchema = new Schema<IGroupDocument>(
-  {
-    name: {
-      type: String,
-      required: true,
-      unique: true
-    },
-    description: {
-      type: String,
-      default: 'Group description.'
-    },
-    authProvider: {
-      type: String,
-      enum: AuthProviderType
-    },
-    isActive: {
-      type: Boolean,
-      default: true
-    },
-    users: [{ type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'User' }]
+const groupSchema = new Schema<IGroupDocument>({
+  name: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+    unique: true
  },
-  opts
-)
+  groupId: {
+    type: Number,
+    unique: true
+  },
+  description: {
+    type: String,
+    default: 'Group description.'
+  },
+  authProvider: {
+    type: String,
+    enum: AuthProviderType
+  },
+  isActive: {
+    type: Boolean,
+    default: true
+  },
+  users: [{ type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'User' }]
+})

-groupSchema.virtual('uid').get(function () {
-  return this._id.toString()
+// Hooks
+groupSchema.pre('save', async function () {
+  if (this.isNew) {
+    this.groupId = await getSequenceNextValue('groupId')
+  }
 })

 groupSchema.post('save', function (group: IGroup, next: Function) {
-  group.populate('users', 'uid username displayName').then(function () {
+  group.populate('users', 'id username displayName -_id').then(function () {
    next()
  })
 })
--- a/api/src/model/Permission.ts
+++ b/api/src/model/Permission.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Schema, model, Document, Model } from 'mongoose'
 import { PermissionDetailsResponse } from '../controllers'
+import { getSequenceNextValue } from '../utils'

 interface GetPermissionBy {
  user?: Schema.Types.ObjectId
@@ -10,11 +11,9 @@ interface IPermissionDocument extends Document {
  path: string
  type: string
  setting: string
+  permissionId: number
  user: Schema.Types.ObjectId
  group: Schema.Types.ObjectId
-
-  // Declare virtual properties as read-only properties
-  readonly uid: string
 }

 interface IPermission extends IPermissionDocument {}
@@ -23,39 +22,32 @@ interface IPermissionModel extends Model<IPermission> {
  get(getBy: GetPermissionBy): Promise<PermissionDetailsResponse[]>
 }

-const opts = {
-  toJSON: {
-    virtuals: true,
-    transform: function (doc: any, ret: any, options: any) {
-      delete ret._id
-      delete ret.id
-      return ret
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-const permissionSchema = new Schema<IPermissionDocument>(
-  {
-    path: {
-      type: String,
-      required: true
-    },
-    type: {
-      type: String,
-      required: true
-    },
-    setting: {
-      type: String,
-      required: true
-    },
-    user: { type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'User' },
-    group: { type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'Group' }
+const permissionSchema = new Schema<IPermissionDocument>({
+  permissionId: {
+    type: Number,
+    unique: true
  },
-  opts
-)
+  path: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true
+  },
+  type: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true
+  },
+  setting: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true
+  },
+  user: { type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'User' },
+  group: { type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'Group' }
+})

-permissionSchema.virtual('uid').get(function () {
-  return this._id.toString()
+// Hooks
+permissionSchema.pre('save', async function () {
+  if (this.isNew) {
+    this.permissionId = await getSequenceNextValue('permissionId')
+  }
 })

 // Static Methods
@@ -63,14 +55,20 @@ permissionSchema.static('get', async function (getBy: GetPermissionBy): Promise<
  PermissionDetailsResponse[]
 > {
  return (await this.find(getBy)
-    .select('uid path type setting')
-    .populate({ path: 'user', select: 'uid username displayName isAdmin' })
+    .select({
+      _id: 0,
+      permissionId: 1,
+      path: 1,
+      type: 1,
+      setting: 1
+    })
+    .populate({ path: 'user', select: 'id username displayName isAdmin -_id' })
    .populate({
      path: 'group',
-      select: 'uid name description',
+      select: 'groupId name description -_id',
      populate: {
        path: 'users',
-        select: 'uid username displayName isAdmin',
+        select: 'id username displayName isAdmin -_id',
        options: { limit: 15 }
      }
    })) as unknown as PermissionDetailsResponse[]
--- a/api/src/model/User.ts
+++ b/api/src/model/User.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { Schema, model, Document, Model, ObjectId } from 'mongoose'
+import { Schema, model, Document, Model } from 'mongoose'
 import bcrypt from 'bcryptjs'
-import { AuthProviderType } from '../utils'
+import { AuthProviderType, getSequenceNextValue } from '../utils'

 export interface UserPayload {
  /**
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export interface UserPayload {

 interface IUserDocument extends UserPayload, Document {
  _id: Schema.Types.ObjectId
+  id: number
  isAdmin: boolean
  isActive: boolean
  needsToUpdatePassword: boolean
@@ -43,9 +44,6 @@ interface IUserDocument extends UserPayload, Document {
  groups: Schema.Types.ObjectId[]
  tokens: [{ [key: string]: string }]
  authProvider?: AuthProviderType
-
-  // Declare virtual properties as read-only properties
-  readonly uid: string
 }

 export interface IUser extends IUserDocument {
@@ -56,74 +54,70 @@ export interface IUser extends IUserDocument {
 interface IUserModel extends Model<IUser> {
  hashPassword(password: string): string
 }
-const opts = {
-  toJSON: {
-    virtuals: true,
-    transform: function (doc: any, ret: any, options: any) {
-      delete ret._id
-      delete ret.id
-      return ret
-    }
-  }
-}

-const userSchema = new Schema<IUserDocument>(
-  {
-    displayName: {
-      type: String,
-      required: true
-    },
-    username: {
-      type: String,
-      required: true,
-      unique: true
-    },
-    password: {
-      type: String,
-      required: true
-    },
-    authProvider: {
-      type: String,
-      enum: AuthProviderType
-    },
-    isAdmin: {
-      type: Boolean,
-      default: false
-    },
-    isActive: {
-      type: Boolean,
-      default: true
-    },
-    needsToUpdatePassword: {
-      type: Boolean,
-      default: true
-    },
-    autoExec: {
-      type: String
-    },
-    groups: [{ type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'Group' }],
-    tokens: [
-      {
-        clientId: {
-          type: String,
-          required: true
-        },
-        accessToken: {
-          type: String,
-          required: true
-        },
-        refreshToken: {
-          type: String,
-          required: true
-        }
-      }
-    ]
+const userSchema = new Schema<IUserDocument>({
+  displayName: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true
  },
-  opts
-)
+  username: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true,
+    unique: true
+  },
+  id: {
+    type: Number,
+    unique: true
+  },
+  password: {
+    type: String,
+    required: true
+  },
+  authProvider: {
+    type: String,
+    enum: AuthProviderType
+  },
+  isAdmin: {
+    type: Boolean,
+    default: false
+  },
+  isActive: {
+    type: Boolean,
+    default: true
+  },
+  needsToUpdatePassword: {
+    type: Boolean,
+    default: true
+  },
+  autoExec: {
+    type: String
+  },
+  groups: [{ type: Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'Group' }],
+  tokens: [
+    {
+      clientId: {
+        type: String,
+        required: true
+      },
+      accessToken: {
+        type: String,
+        required: true
+      },
+      refreshToken: {
+        type: String,
+        required: true
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+})

-userSchema.virtual('uid').get(function () {
-  return this._id.toString()
+// Hooks
+userSchema.pre('save', async function (next) {
+  if (this.isNew) {
+    this.id = await getSequenceNextValue('id')
+  }
+
+  next()
 })

