The web services in this section are related to user comments on Yellowfin reports.
This function is used to set the status of a report comment. The status options include: OPEN, EDITED, RESOLVED and DELETED.
Request Elements
The following elements will be passed with this request:
Request Element | Data Type | Description |
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LoginId | String | Yellowfin web services administrator user Id. This can be the user ID or the email address, depending on the Logon ID method. This Yellowfin 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. |
ReportRequest | String | Web services function. Set this to "COMMENTSTATUS". |
ReportComment | Object containing details of the report comment whose status is to be set. See table below. | |
OrgRef | String | Client Org Internal Reference Id (optional). Use this to search for the report in the referenced Client Org. If this is not set, then the report will be searched in the default (primary) org. |
ReportId | Integer | You can provide a report ID to search for a particular report. |
These are the mandatory parameters that you need to set in the ReportComment object for this function:
ReportComment Element | Data Type | Description | Retrieval Code |
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CommentId | Integer | ID of comment |
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StatusCode | String | Provide the new status. The status option include: OPEN, EDITED, RESOLVED and DELETED. |
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Request Example
The following SOAP example shows the parameters that you can pass to this call:
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:web="http://webservices.web.mi.hof.com/"> <soapenv:Header/> <soapenv:Body> <web:remoteReportCall> <arg0> <loginId>admin@yellowfin.com.au</loginId> <password>test</password> <orgId>1</orgId> <reportRequest>COMMENTSTATUS</reportRequest> <reportId>60712</reportId> <reportComment> <commentId>12345</commentId> <statusCode>OPEN</statusCode> </reportComment> </arg0> </web:remoteReportCall> </soapenv:Body> </soapenv:Envelope>
Response Elements
The response returned will contain these parameters:
Response Element | Data Type | Description |
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StatusCode | String | Status of the web service call. Possible values include:
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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:remoteReportCallResponse xmlns:ns2="http://webservices.web.mi.hof.com/"> <return> <canDrill>false</canDrill> <dashboardEnabled>false</dashboardEnabled> <errorCode>0</errorCode> <messages>Successfully Authenticated User: admin@yellowfin.com.au</messages> <messages>Web Service Request Complete</messages> <private>false</private> <sessionId>6dc344c3e5dee88864998f4acc17d676</sessionId> <statusCode>SUCCESS</statusCode> </return> </ns2:remoteReportCallResponse> </S:Body> </S:Envelope>
Instructions
See below for step-by-step instructions on how to perform this call, using a Java example:
Here's a basic request to perform this call, which includes logging in as the admin user and specifying the web service call to perform:
ReportServiceRequest rsr = new ReportServiceRequest(); rsr.setLoginId("admin@yellowfin.com.au"); rsr.setPassword("test"); rsr.setOrgId(new Integer(1)); rsr.setReportRequest("COMMENTSTATUS");
If you need to specify the client org where the report exists, add this to your code:
rsr.setOrgRef("org1"); // search for the report in this client org
This function requires a ReportComment object to specify the new status to be given to the report:
ReportComment rc=new ReportComment();
You can even specify which report's comment to change the status of:
rc.setReportId(60712);
Specify which comment to change the status of, and the new status option:
rc.setCommentId(12345); rc.setStatusCode("OPEN");
Pass the 'rc' object to the request:
rsr.setReportComment(rc);
Once the request is configured, carry out the call:
ReportServiceResponse rs=rsc.remoteReportCall(rsr);
Initialize the Report web service. Click here to learn how to do this.
The response returned will contain the following parameter:
Response Element
Data Type
Description
StatusCode
String
Status of the web service call. Possible values include:
- SUCCESS
- FAILURE
Complete Example
Below is a full example of this function. To use it for yourself, carry out the following the steps:
- Copy the code and save it as ws_commentstatus.jsp.
- Put the file in the root folder, which is Yellowfin/appserver/webapps/ROOT.
- Adjust host, port, and admin user to add details according to your environment.
- Run http://<host>:<port>/ws_commentstatus.jsp from your Internet browser.
<% /* ws_commentstatus.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="javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext" %> <%@ page import="javax.xml.bind.Marshaller" %> <%@ page import="java.io.StringWriter" %> <%@ page import="javax.xml.bind.JAXBElement" %> <%@ page import="javax.xml.namespace.QName" %> <% /* Create Group Using Java generated stubs rather that using the Yellowfin webservices API.. */ ReportService rsc = new ReportService(); //("localhost", 8080, "admin@yellowfin.com.au", "test", "/services/ReportService"); ReportServiceRequest rsr = new ReportServiceRequest(); rsr.setLoginId("admin@yellowfin.com.au"); rsr.setPassword("test"); rsr.setOrgId(new Integer(1)); rsr.setReportRequest("COMMENTSTATUS"); ReportComment rc=new ReportComment(); rc.setReportId(60712); rc.setCommentId(12345); rc.setStatusCode("OPEN"); rsr.setReportComment(rc); ReportServiceResponse rs=rsc.remoteReportCall(rsr); if ("SUCCESS".equals(rs.getStatusCode())) { JAXBContext context = JAXBContext.newInstance(ReportServiceResponse.class); Marshaller m = context.createMarshaller(); m.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_FORMATTED_OUTPUT, Boolean.TRUE); // To format XML JAXBElement<ReportServiceResponse> rootElement = new JAXBElement<ReportServiceResponse>(new QName("ReportServiceResponse"), ReportServiceResponse.class, rs); m.marshal(rootElement,out); //out.write("Success"); } else { out.write("Failure"); out.write(" Code: " + rs.getErrorCode()); } %>