REST API for Oracle Essbase

Get Database Variables

get

/essbase/rest/v1/applications/{applicationName}/databases/{databaseName}/variables

Returns all substitution variables from the specified application and database.

Request

Path Parameters

applicationName(required): string

Application name.
databaseName(required): string

Database name.

Response

Supported Media Types

application/json
application/xml

200 Response

Variables returned successfully, with links to get, edit, or delete.

Root Schema : schema

Type: array

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Array of: object VariableList

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

Nested Schema : VariableList

Type: object

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count: integer(int64)
hasMore: boolean
items: array items
limit: integer(int64)
offset: integer(int64)
properties: object properties

Additional Properties Allowed: additionalProperties
totalResults: integer(int64)

{
    "type":"object",
    "properties":{
        "items":{
            "type":"array",
            "items":{
                "$ref":"#/definitions/Variable"
            }
        },
        "totalResults":{
            "type":"integer",
            "format":"int64"
        },
        "hasMore":{
            "type":"boolean"
        },
        "count":{
            "type":"integer",
            "format":"int64"
        },
        "limit":{
            "type":"integer",
            "format":"int64"
        },
        "properties":{
            "type":"object",
            "additionalProperties":{
                "type":"string"
            }
        },
        "offset":{
            "type":"integer",
            "format":"int64"
        }
    }
}

Nested Schema : items

Type: array

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Array of: object Variable

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

Nested Schema : properties

Type: object

Additional Properties Allowed

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string

{
    "type":"object",
    "additionalProperties":{
        "type":"string"
    }
}

Nested Schema : Variable

Type: object

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appName: string
dbName: string
links: array links
name: string
value: string

{
    "type":"object",
    "properties":{
        "name":{
            "type":"string"
        },
        "value":{
            "type":"string"
        },
        "appName":{
            "type":"string"
        },
        "dbName":{
            "type":"string"
        },
        "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 : 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"
        }
    }
}

400 Response

Bad Request

Failed to get the variables. The application or database name may be incorrect.

500 Response

Internal Server Error.

Examples

The following example shows how to list the variables defined for an Essbase cube.

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 GET "https://myserver.example.com:9001/essbase/rest/v1/applications/Sample/databases/Basic/variables?links=none" -H Accept:application/json -H Content-Type:application/json -u %User%:%Password%

Example of Response Body

{
  "items" : [ {
    "name" : "OrclDSN",
    "value" : "TBC_ORA"
  }, {
    "name" : "month",
    "value" : "Sep"
  } ]
}