 // Static Methods
--- a/api/src/routes/api/group.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/group.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 import express from 'express'
 import { GroupController } from '../../controllers/'
 import { authenticateAccessToken, verifyAdmin } from '../../middlewares'
-import {
-  getGroupValidation,
-  registerGroupValidation,
-  uidValidation
-} from '../../utils'
+import { getGroupValidation, registerGroupValidation } from '../../utils'

 const groupRouter = express.Router()

@@ -37,15 +33,12 @@ groupRouter.get('/', authenticateAccessToken, async (req, res) => {
  }
 })

-groupRouter.get('/:uid', authenticateAccessToken, async (req, res) => {
-  const { error: uidError, value: params } = uidValidation(req.params)
-  if (uidError) return res.status(400).send(uidError.details[0].message)
-
-  const { uid } = params
+groupRouter.get('/:groupId', authenticateAccessToken, async (req, res) => {
+  const { groupId } = req.params

  const controller = new GroupController()
  try {
-    const response = await controller.getGroup(uid)
+    const response = await controller.getGroup(parseInt(groupId))
    res.send(response)
  } catch (err: any) {
    res.status(err.code).send(err.message)
@@ -63,7 +56,7 @@ groupRouter.get(

    const controller = new GroupController()
    try {
-      const response = await controller.getGroupByName(name)
+      const response = await controller.getGroupByGroupName(name)
      res.send(response)
    } catch (err: any) {
      res.status(err.code).send(err.message)
@@ -72,15 +65,18 @@ groupRouter.get(
 )

 groupRouter.post(
-  '/:groupUid/:userUid',
+  '/:groupId/:userId',
  authenticateAccessToken,
  verifyAdmin,
  async (req, res) => {
-    const { groupUid, userUid } = req.params
+    const { groupId, userId } = req.params

    const controller = new GroupController()
    try {
-      const response = await controller.addUserToGroup(groupUid, userUid)
+      const response = await controller.addUserToGroup(
+        parseInt(groupId),
+        parseInt(userId)
+      )
      res.send(response)
    } catch (err: any) {
      res.status(err.code).send(err.message)
@@ -89,15 +85,18 @@ groupRouter.post(
 )

 groupRouter.delete(
-  '/:groupUid/:userUid',
+  '/:groupId/:userId',
  authenticateAccessToken,
  verifyAdmin,
  async (req, res) => {
-    const { groupUid, userUid } = req.params
+    const { groupId, userId } = req.params

    const controller = new GroupController()
    try {
-      const response = await controller.removeUserFromGroup(groupUid, userUid)
+      const response = await controller.removeUserFromGroup(
+        parseInt(groupId),
+        parseInt(userId)
+      )
      res.send(response)
    } catch (err: any) {
      res.status(err.code).send(err.message)
@@ -106,18 +105,15 @@ groupRouter.delete(
 )

 groupRouter.delete(
-  '/:uid',
+  '/:groupId',
  authenticateAccessToken,
  verifyAdmin,
  async (req, res) => {
-    const { error: uidError, value: params } = uidValidation(req.params)
-    if (uidError) return res.status(400).send(uidError.details[0].message)
-
-    const { uid } = params
+    const { groupId } = req.params

    const controller = new GroupController()
    try {
-      await controller.deleteGroup(uid)
+      await controller.deleteGroup(parseInt(groupId))
      res.status(200).send('Group Deleted!')
    } catch (err: any) {
      res.status(err.code).send(err.message)
--- a/api/src/routes/api/permission.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/permission.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { PermissionController } from '../../controllers/'
 import { verifyAdmin } from '../../middlewares'
 import {
  registerPermissionValidation,
-  uidValidation,
  updatePermissionValidation
 } from '../../utils'

@@ -35,17 +34,14 @@ permissionRouter.post('/', verifyAdmin, async (req, res) => {
  }
 })

-permissionRouter.patch('/:uid', verifyAdmin, async (req: any, res) => {
-  const { error: uidError, value: params } = uidValidation(req.params)
-  if (uidError) return res.status(400).send(uidError.details[0].message)
-
-  const { uid } = params
+permissionRouter.patch('/:permissionId', verifyAdmin, async (req: any, res) => {
+  const { permissionId } = req.params

  const { error, value: body } = updatePermissionValidation(req.body)
  if (error) return res.status(400).send(error.details[0].message)

  try {
-    const response = await controller.updatePermission(uid, body)
+    const response = await controller.updatePermission(permissionId, body)
    res.send(response)
  } catch (err: any) {
    const statusCode = err.code
@@ -54,18 +50,20 @@ permissionRouter.patch('/:uid', verifyAdmin, async (req: any, res) => {
  }
 })

-permissionRouter.delete('/:uid', verifyAdmin, async (req: any, res) => {
-  const { error: uidError, value: params } = uidValidation(req.params)
-  if (uidError) return res.status(400).send(uidError.details[0].message)
+permissionRouter.delete(
+  '/:permissionId',
+  verifyAdmin,
+  async (req: any, res) => {
+    const { permissionId } = req.params

-  const { uid } = params
-  try {
-    await controller.deletePermission(uid)
-    res.status(200).send('Permission Deleted!')
-  } catch (err: any) {
-    const statusCode = err.code
-    delete err.code
-    res.status(statusCode).send(err.message)
+    try {
+      await controller.deletePermission(permissionId)
+      res.status(200).send('Permission Deleted!')
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      const statusCode = err.code
+      delete err.code
+      res.status(statusCode).send(err.message)
+    }
  }
-})
+)
 export default permissionRouter
--- a/api/src/routes/api/spec/auth.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/spec/auth.spec.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
  generateAccessToken,
  generateAuthCode,
  generateRefreshToken,
-  randomBytesHexString,
  saveTokensInDB,
  verifyTokenInDB
 } from '../../../utils'
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 const clientId = 'someclientID'
 const clientSecret = 'someclientSecret'
 const user = {
+  id: 1234,
  displayName: 'Test User',
  username: 'testUsername',
  password: '87654321',
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('auth', () => {
  describe('token', () => {
    const userInfo: InfoJWT = {
      clientId,
-      userId: randomBytesHexString(12)
+      userId: user.id
    }
    beforeAll(async () => {
      await userController.createUser(user)
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ describe('auth', () => {
      currentUser = await userController.createUser(user)
      refreshToken = generateRefreshToken({
        clientId,
-        userId: currentUser.uid
+        userId: currentUser.id
      })
      await saveTokensInDB(
-        currentUser.uid,
+        currentUser.id,
        clientId,
        'accessToken',
        refreshToken
@@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ describe('auth', () => {
      currentUser = await userController.createUser(user)
      accessToken = generateAccessToken({
        clientId,
-        userId: currentUser.uid
+        userId: currentUser.id
      })

