Export & Import Content

The web service calls categorized in this section are related to exporting and importing content. The web service API is currently limited to exporting or importing the following types of content:

Report
Report category
Report subcategory
Data source
View
Dashboard
Transformation flow

Web service calls related to exporting content involve an object called ContentResource. (Refer to the object definitions for more details on this object.) In order to import content using a web service, you would need a YFX or XML file. This is retrieved by calling the EXPORTCONTENT function, or using Yellowfin's export functionality. Note, however, that a file generated via this functionality will contain more content types than those currently supported by the web service API.

This function returns all Yellowfin content that can be exported or imported.

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 "GETCONTENT".
OrgRef	String	This optional parameter can be used to specify a client org. ID

Request Example

Below is a SOAP XML example for this request:

<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>GETCONTENT</function>           
         </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

ContentResources

ContentResource[]

Object array containing details of Yellowfin's content that can be exported.

Response Example

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

<S:Envelope xmlns:S="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <S:Body>
      <ns2:remoteAdministrationCallResponse xmlns:ns2="http://webservices.web.mi.hof.com/">
         <return>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceCode>AUDITREPORTS</resourceCode>
               <resourceDescription>Audit Reports</resourceDescription>
               <resourceId>56339</resourceId>
               <resourceName>Audit Reports</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>RPTCATEGORY</resourceType>
               <resourceUUID>a6bdc6b5-a832-42a2-98c7-18273900d0aa</resourceUUID>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceCode>ADMINREPORTS</resourceCode>
               <resourceDescription>Admin Reports</resourceDescription>
               <resourceId>56340</resourceId>
               <resourceName>Admin Reports</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>RPTSUBCATEGORY</resourceType>
               <resourceUUID>f7fb32b7-1573-4899-916f-c34afb9a865d</resourceUUID>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceCode>CONTENTUSAGE</resourceCode>
               <resourceDescription>Content Usage</resourceDescription>
               <resourceId>56341</resourceId>
               <resourceName>Content Usage</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>RPTSUBCATEGORY</resourceType>
               <resourceUUID>6bae5230-c1f9-4491-8a8b-f14b1ae660d7</resourceUUID>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceCode>USERACCESS</resourceCode>
               <resourceDescription>User Access</resourceDescription>
               <resourceId>56342</resourceId>
               <resourceName>User Access</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>RPTSUBCATEGORY</resourceType>
               <resourceUUID>0c7ddde4-fa03-4e88-b37b-7b5e4aad5e1d</resourceUUID>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceCode>TUTORIAL</resourceCode>
               <resourceDescription>Tutorial</resourceDescription>
               <resourceId>60706</resourceId>
               <resourceName>Tutorial</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>RPTCATEGORY</resourceType>
               <resourceUUID>a23c2ec6-a2fa-45c7-b5da-dcf3f02e6633</resourceUUID>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceCode>ATHLETES</resourceCode>
               <resourceDescription>Athletes</resourceDescription>
               <resourceId>60707</resourceId>
               <resourceName>Athletes</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>RPTSUBCATEGORY</resourceType>
               <resourceUUID>72e4b4bd-a482-4a01-a031-c6ab76dbb3a5</resourceUUID>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceCode>CAMP</resourceCode>
               <resourceDescription>Camp</resourceDescription>
               <resourceId>60708</resourceId>
               <resourceName>Camp</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>RPTSUBCATEGORY</resourceType>
               <resourceUUID>465411e5-594b-478e-af64-c0f59fc4546f</resourceUUID>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceCode>KPIS</resourceCode>
               <resourceDescription>KPIs</resourceDescription>
               <resourceId>60709</resourceId>
