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ChannelControl Namespace @beta

Variable

Name Description
ChannelControl.sharedChannelName the name of the special "shared" channel holding information that is editable by any application.

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ChannelControl Interface

Controls which channels of an iModel are permitted for write operations. An implementation of this interface is available via channels.

@see Working With Channels for details

Methods

Name Description
addAllowedChannel(channelKey: string): void Add a new channel to the list of allowed channels of the IModelDb for this session.  
getChannelKey(elementId: string): string Get the channelKey of the channel for an element by ElementId.  
insertChannelSubject(args: { channelKey: string, description?: string, parentSubjectId?: string, subjectName: string }): string Insert a new Subject element that is a Channel Root in this iModel.  
makeChannelRoot(args: { channelKey: string, elementId: string }): void Make an existing element a new Channel root.  
queryChannelRoot(channelKey: string): undefined | string Queries for the element Id acting as the ChannelRoot for a given channelKey, if any  
removeAllowedChannel(channelKey: string): void Remove a channel from the list of allowed channels of the IModelDb for this session.  

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Last Updated: 29 October, 2025