      await saveTokensInDB(
-        currentUser.uid,
+        currentUser.id,
        clientId,
        accessToken,
        'refreshToken'
--- a/api/src/routes/api/spec/client.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/spec/client.spec.ts
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ describe('client', () => {
    const dbUser = await userController.createUser(adminUser)
    adminAccessToken = generateAccessToken({
      clientId: client.clientId,
-      userId: dbUser.uid
+      userId: dbUser.id
    })
    await saveTokensInDB(
-      dbUser.uid,
+      dbUser.id,
      client.clientId,
      adminAccessToken,
      'refreshToken'
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ describe('client', () => {
      const dbUser = await userController.createUser(user)
      const accessToken = generateAccessToken({
        clientId: client.clientId,
-        userId: dbUser.uid
+        userId: dbUser.id
      })
      await saveTokensInDB(
-        dbUser.uid,
+        dbUser.id,
        client.clientId,
        accessToken,
        'refreshToken'
@@ -212,10 +212,10 @@ describe('client', () => {
      const dbUser = await userController.createUser(user)
      const accessToken = generateAccessToken({
        clientId: client.clientId,
-        userId: dbUser.uid
+        userId: dbUser.id
      })
      await saveTokensInDB(
-        dbUser.uid,
+        dbUser.id,
        client.clientId,
        accessToken,
        'refreshToken'
--- a/api/src/routes/api/spec/drive.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/spec/drive.spec.ts
@@ -71,31 +71,31 @@ describe('drive', () => {
    con = await mongoose.connect(mongoServer.getUri())

    const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-    accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
+    accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
    await permissionController.createPermission({
      ...permission,
      path: '/SASjsApi/drive/deploy',
-      principalId: dbUser.uid
+      principalId: dbUser.id
    })
    await permissionController.createPermission({
      ...permission,
      path: '/SASjsApi/drive/deploy/upload',
-      principalId: dbUser.uid
+      principalId: dbUser.id
    })
    await permissionController.createPermission({
      ...permission,
      path: '/SASjsApi/drive/file',
-      principalId: dbUser.uid
+      principalId: dbUser.id
    })
    await permissionController.createPermission({
      ...permission,
      path: '/SASjsApi/drive/folder',
-      principalId: dbUser.uid
+      principalId: dbUser.id
    })
    await permissionController.createPermission({
      ...permission,
      path: '/SASjsApi/drive/rename',
-      principalId: dbUser.uid
+      principalId: dbUser.id
    })
  })

@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ const getExampleService = (): ServiceMember =>
  ((getTreeExample().members[0] as FolderMember).members[0] as FolderMember)
    .members[0] as ServiceMember

-const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: string) => {
+const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: number) => {
  const adminAccessToken = generateAccessToken({
    clientId,
    userId
--- a/api/src/routes/api/spec/group.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/spec/group.spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import {
 } from '../../../utils'
 import Group, { PUBLIC_GROUP_NAME } from '../../../model/Group'
 import User from '../../../model/User'
-import { randomBytes } from 'crypto'

 const clientId = 'someclientID'
 const adminUser = {
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
        .send(group)
        .expect(200)

-      expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(res.body.groupId).toBeTruthy()
      expect(res.body.name).toEqual(group.name)
      expect(res.body.description).toEqual(group.description)
      expect(res.body.isActive).toEqual(true)
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
      const dbGroup = await groupController.createGroup(group)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)
@@ -175,17 +174,17 @@ describe('group', () => {
        username: 'deletegroup2'
      })

-      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.uid, dbUser1.uid)
-      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.uid, dbUser2.uid)
+      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.groupId, dbUser1.id)
+      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.groupId, dbUser2.id)

      await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)

      const res1 = await request(app)
-        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.uid}`)
+        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.id}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
      expect(res1.body.groups).toEqual([])

      const res2 = await request(app)
-        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser2.uid}`)
+        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser2.id}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)
@@ -202,10 +201,8 @@ describe('group', () => {
    })

    it('should respond with Not Found if groupId is incorrect', async () => {
-      const hexValue = randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
-
      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${hexValue}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/1234`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(404)
@@ -232,7 +229,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
      })

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(401)
@@ -248,15 +245,15 @@ describe('group', () => {
    })

    it('should respond with group', async () => {
-      const { uid } = await groupController.createGroup(group)
+      const { groupId } = await groupController.createGroup(group)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .get(`/SASjsApi/group/${uid}`)
+        .get(`/SASjsApi/group/${groupId}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)

-      expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(res.body.groupId).toBeTruthy()
      expect(res.body.name).toEqual(group.name)
      expect(res.body.description).toEqual(group.description)
      expect(res.body.isActive).toEqual(true)
@@ -269,15 +266,15 @@ describe('group', () => {
        username: 'get' + user.username
      })

-      const { uid } = await groupController.createGroup(group)
+      const { groupId } = await groupController.createGroup(group)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .get(`/SASjsApi/group/${uid}`)
+        .get(`/SASjsApi/group/${groupId}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)

-      expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(res.body.groupId).toBeTruthy()
      expect(res.body.name).toEqual(group.name)
      expect(res.body.description).toEqual(group.description)
      expect(res.body.isActive).toEqual(true)
@@ -295,10 +292,8 @@ describe('group', () => {
    })

    it('should respond with Not Found if groupId is incorrect', async () => {
-      const hexValue = randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
-
      const res = await request(app)
-        .get(`/SASjsApi/group/${hexValue}`)
+        .get('/SASjsApi/group/1234')
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(404)
@@ -317,7 +312,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
          .send()
          .expect(200)

-        expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
+        expect(res.body.groupId).toBeTruthy()
        expect(res.body.name).toEqual(group.name)
        expect(res.body.description).toEqual(group.description)
        expect(res.body.isActive).toEqual(true)
@@ -338,7 +333,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
          .send()
          .expect(200)

-        expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
+        expect(res.body.groupId).toBeTruthy()
        expect(res.body.name).toEqual(group.name)
        expect(res.body.description).toEqual(group.description)
        expect(res.body.isActive).toEqual(true)
@@ -384,7 +379,7 @@ describe('group', () => {

      expect(res.body).toEqual([
        {
-          uid: expect.anything(),
+          groupId: expect.anything(),
          name: group.name,
          description: group.description
        }
@@ -406,7 +401,7 @@ describe('group', () => {

      expect(res.body).toEqual([
        {
-          uid: expect.anything(),
+          groupId: expect.anything(),
          name: group.name,
          description: group.description
        }
@@ -431,18 +426,18 @@ describe('group', () => {
      const dbUser = await userController.createUser(user)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)

-      expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(res.body.groupId).toBeTruthy()
      expect(res.body.name).toEqual(group.name)
      expect(res.body.description).toEqual(group.description)
      expect(res.body.isActive).toEqual(true)
      expect(res.body.users).toEqual([
        {
-          uid: expect.anything(),
+          id: expect.anything(),
          username: user.username,
          displayName: user.displayName
        }
@@ -457,20 +452,20 @@ describe('group', () => {
      })

      await request(app)
-        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)

      expect(res.body.groups).toEqual([
        {
-          uid: expect.anything(),
+          groupId: expect.anything(),
          name: group.name,
          description: group.description
        }
@@ -483,21 +478,21 @@ describe('group', () => {
        ...user,
        username: 'addUserRandomUser'
      })
-      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.uid, dbUser.uid)
+      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.groupId, dbUser.id)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)

