RESTful Web Services SDKs

Tags:

restful_webservice
bi4
sap_businessobjects_web_intelligence
webi
bi4.1
web_intelligence
bi_4.0
crystal
restful
restful_web_services_sdk_sample
bi

Purpose

This Document lists sample applications using the, SAP Business Intelligence Platform RESTful Web Services SDK, SAP Web Intelligence RESTful Web Service SDK and SAP Crystal Reports RESTful Web Services SDK.

Overview

Representational State Transfer (REST) is a style of software architecture for distributed systems such as the World Wide Web. REST has emerged as the predominant web API design model.

The Business Intelligence Platform RESTful Web Services SDK released with SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0 Service Pack 5.

Introduction

The REST acronym sands for Representational State Transfer and it is a style of software architecture for distributed systems such as the World Wide Web. REST has emerged as the predominant web API design model. Some of the advantages of REST include the scalability of component interactions, generality of interfaces, and independent deployment of components. REST also acts as an intermediary between application components which can reduce latency, enforce security, and encapsulate legacy systems. Any language that can make HTTP calls can utilize the REST API.

This document will track sample applications for the following: