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/essbase/rest/v1/applications/{applicationName}/databases/{databaseName}/dimensions/{dimensionName}/generations

Returns all the generations of a dimension from the specified application and database.

Request

Path Parameters

• applicationName: string

  Application name.

• databaseName: string

  Database name.

• dimensionName: string

  Dimension name.

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Response

Supported Media Types

• application/json
• application/xml

200 Response

OK

Generations retrieved successfully, including links to get or edit each generation.

Body ()

Root Schema : schema

Type: array

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• Array of: object GenerationLevelList

{
    "type":"array",
    "items":{
        "$ref":"#/definitions/GenerationLevelList"
    }
}

Nested Schema : GenerationLevelList

Type: object

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• count(optional): integer(int64)
• hasMore(optional): boolean
• items(optional): array items
• limit(optional): integer(int64)
• offset(optional): integer(int64)
• properties(optional): object properties
  Additional Properties Allowed: additionalProperties
• totalResults(optional): integer(int64)

{
    "type":"object",
    "properties":{
        "items":{
            "type":"array",
            "items":{
                "$ref":"#/definitions/GenerationLevel"
            }
        },
        "totalResults":{
            "type":"integer",
            "format":"int64"
        },
        "hasMore":{
            "type":"boolean"
        },
        "count":{
            "type":"integer",
            "format":"int64"
        },
        "limit":{
            "type":"integer",
            "format":"int64"
        },
        "properties":{
            "type":"object",
            "additionalProperties":{
                "type":"string"
            }
        },
        "offset":{
            "type":"integer",
            "format":"int64"
        }
    }
}

Nested Schema : items

Type: array

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• Array of: object GenerationLevel

{
    "type":"array",
    "items":{
        "$ref":"#/definitions/GenerationLevel"
    }
}

Nested Schema : properties

Type: object

Additional Properties Allowed

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• string

{
    "type":"object",
    "additionalProperties":{
        "type":"string"
    }
}

Nested Schema : GenerationLevel

Type: object

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• actualName(optional): string
• links(optional): array links
• name(optional): string
• number(optional): integer(int32)
• unique(optional): boolean

{
    "type":"object",
    "properties":{
        "name":{
            "type":"string"
        },
        "actualName":{
            "type":"string"
        },
        "number":{
            "type":"integer",
            "format":"int32"
        },
        "unique":{
            "type":"boolean"
        },
        "links":{
            "type":"array",
            "items":{
                "$ref":"#/definitions/Link"
            }
        }
    }
}

Nested Schema : links

Type: array

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• Array of: object Link

{
    "type":"array",
    "items":{
        "$ref":"#/definitions/Link"
    }
}

Nested Schema : Link

Type: object

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• href(optional): string
• method(optional): string
• rel(optional): string
• type(optional): string

{
    "type":"object",
    "properties":{
        "rel":{
            "type":"string"
        },
        "href":{
            "type":"string"
        },
        "method":{
            "type":"string"
        },
        "type":{
            "type":"string"
        }
    }
}

400 Response

Bad Request

Failed to get the generations. The application, database, or dimension name may be incorrect.

500 Response

Internal Server Error.

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Examples

The following example shows how to get all the generations of a dimension in an Essbase cube.

This example uses cURL to access the REST API from a Windows shell script. The calling user's ID and password are variables whose values are set in properties.bat.

Script with cURL Command

call properties.bat
curl -X GET "https://myserver.example.com:9001/essbase/rest/v1/applications/Sample/databases/Basic/dimensions/Measures/generations?links=none" -H Accept:application/json -H Content-Type:application/json -u %User%:%Password%

Example of Response Body

The following example shows the contents of the response body in JSON format.

{
  "items" : [ {
    "name" : "Gen1",
    "actualName" : "",
    "number" : 1
  }, {
    "name" : "Gen2",
    "actualName" : "",
    "number" : 2
  }, {
    "name" : "Gen3",
    "actualName" : "",
    "number" : 3
  }, {
    "name" : "Gen4",
    "actualName" : "",
    "number" : 4
  } ]
}

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