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title	GETREPORTSWITHCOMMENTS

This function returns all reports with comments, that are accessible to a specified user. Use the AdministrationPerson object to specify the user.

If a client organization is specifed, then all the commented reports from there will be retrieved, otherwise reports from the default organization will be obtained.

Request Parameters

The following parameters should be passed with this request:

Request Element	Data Type	Description
LoginId	String	An admin account to connect to Yellowfin web services. This can be the user ID or the email address, depending on the Logon ID method. This account must have the “web services” role enabled, and must belong to the default (i.e. primary) org.
Password	String	Password of the above account.
OrgId	Integer	Default (i.e. primary) organization ID within Yellowfin. Always set this to 1.
Function	String	Web service function. Set this to "GETREPORTSWITHCOMMENTS".
Person	AdministrationPerson	Object containing details of the user. See table below.
OrgRef	String	Client organization reference ID. This parameter is not mandatory.

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These are the main parameters that you must set in the AdministrationPerson object for this web service call:

AdministrationPerson Element	Data Type	Description
UserId	String	To identify the user for whom to retrieve the reports. This could be the user ID or email address, depending on the Logon ID method.

Request Example

Below is a SOAP XML example for this request:

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language	xml
theme	Confluence

<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:web="http://webservices.web.mi.hof.com/">
   <soapenv:Header/>
   <soapenv:Body>
      <web:remoteAdministrationCall>
         <arg0>
 		  <loginId>admin@yellowfin.com.au</loginId>
            <password>test</password>
            <orgId>1</orgId>
            <function>GETREPORTSWITHCOMMENTS</function>
            <person>
                <userId>admin@yellowfin.com.au</userId>              
            </person>       
         </arg0>
      </web:remoteAdministrationCall>
   </soapenv:Body>
</soapenv:Envelope>

Response Parameters

The returned response will contain these parameters:

Response Element

Data Type

Description

StatusCode

String

Status of the web service call. Possible values include:

SUCCESS
FAILURE

Person

AdministrationPerson

Full details of the user.

Reports

AdministrationReport[]

An array that contains details of the commented report.

Response Example

The service will return the below response, according to our SOAP example:

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language	xml
theme	Confluence

<S:Envelope xmlns:S="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <S:Body>
      <ns2:remoteAdministrationCallResponse xmlns:ns2="http://webservices.web.mi.hof.com/">
         <return>
            <errorCode>0</errorCode>
            <messages>Successfully Authenticated User: admin@yellowfin.com.au</messages>
            <messages>Getting user information...</messages>
            <messages>Getting user information...</messages>
            <messages>Web Service Request Complete</messages>
            <person>
               <emailAddress>admin@yellowfin.com.au</emailAddress>
               <firstName>System</firstName>
               <initial/>
               <ipId>5</ipId>
               <languageCode>EN</languageCode>
               <lastName>Administrator</lastName>
               <roleCode>YFADMIN</roleCode>
               <salutationCode/>
               <status>ACTIVE</status>
               <timeZoneCode>AUSTRALIA/SYDNEY</timeZoneCode>
               <userId>admin@yellowfin.com.au</userId>
            </person>
            <reports>
               <authoringMode>JAVA</authoringMode>
               <averageRunTime>0</averageRunTime>
               <birtData/>
               <chartTypeCode/>
               <dashboardEnabled>true</dashboardEnabled>
               <dataOutput>COLUMN</dataOutput>
               <deliveryMode/>
               <executionObject/>
               <lastModifiedDate>2017-06-26T00:00:00+10:00</lastModifiedDate>
               <lastModifierId>5</lastModifierId>
               <lastModifierName>System Administrator</lastModifierName>
               <lastRunTime>0</lastRunTime>
               <publishDate>2014-08-20T00:00:00+10:00</publishDate>
               <reportCategory>Tutorial</reportCategory>
               <reportDescription>Drill Anywhere report to compare invoicing figures by different categories.</reportDescription>
               <reportId>61025</reportId>
               <reportName>Invoice vs. Estimate</reportName>
               <reportSubCategory>Marketing &amp; Booking</reportSubCategory>
               <reportTemplate>REPORTANDCHART</reportTemplate>
               <reportUUID>879d3175-1d40-4495-a4d4-45a24e781e53</reportUUID>
               <roleCode>OPERATIONAL</roleCode>
               <sourceName/>
               <usage>1</usage>
               <viewDescription>Ski Team</viewDescription>
               <viewId>70103</viewId>
               <viewName>New View</viewName>
            </reports>
            <sessionId>5504cc102037ca2193083902900abf75</sessionId>
            <statusCode>SUCCESS</statusCode>
         </return>
      </ns2:remoteAdministrationCallResponse>
   </S:Body>
</S:Envelope>

