KB248761: How To Programmatically Change The Description Of A Project Using MicroStrategy Web SDK

SUMMARY: A project’s description can normally be changed using Strategy Developer. However, this can also be done programmatically using Strategy Web SDK 9.4.1-10
The following sample code demonstrates how this can be done:

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        WebIServerSession isess = null;
        isess = WebObjectsFactory.getInstance().getIServerSession();
        isess.setServerName("localhost");
        isess.setServerPort(0);
        isess.setProjectName("Strategy Tutorial");
        isess.setLogin("administrator");
        isess.setPassword("");
        
        //Get the project object
        WebObjectSource objectSource = isess.getFactory().getObjectSource();
        try {
            WebObjectInfo woi = objectSource.getObject(isess.getProjectID(), EnumDSSXMLObjectTypes.DssXmlTypeProject);
            //Populate the object
            woi.populate();
            //Output the current description
            System.out.println("Description: " + woi.getDescription());
            //Set a new description and save the project
            woi.setDescription("Tutorial");
            objectSource.save(woi);
        } catch (WebObjectsException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

 
Note: To reflect the change, the user will need to disconnect the I-Server from the Web Server and re-attach again.
 
 
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