-      expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(res.body.groupId).toBeTruthy()
      expect(res.body.name).toEqual(group.name)
      expect(res.body.description).toEqual(group.description)
      expect(res.body.isActive).toEqual(true)
      expect(res.body.users).toEqual([
        {
-          uid: expect.anything(),
+          id: expect.anything(),
          username: 'addUserRandomUser',
          displayName: user.displayName
        }
@@ -531,10 +526,8 @@ describe('group', () => {
    })

    it('should respond with Not Found if groupId is incorrect', async () => {
-      const hexValue = randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
-
      const res = await request(app)
-        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${hexValue}/123`)
+        .post('/SASjsApi/group/123/123')
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(404)
@@ -545,10 +538,8 @@ describe('group', () => {

    it('should respond with Not Found if userId is incorrect', async () => {
      const dbGroup = await groupController.createGroup(group)
-      const hexValue = randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
-
      const res = await request(app)
-        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${hexValue}`)
+        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/123`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(404)
@@ -565,7 +556,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
      })

      const res = await request(app)
-        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(400)
@@ -586,7 +577,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
      })

      const res = await request(app)
-        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(405)
@@ -605,7 +596,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
      })

      const res = await request(app)
-        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .post(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(405)
@@ -627,15 +618,15 @@ describe('group', () => {
        ...user,
        username: 'removeUserRandomUser'
      })
-      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.uid, dbUser.uid)
+      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.groupId, dbUser.id)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)

-      expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(res.body.groupId).toBeTruthy()
      expect(res.body.name).toEqual(group.name)
      expect(res.body.description).toEqual(group.description)
      expect(res.body.isActive).toEqual(true)
@@ -648,16 +639,16 @@ describe('group', () => {
        ...user,
        username: 'removeGroupFromUser'
      })
-      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.uid, dbUser.uid)
+      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.groupId, dbUser.id)

      await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)
@@ -676,7 +667,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
      })

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(405)
@@ -695,7 +686,7 @@ describe('group', () => {
      })

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(405)
@@ -732,10 +723,8 @@ describe('group', () => {
    })

    it('should respond with Not Found if groupId is incorrect', async () => {
-      const hexValue = randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
-
      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${hexValue}/123`)
+        .delete('/SASjsApi/group/123/123')
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(404)
@@ -746,10 +735,8 @@ describe('group', () => {

    it('should respond with Not Found if userId is incorrect', async () => {
      const dbGroup = await groupController.createGroup(group)
-      const hexValue = randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
-
      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.uid}/${hexValue}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/group/${dbGroup.groupId}/123`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(404)
@@ -765,10 +752,10 @@ const generateSaveTokenAndCreateUser = async (
 ): Promise<string> => {
  const dbUser = await userController.createUser(someUser ?? adminUser)

-  return generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
+  return generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
 }

-const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: string) => {
+const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: number) => {
  const adminAccessToken = generateAccessToken({
    clientId,
    userId
--- a/api/src/routes/api/spec/permission.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/spec/permission.spec.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import {
  PermissionDetailsResponse
 } from '../../../controllers'
 import { generateAccessToken, saveTokensInDB } from '../../../utils'
-import { randomBytes } from 'crypto'

 const deployPayload = {
  appLoc: 'string',
@@ -104,10 +103,10 @@ describe('permission', () => {
      const res = await request(app)
        .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
-        .send({ ...permission, principalId: dbUser.uid })
+        .send({ ...permission, principalId: dbUser.id })
        .expect(200)

-      expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(res.body.permissionId).toBeTruthy()
      expect(res.body.path).toEqual(permission.path)
      expect(res.body.type).toEqual(permission.type)
      expect(res.body.setting).toEqual(permission.setting)
@@ -123,11 +122,11 @@ describe('permission', () => {
        .send({
          ...permission,
          principalType: 'group',
-          principalId: dbGroup.uid
+          principalId: dbGroup.groupId
        })
        .expect(200)

-      expect(res.body.uid).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(res.body.permissionId).toBeTruthy()
      expect(res.body.path).toEqual(permission.path)
      expect(res.body.type).toEqual(permission.type)
      expect(res.body.setting).toEqual(permission.setting)
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
    })

    it('should respond with Unauthorized if access token is not of an admin account', async () => {
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)

      const res = await request(app)
        .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
@@ -282,19 +281,17 @@ describe('permission', () => {
      expect(res.body).toEqual({})
    })

-    it('should respond with Bad Request if principalId is not a string of 24 hex characters', async () => {
+    it('should respond with Bad Request if principalId is not a number', async () => {
      const res = await request(app)
        .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({
          ...permission,
-          principalId: randomBytes(10).toString('hex')
+          principalId: 'someCharacters'
        })
        .expect(400)

-      expect(res.text).toEqual(
-        '"principalId" length must be 24 characters long'
-      )
+      expect(res.text).toEqual('"principalId" must be a number')
      expect(res.body).toEqual({})
    })

@@ -310,7 +307,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({
          ...permission,
-          principalId: adminUser.uid
+          principalId: adminUser.id
        })
        .expect(400)

@@ -324,7 +321,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({
          ...permission,
-          principalId: randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
+          principalId: 123
        })
        .expect(404)

@@ -339,7 +336,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
        .send({
          ...permission,
          principalType: 'group',
-          principalId: randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
+          principalId: 123
        })
        .expect(404)

@@ -350,13 +347,13 @@ describe('permission', () => {
    it('should respond with Conflict (409) if permission already exists', async () => {
      await permissionController.createPermission({
        ...permission,
-        principalId: dbUser.uid
+        principalId: dbUser.id
      })

      const res = await request(app)
        .post('/SASjsApi/permission')
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
-        .send({ ...permission, principalId: dbUser.uid })
+        .send({ ...permission, principalId: dbUser.id })
        .expect(409)

      expect(res.text).toEqual(
@@ -371,7 +368,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
    beforeAll(async () => {
      dbPermission = await permissionController.createPermission({
        ...permission,
-        principalId: dbUser.uid
+        principalId: dbUser.id
      })
    })

@@ -381,7 +378,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {

    it('should respond with updated permission', async () => {
      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.uid}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.permissionId}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({ setting: PermissionSettingForRoute.deny })
        .expect(200)
@@ -391,7 +388,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {

    it('should respond with Unauthorized if access token is not present', async () => {
      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.uid}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.permissionId}`)
        .send()
        .expect(401)

@@ -406,7 +403,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
      })

      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.uid}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.permissionId}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(401)
@@ -417,7 +414,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {

    it('should respond with Bad Request if setting is missing', async () => {
      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.uid}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.permissionId}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(400)
@@ -428,7 +425,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {

    it('should respond with Bad Request if setting is  invalid', async () => {
      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.uid}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.permissionId}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({
          setting: 'invalid'
@@ -440,9 +437,8 @@ describe('permission', () => {
    })

    it('should respond with not found (404) if permission with provided id does not exist', async () => {
-      const hexValue = randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${hexValue}`)
+        .patch('/SASjsApi/permission/123')
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({
          setting: PermissionSettingForRoute.deny
@@ -458,10 +454,10 @@ describe('permission', () => {
    it('should delete permission', async () => {
      const dbPermission = await permissionController.createPermission({
        ...permission,
-        principalId: dbUser.uid
+        principalId: dbUser.id
      })
      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.uid}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/permission/${dbPermission?.permissionId}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)
@@ -470,10 +466,8 @@ describe('permission', () => {
    })

    it('should respond with not found (404) if permission with provided id does not exists', async () => {
-      const hexValue = randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
-
      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/permission/${hexValue}`)
+        .delete('/SASjsApi/permission/123')
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(404)
@@ -487,12 +481,12 @@ describe('permission', () => {
      await permissionController.createPermission({
        ...permission,
        path: '/test-1',
-        principalId: dbUser.uid
+        principalId: dbUser.id
      })
      await permissionController.createPermission({
        ...permission,
        path: '/test-2',
-        principalId: dbUser.uid
+        principalId: dbUser.id
      })
    })