               <resourceName>KPIs</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>RPTSUBCATEGORY</resourceType>
               <resourceUUID>d514c643-dc01-4781-8905-d34e761ccd19</resourceUUID>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceCode>MARKETINGBOOKING</resourceCode>
               <resourceDescription>Marketing &amp; Booking</resourceDescription>
               <resourceId>60710</resourceId>
               <resourceName>Marketing &amp; Booking</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>RPTSUBCATEGORY</resourceType>
               <resourceUUID>dbe6d0a3-c088-4d71-b65a-f383aaa54be9</resourceUUID>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceCode>TRAINING</resourceCode>
               <resourceDescription>Training</resourceDescription>
               <resourceId>60711</resourceId>
               <resourceName>Training</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>RPTSUBCATEGORY</resourceType>
               <resourceUUID>c503ea57-cc69-43a9-98bc-a90ebbe1c864</resourceUUID>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceDescription/>
               <resourceId>70101</resourceId>
               <resourceName>Oracle database</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>DATASOURCE</resourceType>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceDescription/>
               <resourceId>70109</resourceId>
               <resourceName>Oracle</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>DATASOURCE</resourceType>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceDescription>Ski Team is the demonstration and tutorial database.</resourceDescription>
               <resourceId>54700</resourceId>
               <resourceName>Ski Team</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>DATASOURCE</resourceType>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceDescription/>
               <resourceId>54701</resourceId>
               <resourceName>Yellowfin Configuration Database</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>DATASOURCE</resourceType>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceDescription/>
               <resourceId>70108</resourceId>
               <resourceName>c</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>DATASOURCE</resourceType>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceDescription/>
               <resourceId>70110</resourceId>
               <resourceName>f</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>DATASOURCE</resourceType>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceDescription>This is a tutorial view for training and demo purposes.</resourceDescription>
               <resourceId>60543</resourceId>
               <resourceName>Ski Team</resourceName>
               <resourceType>VIEW</resourceType>
               <resourceUUID>e3632adb-5194-460c-a172-c085416f493f</resourceUUID>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceDescription>This view should be used to monitor usage of Yellowfin by User and Content Type.</resourceDescription>
               <resourceId>56169</resourceId>
               <resourceName>Yellowfin Usage Audit</resourceName>
               <resourceType>VIEW</resourceType>
               <resourceUUID>fb6416c4-441e-42b3-a442-e7426f25f6b4</resourceUUID>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceDescription>This dashboard contains a set of reports covering general system and admin information, including performance, sessions, data source &amp; view usage.</resourceDescription>
               <resourceId>57438</resourceId>
               <resourceName>Admin</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>GROUP</resourceType>
               <resourceUUID>33827292-cda6-4071-965f-730ccbc53519</resourceUUID>
            </contentResources>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceDescription>This is an analytic tab that is used to understand examine metrics split by various demographics and filters.</resourceDescription>
               <resourceId>61195</resourceId>
               <resourceName>Analysis</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>GROUP</resourceType>
               <resourceUUID>f19e63f5-7175-4c57-897d-ed865aba8972</resourceUUID>
            </contentResources>
            </contentResources> 
            <errorCode>0</errorCode>
            <messages>Successfully Authenticated User: admin@yellowfin.com.au</messages>
            <messages>Web Service Request Complete</messages>
            <sessionId>92029c8ae4f1db0f33bf0b7370c1088a</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:

