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Accessing Visual Analysis

All the properties are encapsulated as JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) objects. It will help if you obtain some knowledge on JSON to understand the syntax more clearly.

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Creating a New Visual Analysis Session

Parameters

  • jrd_catalog={ // A ResourceDef object to describe a catalog.
    "name":"/SampleReports/SampleReports.cat", // Required. The name and the full path of the catalog. The path could be a disk path or a server resource tree path. For the latter, it could be either in the My Reports folder (/USERFOLDERPATH/admin/) or in the Public Reports folder (/).
    "ver":"-1", // Optional. The version number of the catalog.
    "real":"false" // Optional. true means the catalog path is a real disk path and false means a server resource tree path. When it is a real path, "real":"true" must be specified. 
    }
  • jrd_datasource={ // A DataSource object to describe a data source.
    "catalog":{"name":"/SampleReports/SampleReports.cat","ver":"-1","real":"false"}, // A ResourceDef object to describe a catalog.
    "ds:"Data Source 1", // Data source name.
    "query":"Query1", // Query name.
    "bv":"WorldWideSalesBV" // Business view name.
    }
  • jrd_catpath={"name":"/SampleReports"} // The catalog path in the server resouce tree.

Examples

  • Create a new session with specified business view information. The data source selection panel will not pop up.

    http://localhost:8888/webos/app/designer/run.jsp?jrd_datasource={"catalog":{"name":"/SampleReports/SampleReports.cat"},"ds":"Data Source 1","query":"WorldWideSales","bv":"WorldWideSalesBV"}

  • Create a new session with specified catalog. This entry will pop data source panel and only include business views which belong to the specified catalog.

    http://localhost:8888/webos/app/designer/run.jsp?jrd_catalog={"name":"/SampleReports/SampleReports.cat","ver":"-1","real":"false"}

  • Create a new session with specified catalog path. This entry will pop data source panel and include all catalogs and business views in them which are under the specified catalog path and its sub folders.

    http://localhost:8888/webos/app/designer/run.jsp?jrd_catpath={"name":"/SampleReports"}

  • Create a new session without any data source information:

    http://localhost:8888/webos/app/designer/run.jsp

    It is equal to the following:

    http://localhost:8888/webos/app/designer/run.jsp?jrd_catpath={"name":"/"}

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Opening an Existing Analysis Template

Parameter

  • jrd_resext={
    "active":0,
    "reslst":[ // Specifies the analysis template to open. 
{
"name":"/SampleReports/VisualComponent 1.va", // The analysis template file name with its full path. The path could be a disk path or a server resource tree path. For the latter, it could be either in the My Reports folder (/USERFOLDERPATH/admin/) or in the Public Reports folder (/).
      "ver":"-1", // Optional: The version number of the analysis template. -1 means the latest version.
      "real":"false", // Optional. Value: true/false. true means the resource path is a real disk path and false means a server resource tree path. When it is a real path, "real":"true" must be specified. 
    DataSource: {
    
"catalog":{"name":"/SampleReports/SampleReports.cat","ver":"-1","real":"false"}, // A ResourceDef object to describe a catalog. 
        "ds:"Data Source 1", // Data source name.
        "query":"Query1", // Query name.
        "bv":"WorldWideSalesBV" // Business view name. 
}
}
]    
}

Example

  • http://localhost:8888/webos/app/designer/run.jsp?jrd_resext={"reslst":[{"name":"/SampleReports/VisualComponent 1.va","ver":"-1","real":"false"}],"active":"0"}

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