Parameters

The term "parameter" refers to the element defined in the request body manipulated by the web service. It represents contexts, @Prompts, and object parameters.

SDK Functionality
BI Semantic Layer RESTful Web Service SDK
  • Resolve contexts in universes
  • Answer @Prompts in universes
  • Answer object parameters defined in data foundations and business layers, and used as filters or in @Prompts.
Web Intelligence RESTful Web Service SDK
  • Resolve contexts of queries based on universes
  • Identify and fill in prompts with values to refresh documents. Prompts may come from @Prompts in universes, object parameters defined in data foundations and business layers, SAP BW parameters or be defined in the query.

Supported parameters and list of values include:

  • Index-aware parameters
  • Optional and non optional parameters
  • Cascading parameters
  • Index-aware lists of values
  • Lists of values with multiple columns for UNX universes only
  • Hierarchical lists of values for UNX universes only
  • Object parameters

See the Information Design Tool User Guide for more information on contexts, @Prompts, and object parameters.