Define the request for this function, which includes logging in as the admin user and specifying the web service call to perform:
```
rsr.setLoginId("admin@yellowfin.com.au"); 
rsr.setPassword("test"); 
rsr.setOrgId(1);
rsr.setFunction("GETCONTENT");
```
You may even identify a specific client organization:
```
rsr.setOrgRef("org1");
```

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

The response will contain the following elements: StatusCode and ContentResource. (See details in the Response Parameters table above.)

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_ getcontent.jsp.
Put the file in the root folder: Yellowfin/appserver/webapps/ROOT.
Adjust the host, port, and admin user details according to your environment.
Run http://<host>:<port>/ws_ getcontent.jsp from your Internet browser.

<%   	
/*    	ws_getcontent.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 webservices admin account
rsr.setPassword("test");                                         	// change to be the password of the account above
rsr.setOrgId(1);
rsr.setFunction("GETCONTENT");
 
AdministrationServiceResponse rs = adminService.remoteAdministrationCall(rsr);
        	if ("SUCCESS".equals(rs.getStatusCode()) ) {
                    	out.write("<br>Success");
                    	ContentResource[] crs = rs.getContentResources();
                    	out.write("<table>");
                    	out.write("<tr><td> id </td><td> type </td><td> UUID </td></tr>");
                    	for (ContentResource c: crs) {
                                	out.write("<tr>");
                                	out.write("<td>" + c.getResourceId() + "</td><td>" + c.getResourceType() + "</td><td>" + c.getResourceUUID() + "</td>");
                                	out.write("</tr>");
                    	}
        	}
        	else {
        	out.write("<br>Failure");
        	out.write(" Code: " + rs.getErrorCode());
        	}       	
%>

This function returns all the dependencies of a specific content. The ContentResource object is used to specify the content with the help of the resource ID (which can be retrieved using the GETCONTENT call). For instance if a report is the defined content type, then the response will display its dependencies, such as the report category, sub category, data source, view, etc.

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 "GETEXPORTDEPENDENCIES".
OrgRef	String	This optional parameter can be used to specify a client org. ID.
ContentResources	ContentResource	Object containing metadata of the content whose dependencies are to be retrieved. See table below.

The following parameters are specified in the ContentResource object to call this function:

ContentResource Element

Data Type

Description

ResourceID

Integer

Mandatory parameter to provide internal ID of the content.

ResourceType

String

Mandatory parameter to specify the content type. Could be one of:

RPTCATEGORY
RPTSUBCATEGORY
DATASOURCE
VIEW
GROUP
REPORT
ETLPROCESS

ResourceUUID

String

This optional parameter can be used to provide the UUID of the content.

Request Example

Below is a SOAP XML example for this request:

<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>GETEXPORTDEPENDENCIES</function>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceId>56169</resourceId>
               <resourceType>VIEW</resourceType>
            </contentResources>          
         </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

ContentResources

ContentResource[]

Object array containing metadata of the specified artifact's dependencies.

Response Example

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

<S:Envelope xmlns:S="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <S:Body>
      <ns2:remoteAdministrationCallResponse xmlns:ns2="http://webservices.web.mi.hof.com/">
         <return>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceDescription/>
               <resourceId>54701</resourceId>
               <resourceName>Yellowfin Configuration Database</resourceName>
               <resourceOrgId>1</resourceOrgId>
               <resourceType>DATASOURCE</resourceType>
            </contentResources>
            <errorCode>0</errorCode>
            <messages>Successfully Authenticated User: admin@yellowfin.com.au</messages>
            <messages>Web Service Request Complete</messages>
            <sessionId>97d7f893d787daf2806a13cdfa6f09d3</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:

Define the request for this function, which includes logging in as the admin user and specifying the web service call to perform:
```
rsr.setLoginId("admin@yellowfin.com.au"); 
rsr.setPassword("test"); 
rsr.setOrgId(1);
rsr.setFunction("GETEXPORTDEPENDENCIES");
```
You may even identify a specific client organization:
```
rsr.setOrgRef("org1");
```

Using a ContentResource object, specify details of the content whose dependencies are to be retrieved:

ContentResource[] cr = new ContentResource[1];
 
cr[0] = new ContentResource();
cr[0].setResourceId(70307);
cr[0].setResourceType("GROUP");
cr[0].setResourceOrgId(1);

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

The response will contain the following elements: StatusCode and ContentResource. (See details in the Response Parameters table above.)

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_ getexportdependencies.jsp.
Put the file in the root folder: Yellowfin/appserver/webapps/ROOT.
Adjust the host, port, and admin user details according to your environment.
Run http://<host>:<port>/ws_ getexportdependencies.jsp from your Internet browser.

