KB20316: How to get all the ID Attribute Elements for a particular Attribute with Java SDK in MicroStrategy 9.4.1

SUMMARY: It is possible to extract only the ID Attribute elements for a particular attribute even if that attribute form is not configured to be a display form. In the same code the user will need to changes the ID of the Attribute to be retrieved. The following sample code assumes that a connection has already been created.

try {
 WebObjectSource webObjectSource = webIServerSession.getFactory().getObjectSource();
 WebElementSource webElementSource = webIServerSession.getFactory().getElementSourceObject();

 WebAttribute webAttribute = (WebAttribute)webObjectSource.getObject("8D679D4B11D3E4981000E787EC6DE8A4",EnumDSSXMLObjectTypes.DssXmlTypeAttribute,true);

 WebAttributeForms webAttributeForms = webAttribute.getForms();
 WebAttributeForm webAttributeForm = null;
 String attributesXML = "";
 for (int x= 0 ; x < webAttributeForms.size(); x++){
 webAttributeForm = webAttributeForms.get(x);
 if(webAttributeForm.getUseName().equals("ID"))
 attributesXML += "<oi did=\"" + webAttributeForm.getID() + "\"/>";

 }
 attributesXML = "<fct>" + attributesXML + "</fct>";

 webElementSource.setObject(webAttribute); 
 webElementSource.setAttributeFormsXML(attributesXML);
 WebElements webElements = webElementSource.getElements();
 Enumeration enumeration = webElements.elements();
 while(enumeration.hasMoreElements()){
 System.out.println(((WebElement)enumeration.nextElement()).getDisplayName());
 }
 }catch(Exception e){
 e.printStackTrace();
 }

 
 
 
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