REST API for Oracle Essbase

Copy Filter

post

/essbase/rest/v1/applications/{applicationName}/databases/{databaseName}/filters/filterops/copy

Copies a filter in the specified application and database and returns the new filter.

Request

Supported Media Types

application/json
application/xml

Path Parameters

applicationName(required): string

Application name.
databaseName(required): string

Database name.

Filter copy details.

Root Schema : FilterCopy

Type: object

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from(required): string

Original filter name.
to(required): string

New filter name.

{
    "type":"object",
    "required":[
        "from",
        "to"
    ],
    "properties":{
        "from":{
            "type":"string",
            "description":"<p>Original filter name.</p>"
        },
        "to":{
            "type":"string",
            "description":"<p>New filter name.</p>"
        }
    }
}

Response

Supported Media Types

application/json
application/xml

200 Response

The filter was copied successfully. Returns filter details and links to get, edit, or delete the filter, and to get the filter rows.

Root Schema : FilterBean

Type: object

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links: array links
name: string
rows: array rows

{
    "type":"object",
    "properties":{
        "name":{
            "type":"string"
        },
        "rows":{
            "type":"array",
            "items":{
                "$ref":"#/definitions/FilterRow"
            }
        },
        "links":{
            "type":"array",
            "items":{
                "$ref":"#/definitions/Link"
            }
        }
    }
}

Nested Schema : links

Type: array

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Array of: object Link

{
    "type":"array",
    "items":{
        "$ref":"#/definitions/Link"
    }
}

Nested Schema : rows

Type: array

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Array of: object FilterRow

{
    "type":"array",
    "items":{
        "$ref":"#/definitions/FilterRow"
    }
}

Nested Schema : Link

Type: object

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href: string
method: string
rel: string
type: string

{
    "type":"object",
    "properties":{
        "rel":{
            "type":"string"
        },
        "href":{
            "type":"string"
        },
        "method":{
            "type":"string"
        },
        "type":{
            "type":"string"
        }
    }
}

Nested Schema : FilterRow

Type: object

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access(required): string
mbrSpec(required): string

{
    "type":"object",
    "required":[
        "access",
        "mbrSpec"
    ],
    "properties":{
        "access":{
            "type":"string"
        },
        "mbrSpec":{
            "type":"string"
        }
    }
}

400 Response

Bad Request

Failed to copy the filter. The application name, database name, or filter name may be incorrect, or a filter with the specified name already exists.

415 Response

Not Acceptable

The media type isn't supported or wasn't specified.

500 Response

Internal Server Error.

Examples

The following example shows how to copy an Essbase security filter.

This example uses cURL to access the REST API from a Windows shell script. The calling user's ID and password are variables whose values are set in properties.bat.

Script with cURL Command

call properties.bat
curl -X POST "https://myserver.example.com:9001/essbase/rest/v1/applications/Efficient/databases/UserFilters/filters/filterops/copy?links=none" -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"from": "dslookupfilter", "to": "dynfilter"}' -u %User%:%Password%

Example of Response Body

{
  "name" : "dynfilter"
}