The following sample code provides guidence on how to attach an existing element prompt object to a report. The high level workflow of this code is listed below:
For more details please refer to the comments in the code.
package com.Strategy.sdk.sample.prompt;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.EnumWebPromptType;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.EnumWebToggleFunction;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebAttribute;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebConstantNode;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebElements;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebElementsObjectNode;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebElementsPrompt;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebExpression;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebExpressionHelper;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebFilter;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebFolder;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebGridHeaders;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebGridRows;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebGridTitles;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebHeader;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebHeaders;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebIServerSession;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebNode;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebObjectInfo;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebObjectSource;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebObjectsException;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebObjectsFactory;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebObjectsPrompt;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebOperatorNode;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebPrompt;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebPromptableNode;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebPrompts;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebReportData;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebReportGrid;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebReportInstance;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebReportManipulation;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebReportSource;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebReportValidationException;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebRow;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebRowValue;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebShortcutNode;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebTemplate;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebTemplateMetrics;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebTitle;
import com.Strategy.web.objects.WebWorkingSet;
import com.Strategy.webapi.EnumDSSXMLAuthModes;
import com.Strategy.webapi.EnumDSSXMLAxisName;
import com.Strategy.webapi.EnumDSSXMLDataType;
import com.Strategy.webapi.EnumDSSXMLDisplayMode;
import com.Strategy.webapi.EnumDSSXMLExecutionFlags;
import com.Strategy.webapi.EnumDSSXMLExpressionType;
import com.Strategy.webapi.EnumDSSXMLFolderNames;
import com.Strategy.webapi.EnumDSSXMLFunction;
import com.Strategy.webapi.EnumDSSXMLObjectFlags;
import com.Strategy.webapi.EnumDSSXMLObjectTypes;
import com.Strategy.webapi.EnumDSSXMLReportSaveAsFlags;
import com.Strategy.webapi.EnumDSSXMLResultFlags;
import com.Strategy.webapi.EnumDSSXMLStatus;
public class AttachElementPromptWithReport {
public static void main(String[] args) throws WebObjectsException {
// Creates I-Server session first
WebObjectsFactory objectFactory = WebObjectsFactory.getInstance();
WebIServerSession serverSession = objectFactory.getIServerSession();
serverSession.setServerPort(0);
serverSession.setAuthMode(EnumDSSXMLAuthModes.DssXmlAuthStandard);
serverSession.setProjectName("Strategy Tutorial");
serverSession.setLogin("administrator");
serverSession.setPassword("");
serverSession.setServerName("Server_Name");
WebObjectSource objectSource = objectFactory.getObjectSource();
WebReportSource reportSource = objectFactory.getReportSource();
reportSource.setExecutionFlags(EnumDSSXMLExecutionFlags.DssXmlExecutionResolve);
reportSource.setResultFlags(EnumDSSXMLResultFlags.DssXmlResultWorkingSet | EnumDSSXMLResultFlags.DssXmlResultViewReport | EnumDSSXMLResultFlags.DssXmlResultStatusOnlyIfNotReady);
//retrieve Blank Report for manipulation
WebReportInstance reportInstance = reportSource.getNewInstance("05B202B9999F4C1AB960DA6208CADF3D");
reportInstance.setAsync(false);
int status = reportInstance.pollStatus();
//retrieve report template
WebTemplate template = reportInstance.getTemplate();
//add Region and Subcategory to the template
WebObjectInfo regionInfo = objectSource.getObject("8D679D4B11D3E4981000E787EC6DE8A4", EnumDSSXMLObjectTypes.DssXmlTypeAttribute);
WebObjectInfo subcategoryInfo = objectSource.getObject("8D679D4F11D3E4981000E787EC6DE8A4", EnumDSSXMLObjectTypes.DssXmlTypeAttribute);
template.add(regionInfo,EnumDSSXMLAxisName.DssXmlAxisNameRows, 1 );
template.add(regionInfo,EnumDSSXMLAxisName.DssXmlAxisNameRows, 2 );
//add Revenue and Cost metrics to the template
template.addMetrics(EnumDSSXMLAxisName.DssXmlAxisNameColumns, 1);
WebObjectInfo revenueInfo = objectSource.getObject("4C05177011D3E877C000B3B2D86C964F", EnumDSSXMLObjectTypes.DssXmlTypeMetric);
WebObjectInfo costInfo = objectSource.getObject("7FD5B69611D5AC76C000D98A4CC5F24F", EnumDSSXMLObjectTypes.DssXmlTypeMetric);
WebTemplateMetrics wtm = template.getTemplateMetrics();
wtm.add(revenueInfo);
wtm.add(costInfo);
//get filter
WebFilter rptFilter = null;
if (reportInstance != null) {
WebWorkingSet wws = reportInstance.getWorkingSet();
if (wws != null) {
rptFilter = wws.getFilter();
WebExpression filterExpression = rptFilter.getExpression();
//Here is the call to get the Prompt object.
