To develop applications that use the RESTful Web Service SDKs, you must be able to log on to a BI platform deployment that has RESTful web services installed.
See the BI platform RESTful Web Service Developer Guide to learn about:
The RESTful Web Service SDKs also rely on the BI platform RESTful Web Service API for session management and repository access.
The SDKs comply with the REST methodology. You can access them using any programming language that supports making HTTP requests. You can send HTTP requests from any operating system, either Microsoft Windows or UNIX, or even from a mobile platform. You can also make HTTP requests without writing code by using tools that make HTTP requests.
Both XML and JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) request and response formats are
supported. For more information on the JSON format, see www.json.org
and RFC4627
. For more information on the XML format, see www.w3.org/XML
.
Before using the RESTful Web Service SDKs, make sure the WebApplicationContainerServer (WACS) server is running. This server hosts the RESTful web services. You can also decide to trace the server activity.