@@ -511,12 +505,12 @@ describe('permission', () => {
        ...user,
        username: 'get' + user.username
      })
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(nonAdminUser.uid)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(nonAdminUser.id)
      await permissionController.createPermission({
        path: '/test-1',
        type: PermissionType.route,
        principalType: PrincipalType.user,
-        principalId: nonAdminUser.uid,
+        principalId: nonAdminUser.id,
        setting: PermissionSettingForRoute.grant
      })

@@ -537,7 +531,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
      await permissionController.createPermission({
        ...permission,
        path: '/SASjsApi/drive/deploy',
-        principalId: dbUser.uid
+        principalId: dbUser.id
      })
    })

@@ -557,7 +551,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
    })

    it('should create files in SASJS drive', async () => {
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)

      await request(app)
        .get('/SASjsApi/drive/deploy')
@@ -567,7 +561,7 @@ describe('permission', () => {
    })

    it('should respond unauthorized', async () => {
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)

      await request(app)
        .get('/SASjsApi/drive/deploy/upload')
@@ -583,10 +577,10 @@ const generateSaveTokenAndCreateUser = async (
 ): Promise<string> => {
  const dbUser = await userController.createUser(someUser ?? adminUser)

-  return generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
+  return generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
 }

-const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: string) => {
+const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: number) => {
  const adminAccessToken = generateAccessToken({
    clientId,
    userId
--- a/api/src/routes/api/spec/stp.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/spec/stp.spec.ts
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ describe('stp', () => {
    mongoServer = await MongoMemoryServer.create()
    con = await mongoose.connect(mongoServer.getUri())
    const dbUser = await userController.createUser(user)
-    accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
+    accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
    await permissionController.createPermission({
      path: '/SASjsApi/stp/execute',
      type: PermissionType.route,
      principalType: PrincipalType.user,
-      principalId: dbUser.uid,
+      principalId: dbUser.id,
      setting: PermissionSettingForRoute.grant
    })
  })
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ const makeRequestAndAssert = async (
    )
 }

-const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: string) => {
+const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: number) => {
  const accessToken = generateAccessToken({
    clientId,
    userId
--- a/api/src/routes/api/spec/user.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/spec/user.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { randomBytes } from 'crypto'
 import { Express } from 'express'
 import mongoose, { Mongoose } from 'mongoose'
 import { MongoMemoryServer } from 'mongodb-memory-server'
@@ -102,9 +101,9 @@ describe('user', () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
      const accessToken = generateAccessToken({
        clientId,
-        userId: dbUser.uid
+        userId: dbUser.id
      })
-      await saveTokensInDB(dbUser.uid, clientId, accessToken, 'refreshToken')
+      await saveTokensInDB(dbUser.id, clientId, accessToken, 'refreshToken')

      const res = await request(app)
        .post('/SASjsApi/user')
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ describe('user', () => {
      const newDisplayName = 'My new display Name'

      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({ ...user, displayName: newDisplayName })
        .expect(200)
@@ -201,11 +200,11 @@ describe('user', () => {

    it('should respond with updated user when user himself requests', async () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
      const newDisplayName = 'My new display Name'

      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({
          displayName: newDisplayName,
@@ -222,11 +221,11 @@ describe('user', () => {

    it('should respond with Bad Request, only admin can update isAdmin/isActive', async () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
      const newDisplayName = 'My new display Name'

      await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({ ...user, displayName: newDisplayName })
        .expect(400)
@@ -278,10 +277,10 @@ describe('user', () => {
        ...user,
        username: 'randomUser'
      })
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser2.uid)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser2.id)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.uid}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.id}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send(user)
        .expect(401)
@@ -298,7 +297,7 @@ describe('user', () => {
      })

      const res = await request(app)
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.uid}`)
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.id}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({ username: dbUser2.username })
        .expect(409)
@@ -326,7 +325,7 @@ describe('user', () => {

      it('should respond with updated user when user himself requests', async () => {
        const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
+        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
        const newDisplayName = 'My new display Name'

        const res = await request(app)
@@ -347,7 +346,7 @@ describe('user', () => {

      it('should respond with Bad Request, only admin can update isAdmin/isActive', async () => {
        const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
+        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
        const newDisplayName = 'My new display Name'

        await request(app)
@@ -373,10 +372,10 @@ describe('user', () => {
          ...user,
          username: 'randomUser'
        })
-        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser2.uid)
+        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser2.id)

        const res = await request(app)
-          .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.uid}`)
+          .patch(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.id}`)
          .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
          .send(user)
          .expect(401)
@@ -419,7 +418,7 @@ describe('user', () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(200)
@@ -429,10 +428,10 @@ describe('user', () => {

    it('should respond with OK when user himself requests', async () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({ password: user.password })
        .expect(200)
@@ -442,10 +441,10 @@ describe('user', () => {

    it('should respond with Bad Request when user himself requests and password is missing', async () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(400)
@@ -470,10 +469,10 @@ describe('user', () => {
        ...user,
        username: 'randomUser'
      })
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser2.uid)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser2.id)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.uid}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser1.id}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send(user)
        .expect(401)
@@ -484,10 +483,10 @@ describe('user', () => {

    it('should respond with Unauthorized when user himself requests and password is incorrect', async () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
+      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)

      const res = await request(app)
-        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.uid}`)
+        .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/${dbUser.id}`)
        .auth(accessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send({ password: 'incorrectpassword' })
        .expect(401)
@@ -511,7 +510,7 @@ describe('user', () => {

      it('should respond with OK when user himself requests', async () => {
        const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
+        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)

        const res = await request(app)
          .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/by/username/${dbUser.username}`)
@@ -524,7 +523,7 @@ describe('user', () => {

      it('should respond with Bad Request when user himself requests and password is missing', async () => {
        const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
+        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)

        const res = await request(app)
          .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/by/username/${dbUser.username}`)
@@ -552,7 +551,7 @@ describe('user', () => {
          ...user,
          username: 'randomUser'
        })
-        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser2.uid)
+        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser2.id)

        const res = await request(app)
          .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/by/username/${dbUser1.username}`)
@@ -566,7 +565,7 @@ describe('user', () => {

      it('should respond with Unauthorized when user himself requests and password is incorrect', async () => {
        const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
+        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)

        const res = await request(app)
          .delete(`/SASjsApi/user/by/username/${dbUser.username}`)
@@ -593,7 +592,7 @@ describe('user', () => {

    it('should respond with user autoExec when same user requests', async () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-      const userId = dbUser.uid
+      const userId = dbUser.id
      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(userId)

      const res = await request(app)
@@ -612,7 +611,7 @@ describe('user', () => {

    it('should respond with user autoExec when admin user requests', async () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-      const userId = dbUser.uid
+      const userId = dbUser.id

      const res = await request(app)
        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${userId}`)
@@ -635,7 +634,7 @@ describe('user', () => {
      })

