CatalogService 6-5
6.7 deleteObject Method
Use deleteObject method to delete an object from the BI Publisher catalog.
Signature boolean deleteObjectString reportObjectAbsolutePath, String userID, String
password;
6.8 deleteObjectInSession Method
Use deleteObjectInSession method to delete an object from the BI Publisher catalog for a given user.
For more information about in-session methods, see Section 1.2, About In-Session
Methods.
Signature boolean deleteObjectInSessionString objectAbsolutePath, String bipSessionToken;
6.9 downloadObject Method
Use downloadObject method to download an object from the BI Publisher catalog. This method returns the requested object in binary.
Signature byte[] downloadObjectString reportAbsolutePath, String userID, String password;
String bipSessionToken The proprietary token string generated for the user by the
BI Publisher server. With the bipSessionToken string, the user no longer needs to provide user credentials. The BI
Publisher server can validate this token string and restore the BI Publisher server session to perform needed
operation.
Table 6–7 Parameters for deleteObject Method
Parameter Description
String reportObjectAbsolutePath The path to the object in the catalog to delete.
String userID Specifies a BI Publisher user name.
String password Specifies the password for the user name.
Table 6–8 Parameters for deleteObjectInSession Method
Parameter Description
String objectAbsolutePath The path to the object in the catalog to delete.
String bipSessionToken The proprietary token string generated for the user by the
BI Publisher server. With the bipSessionToken string, the user no longer needs to provide user credentials. The BI
Publisher server can validate this token string and restore the BI Publisher server session to perform needed
operation.
Table 6–6 Cont. Parameters for createObjectInSession Method
Parameter Description
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6.10 downloadObjectInSession Method
Use downloadObjectInSession method to download an object from the BI Publisher catalog for a given user. This method returns the requested object in binary.
For more information about in-session methods, see Section 1.2, About In-Session
Methods.
Signature byte[] downloadObjectInSessionString reportAbsolutePath, String bipSessionToken;
6.11 downloadXLIFF Method
Use downloadXLIFF method to download a translation file XLIFF from the catalog. This method returns the requested XLIFF file in binary.
Signature byte[] downloadXLIFFString objectAbsolutePath, String userID, String password;
6.12 downloadXLIFFInSession Method
Use downloadXLIFFInSession method to download a translation file XLIFF from the catalog downloadXLIFFInSession a given user. This method returns the requested
XLIFF file in binary.
For more information about in-session methods, see Section 1.2, About In-Session
Methods.
Table 6–9 Parameters for downloadObject Method
Parameter Description
String reportAbsolutePath The path to the object in the catalog to download.
String userID Specifies a BI Publisher user name.
String password Specifies the password for the user name.
Table 6–10 Parameters for downloadObjectInSession Method
Parameter Description
String reportAbsolutePath The path to the object in the catalog to download.
String bipSessionToken The proprietary token string generated for the user by the
BI Publisher server. With the bipSessionToken string, the user no longer needs to provide user credentials. The BI
Publisher server can validate this token string and restore the BI Publisher server session to perform needed
operation.
Table 6–11 Parameters for downloadXLIFF Method
Parameter Description
String objectAbsolutePath The path to the XLIFF object to download.
String userID Specifies the BI Publisher user name.
String password Specifies the password for the user name.