Instructions

See below for step-by-step instructions on how to perform this call, using a Java example:

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title	Step-by-step instructions

Start with a basic request for this function, which includes logging in as the admin user and specifying the web service call to perform:

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AdministrationServiceRequest rsr = new AdministrationServiceRequest();

rsr.setLoginId("admin@yellowfin.com.au");
rsr.setPassword("test");
rsr.setOrgId(1);

rsr.setFunction("GETREPORTSWITHCOMMENTS");

Specify the user for whom to retrieve the report:

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language	java

AdministrationPerson ap = new AdministrationPerson();
ap.setUserId("admin@yellowfin.com.au");

rsr.setPerson(ap);

Once the request is configured, perform the call:
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AdministrationServiceResponse rs = adminService.remoteAdministrationCall(rsr);
Initialize the Administration web service. Click here to learn how to do this.

The response returned will contain these parameters:

Response Element

Data Type

Description

StatusCode

String

Status of the web service call. Possible values include:

SUCCESS
FAILURE

Person

AdministrationPerson

Full details of the user.

Reports

AdministrationReport[]

An array that contains details of commented reports.

Complete Example

Below is a full example of this web service call. To use it for yourself, carry out the following the steps:

Copy the code and save it as ws_ getreportswithcomments.jsp.
Put the file in the root folder: Yellowfin/appserver/webapps/ROOT.
Adjust the host, port, and admin user according to your environment.
Run http://<host>:<port>/ws_ getreportswithcomments.jsp from your Internet browser.

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theme	Eclipse

<%            
/*              ws_getreportswithcomments.jsp              */
%>
<%@ page language="java" contentType="text/html; charset=UTF-8" %>
<%@ page import="com.hof.util.*, java.util.*, java.text.*" %> 
<%@ page import="com.hof.web.form.*" %>
<%@ page import="com.hof.mi.web.service.*" %>
<%
AdministrationServiceService s_adm = new AdministrationServiceServiceLocator("localhost",8080, "/services/AdministrationService", false);        // adjust host and port number
AdministrationServiceSoapBindingStub adminService = (AdministrationServiceSoapBindingStub) s_adm.getAdministrationService();
AdministrationServiceRequest rsr = new AdministrationServiceRequest();

rsr.setLoginId("admin@yellowfin.com.au");          // provide your Yellowfin web services admin account
rsr.setPassword("test");                           // set to the password of the above account
rsr.setOrgId(1);
rsr.setFunction("GETREPORTSWITHCOMMENTS");
rsr.setOrgRef("org1");
AdministrationPerson ap = new AdministrationPerson();
ap.setUserId("admin@yellowfin.com.au");  			
rsr.setPerson(ap);

AdministrationServiceResponse rs = adminService.remoteAdministrationCall(rsr);
if ("SUCCESS".equals(rs.getStatusCode()) ) {
	out.write("Success<br>" + rs.getReports().length + " reports retrieved");
	
	// get the report details:
	AdministrationReport[] rpts = rs.getReports();
	for (AdministrationReport r: rpts){
		out.write("<br><br>Report Name: " + r.getReportName());
		out.write("<br>Description: " + r.getReportDescription());
		out.write("<br>Category: " + r.getReportCategory());
		out.write("<br>Subcategory: " + r.getReportSubCategory());
	}
} else {
	out.write("Failure");
	out.write(" Code: " + rs.getErrorCode());
}
%>

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