      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-      const userId = dbUser.uid
+      const userId = dbUser.id

      const res = await request(app)
        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${userId}`)
@@ -653,7 +652,7 @@ describe('user', () => {

    it('should respond with user along with associated groups', async () => {
      const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-      const userId = dbUser.uid
+      const userId = dbUser.id
      const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(userId)

      const group = {
@@ -662,7 +661,7 @@ describe('user', () => {
      }
      const groupController = new GroupController()
      const dbGroup = await groupController.createGroup(group)
-      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.uid, dbUser.uid)
+      await groupController.addUserToGroup(dbGroup.groupId, dbUser.id)

      const res = await request(app)
        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${userId}`)
@@ -691,10 +690,8 @@ describe('user', () => {
    it('should respond with Not Found if userId is incorrect', async () => {
      await controller.createUser(user)

-      const hexValue = randomBytes(12).toString('hex')
-
      const res = await request(app)
-        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${hexValue}`)
+        .get('/SASjsApi/user/1234')
        .auth(adminAccessToken, { type: 'bearer' })
        .send()
        .expect(404)
@@ -706,7 +703,7 @@ describe('user', () => {
    describe('by username', () => {
      it('should respond with user autoExec when same user requests', async () => {
        const dbUser = await controller.createUser(user)
-        const userId = dbUser.uid
+        const userId = dbUser.id
        const accessToken = await generateAndSaveToken(userId)

        const res = await request(app)
@@ -806,13 +803,13 @@ describe('user', () => {

      expect(res.body).toEqual([
        {
-          uid: expect.anything(),
+          id: expect.anything(),
          username: adminUser.username,
          displayName: adminUser.displayName,
          isAdmin: adminUser.isAdmin
        },
        {
-          uid: expect.anything(),
+          id: expect.anything(),
          username: user.username,
          displayName: user.displayName,
          isAdmin: user.isAdmin
@@ -834,13 +831,13 @@ describe('user', () => {

      expect(res.body).toEqual([
        {
-          uid: expect.anything(),
+          id: expect.anything(),
          username: adminUser.username,
          displayName: adminUser.displayName,
          isAdmin: adminUser.isAdmin
        },
        {
-          uid: expect.anything(),
+          id: expect.anything(),
          username: 'randomUser',
          displayName: user.displayName,
          isAdmin: user.isAdmin
@@ -862,10 +859,10 @@ const generateSaveTokenAndCreateUser = async (
 ): Promise<string> => {
  const dbUser = await controller.createUser(someUser ?? adminUser)

-  return generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.uid)
+  return generateAndSaveToken(dbUser.id)
 }

-const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: string) => {
+const generateAndSaveToken = async (userId: number) => {
  const adminAccessToken = generateAccessToken({
    clientId,
    userId
--- a/api/src/routes/api/spec/web.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/spec/web.spec.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe('web', () => {

      expect(res.body.loggedIn).toBeTruthy()
      expect(res.body.user).toEqual({
-        id: expect.any(String),
+        id: expect.any(Number),
        username: user.username,
        displayName: user.displayName,
        isAdmin: user.isAdmin,
--- a/api/src/routes/api/stp.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/stp.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import express from 'express'
-import { executeProgramRawValidation } from '../../utils'
+import {
+  executeProgramRawValidation,
+  triggerProgramValidation
+} from '../../utils'
 import { STPController } from '../../controllers/'
 import { FileUploadController } from '../../controllers/internal'

@@ -69,4 +72,23 @@ stpRouter.post(
  }
 )

+stpRouter.post('/trigger', async (req, res) => {
+  const { error, value: body } = triggerProgramValidation(req.body)
+
+  if (error) return res.status(400).send(error.details[0].message)
+
+  try {
+    const response = await controller.triggerProgram(req, body)
+
+    res.status(200)
+    res.send(response)
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    const statusCode = err.code
+
+    delete err.code
+
+    res.status(statusCode).send(err)
+  }
+})
+
 export default stpRouter
--- a/api/src/routes/api/user.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/api/user.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
  deleteUserValidation,
  getUserValidation,
  registerUserValidation,
-  uidValidation,
  updateUserValidation
 } from '../../utils'

@@ -57,15 +56,12 @@ userRouter.get(
  }
 )

-userRouter.get('/:uid', authenticateAccessToken, async (req, res) => {
-  const { error, value: params } = uidValidation(req.params)
-  if (error) return res.status(400).send(error.details[0].message)
-
-  const { uid } = params
+userRouter.get('/:userId', authenticateAccessToken, async (req, res) => {
+  const { userId } = req.params

  const controller = new UserController()
  try {
-    const response = await controller.getUser(req, uid)
+    const response = await controller.getUser(req, parseInt(userId))
    res.send(response)
  } catch (err: any) {
    res.status(err.code).send(err.message)
@@ -101,16 +97,12 @@ userRouter.patch(
 )

 userRouter.patch(
-  '/:uid',
+  '/:userId',
  authenticateAccessToken,
  verifyAdminIfNeeded,
  async (req, res) => {
    const { user } = req
-
-    const { error: uidError, value: params } = uidValidation(req.params)
-    if (uidError) return res.status(400).send(uidError.details[0].message)
-
-    const { uid } = params
+    const { userId } = req.params

    // only an admin can update `isActive` and `isAdmin` fields
    const { error, value: body } = updateUserValidation(req.body, user!.isAdmin)
@@ -118,7 +110,7 @@ userRouter.patch(

    const controller = new UserController()
    try {
-      const response = await controller.updateUser(uid, body)
+      const response = await controller.updateUser(parseInt(userId), body)
      res.send(response)
    } catch (err: any) {
      res.status(err.code).send(err.message)
@@ -155,16 +147,12 @@ userRouter.delete(
 )

 userRouter.delete(
-  '/:uid',
+  '/:userId',
  authenticateAccessToken,
  verifyAdminIfNeeded,
  async (req, res) => {
    const { user } = req
-
-    const { error: uidError, value: params } = uidValidation(req.params)
-    if (uidError) return res.status(400).send(uidError.details[0].message)
-
-    const { uid } = params
+    const { userId } = req.params

    // only an admin can delete user without providing password
    const { error, value: data } = deleteUserValidation(req.body, user!.isAdmin)
@@ -172,7 +160,7 @@ userRouter.delete(

    const controller = new UserController()
    try {
-      await controller.deleteUser(uid, data, user!.isAdmin)
+      await controller.deleteUser(parseInt(userId), data, user!.isAdmin)
      res.status(200).send('Account Deleted!')
    } catch (err: any) {
      res.status(err.code).send(err.message)
--- a/api/src/types/InfoJWT.ts
+++ b/api/src/types/InfoJWT.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 export interface InfoJWT {
  clientId: string
-  userId: string
+  userId: number
 }
--- a/api/src/types/PreProgramVars.ts
+++ b/api/src/types/PreProgramVars.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 export interface PreProgramVars {
  username: string
-  userId: string
+  userId: number
  displayName: string
  serverUrl: string
  httpHeaders: string[]
--- a/api/src/types/RequestUser.ts
+++ b/api/src/types/RequestUser.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export interface RequestUser {
-  userId: string
+  userId: number
  clientId: string
  username: string
  displayName: string
--- a/api/src/utils/crypto.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/crypto.ts
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-import { randomBytes } from 'crypto'
-
-export const randomBytesHexString = (bytesCount: number) =>
-  randomBytes(bytesCount).toString('hex')
--- a/api/src/utils/getPreProgramVariables.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/getPreProgramVariables.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const getPreProgramVariables = (req: Request): PreProgramVars => {
  //So this is workaround.
  return {
    username: user ? user.username : 'demo',
-    userId: user ? user.userId : 'demoId',
+    userId: user ? user.userId : 0,
    displayName: user ? user.displayName : 'demo',
    serverUrl: protocol + host,
    httpHeaders
--- a/api/src/utils/getSequenceNextValue.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/getSequenceNextValue.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import Counter from '../model/Counter'
+
+export const getSequenceNextValue = async (seqName: string) => {
+  const seqDoc = await Counter.findOne({ id: seqName })
+  if (!seqDoc) {
+    await Counter.create({ id: seqName, seq: 1 })
+    return 1
+  }
+
+  seqDoc.seq += 1
+
+  await seqDoc.save()
+
+  return seqDoc.seq
+}
--- a/api/src/utils/getTokensFromDB.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/getTokensFromDB.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import User from '../model/User'
 const isValidToken = async (
  token: string,
  key: string,
-  userId: string,
+  userId: number,
  clientId: string
 ) => {
  const promise = new Promise<boolean>((resolve, reject) =>
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ const isValidToken = async (
  return await promise.then(() => true).catch(() => false)
 }