WebPrompt prompt = (WebPrompt) objectSource.getObject("659E3A98429055ABE3DC448228E508CB", EnumDSSXMLObjectTypes.DssXmlTypePrompt);
prompt.setFlags(EnumDSSXMLObjectFlags.DssXmlObjectBrowser);
prompt.populate();
WebPromptableNode node = null;
switch (prompt.getPromptType()){
case EnumWebPromptType.WebPromptTypeObjects :
node = filterExpression.createShortcutNode(null);
node.getPromptInstances().newPromptInstance(prompt);
break;
default:
node = filterExpression.createOperatorNode(EnumDSSXMLExpressionType.DssXmlExpressionGeneric, EnumDSSXMLFunction.DssXmlFunctionReserved);
node.getPromptInstances().newPromptInstance(prompt);
}
}
}
//apply changes
WebReportManipulation rptManip = reportInstance.getReportManipulator();
WebReportInstance newInst = null;
try {
rptManip.setExecutionFlags(EnumDSSXMLExecutionFlags.DssXmlExecutionResolve);
rptManip.setResultFlags(1268388256);
newInst = rptManip.applyChanges();
newInst.setAsync(false);
status = newInst.pollStatus();
}
catch (WebReportValidationException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
//answer prompts
if(status == EnumDSSXMLStatus.DssXmlStatusPromptXML){
System.out.println("prompts are open");
WebPrompts wps = newInst.getPrompts();
WebElementsPrompt elementsPrompt = (WebElementsPrompt) wps.get(0);
WebElements elements = elementsPrompt.getAnswer();
elements.clear();
elements.add("8D679D3711D3E4981000E787EC6DE8A4:2");
newInst.getPrompts().answerPrompts();
newInst.pollStatus();
}
// Saving the report as a new instance
newInst.setSaveAsDisplayMode(EnumDSSXMLDisplayMode.DssXmlDisplayModeGrid);
newInst.setSaveAsFlags(EnumDSSXMLReportSaveAsFlags.DssXmlReportSaveAsFilterWithPrompts | EnumDSSXMLReportSaveAsFlags.DssXmlReportSaveAs8iWarning | EnumDSSXMLReportSaveAsFlags.DssXmlReportSaveAsEmbedded);
String folderID = objectSource.getFolderID(EnumDSSXMLFolderNames.DssXmlFolderNamePublicReports);
folderID = "CAE835DB4F87186C67542F8FDD2B5096";
WebFolder myReports = (WebFolder) objectSource.getObject(folderID, EnumDSSXMLObjectTypes.DssXmlTypeFolder);
//set report name to report name with current timestamp
String datedReportName ="Sample report - ".concat((new Date()).toString());
//save report calling saveAs() method of WebReportInstance
WebObjectInfo woi = newInst.saveAs(myReports, datedReportName);
//run report, this time return data
rptManip = newInst.getReportManipulator();
rptManip.setExecutionFlags(EnumDSSXMLExecutionFlags.DssXmlExecutionFresh);
rptManip.setResultFlags(EnumDSSXMLResultFlags.DssXmlResultGrid);
try {
newInst = rptManip.applyChanges();
newInst.pollStatus();
transformResults(newInst);
}
catch (WebReportValidationException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
private static void transformResults(WebReportInstance reportInstance) {
try {
WebReportData results = reportInstance.getResults();
WebReportGrid reportGrid = results.getWebReportGrid();
System.out.println("Report returned with "+reportGrid.getGridRows().size()+" rows");
//Code to display Row Title
WebGridTitles rowTitles = reportGrid.getRowTitles();
Enumeration rowTitlesEnumeration = rowTitles.elements();
while (rowTitlesEnumeration.hasMoreElements()){
WebTitle rowTitle = (WebTitle) rowTitlesEnumeration.nextElement();
try {
System.out.print(rowTitle.getWebTemplateUnit().getName());
}
catch (WebObjectsException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
// Display column headers - names of template units placed in columns
WebGridRows gridRows=reportGrid.getGridRows();
WebGridHeaders columnHeaders=reportGrid.getColumnHeaders();
for (int i=0;i<columnHeaders.size();i++) {
for (int j=0;j<reportGrid.getRowTitles().size();j++) {
System.out.print("\t");
}
WebHeaders headers=columnHeaders.get(i);
for (int j=0;j<headers.size();j++) {
WebHeader header=headers.get(j);
System.out.print(header.getDisplayName()+"\t");
}
System.out.print("\n");
}
for (int i=0;i<gridRows.size();i++) {
WebRow row=gridRows.get(i);
WebHeaders rowHeaders=row.getHeaderElements();
for (int j=0;j<rowHeaders.size();j++) {
WebHeader header=rowHeaders.get(j);
System.out.print(header.getDisplayName()+"\t");
}
for (int j=0;j<row.size();j++) {
WebRowValue value=row.get(j);
value.getRawValue();
System.out.print(value.getValue());
}
System.out.print("\n");
}
System.out.print("\n");
}
catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
CUSTOMIZATION WARNING:
This customization is provided as a convenience to Strategy users and is only directly applicable to the version stated. While this code may apply to other releases directly, Strategy Technical Support makes no guarantees that the code provided will apply to any future or previous builds. In the event of a code change in future builds, Strategy Technical Support makes no guarantee that an updated version of this particular customization will be provided. In the event of a code change in future builds, Strategy may not be able to provide additional code on this matter even though this customization is provided at this time for this specific build. For enhancements to this customization or to incorporate similar functionality into other versions, contact your Account Executive to inquire about Strategy Consulting assistance.