Publication using Restful SDK

Hello All,
I am currently on BI 4.1 Sp2 and my requirement is as follows:
I need to setup a publication to external users (non BOBJ enterprise users). Each output will have data pertaining to an ID that the end user is entitled to see which I was able to achieve by Dynamic recepient option (by passing id and email id). But each user wants the report pdf output in different languages. So I want to write a code using SDK to pass the dynamic receipients - ID, email id and preferred language as parameters to the code/report and get the content delivered to email ids as pdf attachments in the language preferred by that user.
I hope I am clear. Basically its report bursting with different langauges to external users. Can you please suggest if it is even possible or not using SDK and if it is possible can you share a sample code for the same.
Thanks in advance.

Hi Raghu,
I believe we cannot use REST SDKs for passing the dynamic recipients in the Publication. The REST SDKs are not mature enough to handle/manipulate the publication present in the Enterprise. However, i think we can perform the basic task like scheduling or getting the publication object information through REST SDKs. The API Guide of REST SDKs, nowhere mentioned that how it works in case of publication.
I will do some more research & will post down my observations.
You can still try the full-fledged Publication SDKs which is still present with the BOE Java SDKs. Please refer the Business Intelligence platform Java SDK Developer guide & API references for get to know what we can do through BI Platform Java SDKs to handle Publications from this link.
Can you please provide mention your BI product version with servicepack & fix pack if any?
Thanks,
Shailendra

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Document Set Creation in document library using REST API in Sharepoint 2013

Hi,
I want to create the document set using REST API call. Currently i am able to create the folder and able to upload the files using REST API's in the document library. Is there any way we can pass the contentype name or Id and create the document set using
REST API call. We need to create the document set along with metadata and upload the files inside the document set.
I need to create the document set along with meta data column values using REST API. Please let me know how we can achieve this through REST API.
Thank you,
Mylsamy

Hi,
According to your post, my understanding is that you wanted to create document set along with managed metadata fields.
The REST API does not currently support working with Managed Metadata or Taxonomy fields.
As a workaround, we can use the JavaScript Client Object Model.
Create document set using JavaScript Client Object Model.
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mittals/archive/2013/04/03/how-to-create-a-document-set-in-sharepoint-2013-using-javascript-client-side-object-model-jsom.aspx
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sharepoint/en-US/aacd96dc-0fb2-4f0d-ab4c-f94ce819e3ed/create-document-sets-with-javascript-com-sharepoint-2010
Set managed metadata field with JavaScript Client Object Model.
http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/95933/add-list-item-with-managed-metadata-field-through-jsom
http://sharepointfieldnotes.blogspot.com/2013/06/sharepoint-2013-code-tips-setting.html
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How to get the list of parameter and set them using RESTFul WS for a Crystal Report

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I am able to schedule a Crystal report using following POST Restful call - http://localhost:6405/biprws/infostore/4738/scheduleForms/now and with a request xml body. But report is failing because I am not passing the parameter.
But I need pass parameters/prompts to the Crystal report to execute successfully.
What is the request XML to pass the parameter for the report?
I was able to do this for WEBI reports but I am not able to find any way to do this for Crystal reports?
Any help on this matter is really appreciated.

Hi Venki
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I am creating a cloud service on azure with 2 virtual machines using java sdk API. Service created successfully.
My input endpoint details are as follows.
INPUT ENDPOINTS
Head : 191.238.144.47:2400
Head : 191.238.144.47:22
Node0 : 191.238.144.47:43211
For Head instance port 2400 is for HTTPS and port 22 is for SSH and for Node0 instance port 43211 is for SSH.
But I am having problem with doing a ssh on Head instance. Sometimes it works sometimes doesn't. Same problem with HTTPS also.
I have some application running over there but when i try to access it thru browser sometimes it works but most of the time doesn't. When I restart the instances from azure portal, its works after
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Thanks for your reply. I am setting the endpoints after creating my instances using update call. Here's the code snippet.
AzureService aServ = new AzureService(session);
if(aServ.checkNameAvailability(clusterName)) {
aServ.createHostedService(clusterName, "dbX cluster");
// Creating head instance
aServ.createHead(clusterName, imgName, headType, userName, pswd);
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String roleName = "Node";
String tmpRoleName = "";
for(int i=0; i<noi; i++) {
port = 43210+(i+1);
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aServ.createVM(clusterName, tmpRoleName, imgName, nodeType, userName, pswd);
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throws Exception {
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get(clusterName, clusterName, vmName);
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inputEndpoint.setPort(port);
inputEndpoint.setLocalPort(port);
inputEndpoint.setName(name);
inputEndpoint.setProtocol(InputEndpointTransportProtocol.TCP);
endpointlist.add(inputEndpoint);
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if(vmName.equals("Head")) {
inputEndpoint = new InputEndpoint();
inputEndpoint.setEnableDirectServerReturn(false);
inputEndpoint.setPort(2400);
inputEndpoint.setLocalPort(2400);
inputEndpoint.setName("https");
inputEndpoint.setProtocol(InputEndpointTransportProtocol.TCP);
endpointlist.add(inputEndpoint);
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//required for update
OSVirtualHardDisk osVirtualHardDisk = resp.getOSVirtualHardDisk();
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updateParameters.setRoleName(resp.getRoleName());
OperationResponse updtResp = computeManagementClient.getVirtualMachinesOperations().update(clusterName, clusterName, resp.getRoleName(), updateParameters);
And every time i am creating a new cloud service along with head and node instances. Region is "South Central US".
I am setting ProvisionGuestAgent field to true at instance creation time. Thank you.

Best practice for development using REST API - OData

Hi All, I am new to REST. I am a developer who works mostly in server-side code using Visual Studio. Now that Microsoft is advocating to write code using REST API instead of server-side code or client side object model, I am trying to use REST API.
I googled and most of the example shows to write a code and put it on Content Editor/Script Editor. How to organize code and deploy to the staging/production in this scenario? Is there any Best Practice or example around this?
Regards,
Khushi

If you are writing code in aspx or cs it does not mean that you need to deploy it in the SharePoint server, it could be any other application running from your remote server. What I mean it you can use C# & Rest API to connect to SharePoint server.
REST API in SharePoint 2013 provides the developers with a simple standardized method of retrieving information from SharePoint and it can be used from any technology that is capable of sending standard HTTP requests.
Refer to the following blog that provide your more details about comparison of the major features of these programming choices/
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj164060.aspx#RESTODataA
http://dlr2008.wordpress.com/2013/10/31/sharepoint-2013-rest-api-the-c-connection-part-1-using-system-net-http-httpclient/
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