The SAP BusinessObjects RESTful Web Service SDKs allow you to access the resources of the SAP BusinessObjects BI platform (universes, Web Intelligence documents and reports) stored in the CMS repository using the HTTP protocol. You implement CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations so that the provided web services send requests over HTTP and receives responses in the XML or JSON format.
For example, you can use these SDKs to retrieve data from a data provider and expose it through reports built with report elements. You can perform report scheduling and drill through a report to explore and analyze business data. You can also browse universe metadata, submit and execute queries.
The SDKs allow you to address some business requirements that can include: