Welcome to theOracle Hyperion Interactive Reporting Object Model and Dashboard Development Services Developer's Guide, Volume IV: Object Model Guide to Properties and Constants. This guide describes the properties (attributes) and constants associated with the Interactive Reporting Object Model, a hierarchical representation of Interactive Reporting.
Properties are characteristic of objects. Use properties to change object attributes. Properties may include object names, values, alignment, and colors. Whereas methods are associated with what objects do, properties are associated with what objects are. Constants are values that never changes. They define predetermined values. The Object Model contains a number of constants that are hardcoded in the client application.
Properties are simple string, numeric or true/false statements that can be set or read. For example, a section has a property called Name. Name can be set simple by assigning a string value; or read by assigning Name to a variable.
An object tracks its properties. Properties can be:
Access object properties as follows:
This guide provides examples and code that you can use to create scripts for your dashboard sections.