<%   	
/*    	ws_getexportdependecies.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.*" %>
<%@ page import="java.nio.file.Files" %>
<%@ page import="java.io.PrintWriter" %>
<%
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 webservices admin account
rsr.setPassword("test");                                // set to the password of the account above
rsr.setOrgId(1);
rsr.setFunction("GETEXPORTDEPENDENCIES");
 
ContentResource[] cr = new ContentResource[1];
 
cr[0] = new ContentResource();
cr[0].setResourceId(70307);
cr[0].setResourceType("GROUP");
cr[0].setResourceOrgId(1);
 
rsr.setContentResources(cr);
 
AdministrationServiceResponse rs = adminService.remoteAdministrationCall(rsr);
 
if ("SUCCESS".equals(rs.getStatusCode()) ) {
        	out.write("<br>Success");
        	ContentResource[] crs = rs.getContentResources();
        	out.write("<table>");
        	out.write("<tr><td> id </td><td> type </td><td> UUID </td></tr>");
        	for (ContentResource c: crs) {
                    	out.write("<tr>");
                    	out.write("<td>" + c.getResourceId() + "</td><td>" + c.getResourceType() + "</td><td>" + c.getResourceUUID() + "</td>");
                    	out.write("</tr>");
   }
} else {
        	out.write("Failure");
        	out.write(" Code: " + rs.getErrorCode());
}
%>

This function exports selected Yellowfin content into an XML file.

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 "EXPORTCONTENT".
OrgRef	String	This optional parameter can be used to specify a client org. ID.
ContentResources	ContentResource	Object used to specify the content that is to be exported. See table below.

The following parameters are specified in the ContentResource object to call this function:

ContentResource Element

Data Type

Description

ResourceID

Integer

Mandatory parameter to provide internal ID of the content.

ResourceType

String

Mandatory parameter to specify the content type. Could be one of:

RPTCATEGORY
RPTSUBCATEGORY
DATASOURCE
VIEW
GROUP
REPORT
ETLPROCESS

ResourceUUID

String

This optional parameter can be used to provide the UUID of the content.

Request Example

Below is a SOAP XML example for this request:

<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>EXPORTCONTENT</function>
            <contentResources>
               <resourceId>56169</resourceId>
               <resourceType>VIEW</resourceType>
            </contentResources>          
         </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

BinaryAttachments

ReportBinaryObject[]

Object array containing details of Yellowfin's content that can be exported. See table below.

The ReportBinaryObject array will return the following parameters with this call:

ReportBinaryObject Element	Data Type	Description
Key	String	The unique key for binary object storage for this function will be "EXPORT/XML".
ContentType	String	The MIME type for this function will be "text/XML".
Data	Byte[]	This array will contain the metadata of the content that can be saved into an XML file.

Response Example

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

<S:Envelope xmlns:S="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
   <S:Body>
      <ns2:remoteAdministrationCallResponse xmlns:ns2="http://webservices.web.mi.hof.com/">
         <return>
            <binaryAttachments>
               <contentType>text/xml</contentType>
               <data>PD94bFORERST1A8L.....</data>
               <key>EXPORTXML</key>
            </binaryAttachments>
            <errorCode>0</errorCode>
            <messages>Successfully Authenticated User: admin@yellowfin.com.au</messages>
            <messages>Web Service Request Complete</messages>
            <sessionId>111efc95cc598355645e6bf8d588d80f</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:

Define the request for this function, which includes logging in as the admin user and specifying the web service call to perform:
```
rsr.setLoginId("admin@yellowfin.com.au"); 
rsr.setPassword("test"); 
rsr.setOrgId(1);
rsr.setFunction("EXPORTCONTENT");
```

Specify which content to export by using an object:

ContentResource[] cr = new ContentResource[1];
cr[0] = new ContentResource();
cr[0].setResourceId(70058);
cr[0].setResourceType("GROUP");
cr[0].setResourceOrgId(1);

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

The response will contain the following elements: StatusCode and ReportBinaryObject. (See details in the Response Parameters table above.)

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_exportcontent.jsp.
Put the file in the root folder: Yellowfin/appserver/webapps/ROOT.
Adjust the host, port, and admin user details according to your environment.
Run http://<host>:<port>/ws_exportcontent.jsp from your Internet browser.

