XI 4.0 Semantic Layer and BICS Consumer Services

Hi All,
Actually what is the difference between XI 4.0 Semantic Layer and BICS Consumer Services ?
Please share. Thank you.

Hi,
XI 4.0 is nothing but Information Design Tool 4.0. check this link : http://sap-business-objects.blogspot.com/2011/04/business-objects-information-design.html
And regarding BO BI 4.0 release update: http://sap-business-objects.blogspot.com/2011/05/sap-business-objects-40-release.html
Regards
Gowtham

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Do we have to separately install any patch/configure for SL Web RESTful SDK? Or is the SL SDK supported only from 4.1SP02?
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The functionality that you are asking for i.e. retrieving the list of available universes is present in the Webi REST SDKs. You have to fire the below RESTful call sequence to get the list of available universe:
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URL: http://<server-name>:<port-number>/biprws/logon/long
Method: POST
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<attrs xmlns="http://www.sap.com/rws/bip">
<attr name="userName" type="string">XXXXXXX</attr>
<attr name="password" type="string">XXXXXXX</attr>
<attr name="auth" type="string" possibilities="secEnterprise,secLDAP,secWinAD,secSAPR3">secEnterprise</attr>
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*</f:facet>*
*<h:outputText style="" value="#{item.firstName}"*
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*<h:column id="c4">*
*<f:facet name="header">*
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*shortDesc="#{bindings.perInfoAll1.hints.firstName.tooltip}"*
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*<f:validator binding="#{row.bindings.firstName.validator}"/>*
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*<af:column sortProperty="lastName" sortable="false"*
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*<af:inputText value="#{row.bindings.lastName.inputValue}"*
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*<f:validator binding="#{row.bindings.lastName.validator}"/>*
*</af:inputText>*
*</af:column>*
*</af:table>*
*</af:form>*
*</af:document>*
*</f:view>*
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*Class oracle.adf.model.adapter.bean.BeanDataControl can not access a member of class nl.amis.hrm.EmpManager with modifiers "private"*
*Object EmpManager of type DataControl is not found.*
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*Object EmpManager of type DataControl is not found.*
*java.lang.NullPointerException*
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