-export const getTokensFromDB = async (userId: string, clientId: string) => {
-  const user = await User.findOne({ _id: userId })
+export const getTokensFromDB = async (userId: number, clientId: string) => {
+  const user = await User.findOne({ id: userId })
  if (!user) return

  const currentTokenObj = user.tokens.find(
--- a/api/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ export * from './appStreamConfig'
 export * from './connectDB'
 export * from './copySASjsCore'
 export * from './createWeboutSasFile'
-export * from './crypto'
 export * from './desktopAutoExec'
 export * from './extractHeaders'
 export * from './extractName'
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ export * from './getCertificates'
 export * from './getDesktopFields'
 export * from './getPreProgramVariables'
 export * from './getRunTimeAndFilePath'
+export * from './getSequenceNextValue'
 export * from './getServerUrl'
 export * from './getTokensFromDB'
 export * from './instantiateLogger'
--- a/api/src/utils/isPublicRoute.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/isPublicRoute.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const isPublicRoute = async (req: Request): Promise<boolean> => {
 }

 export const publicUser: RequestUser = {
-  userId: 'public_user_id',
+  userId: 0,
  clientId: 'public_app',
  username: 'publicUser',
  displayName: 'Public User',
--- a/api/src/utils/removeTokensInDB.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/removeTokensInDB.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import User from '../model/User'

-export const removeTokensInDB = async (userId: string, clientId: string) => {
-  const user = await User.findOne({ _id: userId })
+export const removeTokensInDB = async (userId: number, clientId: string) => {
+  const user = await User.findOne({ id: userId })
  if (!user) return

  const tokenObjIndex = user.tokens.findIndex(
--- a/api/src/utils/saveTokensInDB.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/saveTokensInDB.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import User from '../model/User'

 export const saveTokensInDB = async (
-  userId: string,
+  userId: number,
  clientId: string,
  accessToken: string,
  refreshToken: string
 ) => {
-  const user = await User.findOne({ _id: userId })
+  const user = await User.findOne({ id: userId })
  if (!user) return

  const currentTokenObj = user.tokens.find(
--- a/api/src/utils/seedDB.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/seedDB.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export const seedDB = async (): Promise<ConfigurationType> => {
 }

 export const ALL_USERS_GROUP = {
-  name: 'all-users',
+  name: 'AllUsers',
  description: 'Group contains all users'
 }

--- a/api/src/utils/validation.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/validation.ts
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ const groupnameSchema = Joi.string().lowercase().alphanum().min(3).max(16)

 export const blockFileRegex = /\.(exe|sh|htaccess)$/i

-export const uidValidation = (data: any) =>
-  Joi.object({
-    uid: Joi.string().length(24).hex().required()
-  }).validate(data)
-
 export const getUserValidation = (data: any): Joi.ValidationResult =>
  Joi.object({
    username: usernameSchema.required()
@@ -118,7 +113,7 @@ export const registerPermissionValidation = (data: any): Joi.ValidationResult =>
    principalType: Joi.string()
      .required()
      .valid(...Object.values(PrincipalType)),
-    principalId: Joi.string().length(24).hex().required()
+    principalId: Joi.number().required()
  }).validate(data)

 export const updatePermissionValidation = (data: any): Joi.ValidationResult =>
@@ -197,3 +192,12 @@ export const executeProgramRawValidation = (data: any): Joi.ValidationResult =>
  })
    .pattern(/^/, Joi.alternatives(Joi.string(), Joi.number()))
    .validate(data)
+
+export const triggerProgramValidation = (data: any): Joi.ValidationResult =>
+  Joi.object({
+    _program: Joi.string().required(),
+    _debug: Joi.number(),
+    expiresAfterMins: Joi.number().greater(0)
+  })
+    .pattern(/^/, Joi.alternatives(Joi.string(), Joi.number()))
+    .validate(data)
--- a/api/src/utils/verifyTokenInDB.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/verifyTokenInDB.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { RequestUser } from '../types'
 export const fetchLatestAutoExec = async (
  reqUser: RequestUser
 ): Promise<RequestUser | undefined> => {
-  const dbUser = await User.findOne({ _id: reqUser.userId })
+  const dbUser = await User.findOne({ id: reqUser.userId })

  if (!dbUser) return undefined

@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ export const fetchLatestAutoExec = async (
 }

 export const verifyTokenInDB = async (
-  userId: string,
+  userId: number,
  clientId: string,
  token: string,
  tokenType: 'accessToken' | 'refreshToken'
 ): Promise<RequestUser | undefined> => {
-  const dbUser = await User.findOne({ _id: userId })
+  const dbUser = await User.findOne({ id: userId })

  if (!dbUser) return undefined

--- a/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/components/addPermissionModal.tsx
+++ b/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/components/addPermissionModal.tsx
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ const AddPermissionModal = ({
        principalType: principalType.toLowerCase(),
        principalId:
          principalType.toLowerCase() === 'user'
-            ? userPrincipal?.uid
-            : groupPrincipal?.uid
+            ? userPrincipal?.id
+            : groupPrincipal?.groupId
      }

      permissions.push(addPermissionPayload)
--- a/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/components/permissionTable.tsx
+++ b/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/components/permissionTable.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const PermissionTable = ({
        </TableHead>
        <TableBody>
          {permissions.map((permission) => (
-            <TableRow key={permission.uid}>
+            <TableRow key={permission.permissionId}>
              <BootstrapTableCell>{permission.path}</BootstrapTableCell>
              <BootstrapTableCell>{permission.type}</BootstrapTableCell>
              <BootstrapTableCell>
--- a/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/hooks/useAddPermission.tsx
+++ b/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/hooks/useAddPermission.tsx
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const useAddPermission = () => {

    for (const permission of updatingPermissions) {
      await axios
-        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${permission.uid}`, {
+        .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${permission.permissionId}`, {
          setting: permission.setting === 'Grant' ? 'Deny' : 'Grant'
        })
        .then((res) => {
--- a/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/hooks/useDeletePermissionModal.tsx
+++ b/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/hooks/useDeletePermissionModal.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const useDeletePermissionModal = () => {
    setDeleteConfirmationModalOpen(false)
    setIsLoading(true)
    axios
-      .delete(`/SASjsApi/permission/${selectedPermission?.uid}`)
+      .delete(`/SASjsApi/permission/${selectedPermission?.permissionId}`)
      .then((res: any) => {
        fetchPermissions()
        setSnackbarMessage('Permission deleted!')
--- a/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/hooks/useFilterPermissions.tsx
+++ b/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/hooks/useFilterPermissions.tsx
@@ -62,17 +62,21 @@ const useFilterPermissions = () => {
        : permissions

