How to use tcRequestOperationsIntf API to create a self-request?

Question

According to documentation, I can use tcRequestOperationsIntf API methods to create and manage requests.
How can I use these methods to initiate a self-request (for provisioning user a new resource)?
Because when I create a usual request, it's equivalent to direct provisioning the resource (from the user's resource profile) then all approval processes are bypassed :(

Answer 1

While tcUserOperationsIntf.provisionResource would provision the resource to the user bypassing the approval, tcRequestOperationsIntf can be used to raise a request to provision a user with a resource along with approval, if approval is defined for that resource in the approval process.
Here is a sample code for raising a request to provision user (lUserKey) with resource object (lObjectKey)
///Created the request object for provisioning the RO
requestObj = (tcRequestOperationsIntf) utilFactory.getUtility("Thor.API.Operations.tcRequestOperationsIntf");
HashMap reqMap = new HashMap();
reqMap.put("Requests.Target Type", "U");
reqMap.put("Requests.Object Request Type", "Add");
reqMap.put("Requests.Type", "U");
lRequestKey = requestObj.createRequest(reqMap);
//Adding user to be provisioned for
requestObj.addRequestUser(lRequestKey, lUserKey);
//Adding object to be provisioned
requestObj.addRequestObject(lRequestKey, lObjectKey);
//create the request
requestObj.completeRequestCreation(lRequestKey);
Hope it helps,
Rgds, Ajay