REST API for Oracle Essbase

Create Database Variable

post

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

Creates a substitution variable in the specified application and database, and returns the created variable.

Request

Supported Media Types

application/json
application/xml

Path Parameters

applicationName(required): string

Application name.
databaseName(required): string

Database name.

Variable details.

Root 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"
        }
    }
}

Response

Supported Media Types

application/json
application/xml

200 Response

Variable created successfully, with links to get, edit, or delete.

Root 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 create the variable. The application or database name may be incorrect, the JSON for the variable may be incorrect, or the specified variable name may already exist.

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 create a variable 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 POST "https://myserver.example.com:9001/essbase/rest/v1/applications/Sample/databases/Basic/variables?links=none" -H Accept:application/json -H Content-Type:application/json -d '{"name": "OrclDSN", "value": "TBC_ORA"}' -u %User%:%Password%

Example of Response Body

{
  "name" : "OrclDSN",
  "value" : "TBC_ORA"
}