    let filteredArray = uriFilteredPermissions.filter((permission) =>
-      principalFilteredPermissions.some((item) => item.uid === permission.uid)
-    )
-
-    filteredArray = filteredArray.filter((permission) =>
-      principalTypeFilteredPermissions.some(
-        (item) => item.uid === permission.uid
+      principalFilteredPermissions.some(
+        (item) => item.permissionId === permission.permissionId
      )
    )

    filteredArray = filteredArray.filter((permission) =>
-      settingFilteredPermissions.some((item) => item.uid === permission.uid)
+      principalTypeFilteredPermissions.some(
+        (item) => item.permissionId === permission.permissionId
+      )
+    )
+
+    filteredArray = filteredArray.filter((permission) =>
+      settingFilteredPermissions.some(
+        (item) => item.permissionId === permission.permissionId
+      )
    )

    setFilteredPermissions(filteredArray)
--- a/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/hooks/useUpdatePermissionModal.tsx
+++ b/web/src/containers/Settings/internal/hooks/useUpdatePermissionModal.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const useUpdatePermissionModal = () => {
    setUpdatePermissionModalOpen(false)
    setIsLoading(true)
    axios
-      .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${selectedPermission?.uid}`, {
+      .patch(`/SASjsApi/permission/${selectedPermission?.permissionId}`, {
        setting
      })
      .then((res: any) => {
--- a/web/src/containers/Settings/profile.tsx
+++ b/web/src/containers/Settings/profile.tsx
@@ -26,20 +26,18 @@ const Profile = () => {
  const [isPasswordModalOpen, setIsPasswordModalOpen] = useState(false)

  useEffect(() => {
-    if (appContext.userId) {
-      setIsLoading(true)
-      axios
-        .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${appContext.userId}`)
-        .then((res: any) => {
-          setUser(res.data)
-        })
-        .catch((err) => {
-          console.log(err)
-        })
-        .finally(() => {
-          setIsLoading(false)
-        })
-    }
+    setIsLoading(true)
+    axios
+      .get(`/SASjsApi/user/${appContext.userId}`)
+      .then((res: any) => {
+        setUser(res.data)
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        console.log(err)
+      })
+      .finally(() => {
+        setIsLoading(false)
+      })
  }, [appContext.userId])

  const handleChange = (event: any) => {
--- a/web/src/context/appContext.tsx
+++ b/web/src/context/appContext.tsx
@@ -24,32 +24,39 @@ export enum RunTimeType {
 interface AppContextProps {
  checkingSession: boolean
  loggedIn: boolean
-  setLoggedIn?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>
+  setLoggedIn: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>> | null
  needsToUpdatePassword: boolean
-  setNeedsToUpdatePassword?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>
-  userId?: string
-  setUserId?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string | undefined>>
+  setNeedsToUpdatePassword: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>> | null
+  userId: number
+  setUserId: Dispatch<SetStateAction<number>> | null
  username: string
-  setUsername?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>>
+  setUsername: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>> | null
  displayName: string
-  setDisplayName?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>>
+  setDisplayName: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string>> | null
  isAdmin: boolean
-  setIsAdmin?: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>>
+  setIsAdmin: Dispatch<SetStateAction<boolean>> | null
  mode: ModeType
  runTimes: RunTimeType[]
-  logout?: () => void
+  logout: (() => void) | null
 }

 export const AppContext = createContext<AppContextProps>({
  checkingSession: false,
  loggedIn: false,
+  setLoggedIn: null,
  needsToUpdatePassword: false,
-  userId: '',
+  setNeedsToUpdatePassword: null,
+  userId: 0,
+  setUserId: null,
  username: '',
+  setUsername: null,
  displayName: '',
+  setDisplayName: null,
  isAdmin: false,
+  setIsAdmin: null,
  mode: ModeType.Server,
-  runTimes: []
+  runTimes: [],
+  logout: null
 })

 const AppContextProvider = (props: { children: ReactNode }) => {
@@ -57,7 +64,7 @@ const AppContextProvider = (props: { children: ReactNode }) => {
  const [checkingSession, setCheckingSession] = useState(false)
  const [loggedIn, setLoggedIn] = useState(false)
  const [needsToUpdatePassword, setNeedsToUpdatePassword] = useState(false)
-  const [userId, setUserId] = useState<string>()
+  const [userId, setUserId] = useState(0)
  const [username, setUsername] = useState('')
  const [displayName, setDisplayName] = useState('')
  const [isAdmin, setIsAdmin] = useState(false)
--- a/web/src/utils/helper.ts
+++ b/web/src/utils/helper.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ export const findExistingPermission = (
 ) => {
  for (const permission of existingPermissions) {
    if (
-      permission.user?.uid === newPermission.principalId &&
+      permission.user?.id === newPermission.principalId &&
      hasSameCombination(permission, newPermission)
    )
      return permission

    if (
-      permission.group?.uid === newPermission.principalId &&
+      permission.group?.groupId === newPermission.principalId &&
      hasSameCombination(permission, newPermission)
    )
      return permission
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ export const findUpdatingPermission = (
 ) => {
  for (const permission of existingPermissions) {
    if (
-      permission.user?.uid === newPermission.principalId &&
+      permission.user?.id === newPermission.principalId &&
      hasDifferentSetting(permission, newPermission)
    )
      return permission

    if (
-      permission.group?.uid === newPermission.principalId &&
+      permission.group?.groupId === newPermission.principalId &&
      hasDifferentSetting(permission, newPermission)
    )
      return permission
--- a/web/src/utils/types.ts
+++ b/web/src/utils/types.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 export interface UserResponse {
-  uid: string
+  id: number
  username: string
  displayName: string
  isAdmin: boolean
 }

 export interface GroupResponse {
-  uid: string
+  groupId: number
  name: string
  description: string
 }
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export interface GroupDetailsResponse extends GroupResponse {
 }

 export interface PermissionResponse {
-  uid: string
+  permissionId: number
  path: string
  type: string
  setting: string
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export interface RegisterPermissionPayload {
  type: string
  setting: string
  principalType: string
-  principalId: string
+  principalId: number
 }

 export interface TreeNode {
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
semantic-release-bot	5d576aff91	chore(release): 0.37.0 [skip ci] # [0.37.0](https://github.com/sasjs/server/compare/v0.36.0...v0.37.0) (2024-10-29) ### Features * stp: added trigger endpoint ([`b0723f1`](`b0723f1444`))	2024-10-29 14:11:35 +00:00
Yury Shkoda	a044176054	Merge pull request #375 from sasjs/issue-373-stp Issue 373 stp	2024-10-29 17:08:38 +03:00
Yury	deee34f5fd	chore(stp): removed query logic from trigger endpoint	2024-10-29 16:55:40 +03:00
Yury	b0723f1444	feat(stp): added trigger endpoint	2024-10-29 16:27:53 +03:00
Yury	e9519cb3c6	chore(code): used correct type	2024-10-29 16:20:27 +03:00