<%   	
/*    	ws_exportcontent.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.*" %>
<%@ page import="java.nio.file.Files" %>
<%@ page import="java.io.PrintWriter" %>
<%
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("EXPORTCONTENT");
 
// specify which dashboard to export:
ContentResource[] cr = new ContentResource[1];
cr[0] = new ContentResource();
cr[0].setResourceId(70058);
cr[0].setResourceType("GROUP");
cr[0].setResourceOrgId(1);
 
rsr.setContentResources(cr);
 
AdministrationServiceResponse rs = adminService.remoteAdministrationCall(rsr);
 
if ("SUCCESS".equals(rs.getStatusCode()) ) {
        	out.write("<br>Success");
        	byte[] data = rs.getBinaryAttachments()[0].getData();
        	String xml = new String(data, "UTF-8");
        	PrintWriter writer = new PrintWriter("/Applications/Yellowfin 7.4/YFexport.xml", "UTF-8");
        	writer.println(xml);
        	writer.close();
        	
        	ReportBinaryObject[] bo = rs.getBinaryAttachments();
        	for (ReportBinaryObject o : bo){
                    	out.write("<br><br>Key: " + o.getKey());
                    	out.write("<br>Content Type: " + o.getContentType());
        	}
        	
 
} else {
        	out.write("Failure");
        	out.write(" Code: " + rs.getErrorCode());
}
%>

This function prepares import content, by placing specified content from a YFX or XML file into a ContentResource object.

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 "GETIMPORTCONTENT".
OrgRef	String	This optional parameter can be used to specify a client org. ID.
Parameter	String[]	This array contains strings String array. The first String is UTF-8 string representation of byte array. The second String is “YFX” or “XML” depending on the file type.

The following parameters are specified in the ContentResource object to call this function:

ContentResource Element

Data Type

Description

ResourceID

Integer

Mandatory parameter to provide internal ID of the content.

ResourceType

String

Mandatory parameter to specify the content type. Could be one of:

RPTCATEGORY
RPTSUBCATEGORY
DATASOURCE
VIEW
GROUP
REPORT
ETLPROCESS

ResourceUUID

String

This optional parameter can be used to provide the UUID of the content.

Request Example

Below is a SOAP XML example for this request:

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

ContentResources

ContentResource[]

Object array containing details of Yellowfin's content that can be exported.

Response Example

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

Instructions

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

Define the request for this function, which includes logging in as the admin user and specifying the web service call to perform:
```
rsr.setLoginId("admin@yellowfin.com.au"); 
rsr.setPassword("test"); 
rsr.setOrgId(1);
rsr.setFunction("GETCONTENT");
```
You may even identify a specific client organization:
```
rsr.setOrgRef("org1");
```

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

The response will contain the following elements: StatusCode and ContentResource. (See details in the Response Parameters table above.)

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_ getcontent.jsp.
Put the file in the root folder: Yellowfin/appserver/webapps/ROOT.
Adjust the host, port, and admin user details according to your environment.
Run http://<host>:<port>/ws_ getcontent.jsp from your Internet browser.

Tips & Tricks

The basic function for exporting is GETCONTENT that returns content details in the ContentResource object, which can further be used with other web service calls to import, export or validate content.
Instead of searching for dependencies manually, use the GETEXPORTDEPENDENCIES to get a list of dependencies, and then pass them to another call.
To retrieve a Yellowfin XML file, create an array of ContentResource objects and call the EXPORTCONTENT. You can proceed to import this file in another Yellowfin environment as well.

Limitations

Currently the a few types of content cannot be imported via web services: images, themes, storyboards, users and user groups.

Content

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Export & Import Content

Request Parameters

Request Example

Response Parameters

Response Example

Instructions

Complete Example

Request Parameters

Request Example

Response Parameters

Response Example

Instructions

Complete Example

Request Parameters

Request Example

Response Parameters

Response Example

Instructions

Complete Example

Request Parameters

Request Example

Response Parameters

Response Example

Instructions

Complete Example

Tips & Tricks

Limitations