Connection APIs

The Connection String page allows user to

  • manage the list of connections
  • select individual items from these connections to be visible in reports

Summary

API Purpose Usage in Izenda Front-end
GET connection/(tenant_id) Returns an array of connections (filtered by tenant_id if given). Settings > Data Setup > Connection String, for a specific tenant
GET connection/basicInfo/(tenant_id) Returns an array of id and name of connections (filtered by tenant_id if given). To be updated
GET connection/detail/{connection_id} Returns the details of the connection specified by the {connection_id} value. Settings > Data Setup > Connection String > select an existing connection
GET connection/detailInfo/(tenant_id)/{loadField} Returns an array of connection details. To be updated
GET connection/preset/{server_type_id}

Returns a set of all connection presets, filtered by server_type_id.

Tip

New in version 3.9.4.

 REST Connector: Settings > Data Setup > Connection String > Edit Connection > Load preset
GET connection/systemIndicator/(tenantId)

Returns the number of changes in Connection String and Data Model (filtered by tenant_id if provided).

Warning

Obsolete, use GET systemSetting/systemIndicator/(tenant_id) instead

 Not used
GET connection/visible/(tenant_id)/count Returns the count of visible connections, filtered by tenant_id if available. Settings > Data Setup > Connection String
GET dataAdaptor Returns an array of database server types currently supported for queries.
See also: GET databaseSetup/supportedDatabaseType		 Settings > Data Setup > Add Connector > populate Data Server Type tiles
GET systemSetting/databaseSetup Returns whether the system database has been set up. On Front-end load
POST connection Adds a new connection or updates an existing one.
Only visible query sources should be saved.		 Settings > Data Setup > Connection String > Save
POST connection/connectionStringData

Returns the connection string data for a specific connection.

Tip

New in version 3.9.4.

 Settings > Data Setup > Connection String > Edit Connection
POST connection/databaseName Returns the database name from a connection string. Settings > Data Setup > Add Connector > Data Server Type > fill all required fields > click OK
POST connection/detailInfo Returns an array of connection details with paging. To be updated
POST connection/detailInfoByQuerySources

Returns an array of connection objects filled with field data.

Tip

New in version 3.11.0.

 Settings > Data Setup > Advanced Settings > Security > click Add (Row-Level Security) > select one or more available Data Sources and click Next to go to Step 2
POST connection/invisible/{connection_id} Hides from Data Model and Reports all query sources in the connection specified by the {connection_id} value. Settings > Data Setup > Connection String > click Visibility icon of a visible connection
POST connection/loadDistinctConnections Returns an array of distinct connections (by server type and database name) from a list of tenant ids. Settings > Data Setup > Copy Management
POST connection/loadRemoteSchema Returns an enumeration of all supported objects (query sources) from a connection string. Settings > Data Setup > Add Connector > Data Server Type > fill all required fields > click OK
POST connection/reloadRemoteSchema Returns an enumeration of all supported objects (query sources) from an existing connection with detected changes. Settings > Data Setup > Connection String > Reconnect an existing connection
POST connection/validateSchema Returns true if remote schema has not changed, otherwise returns false. To be updated
POST connection/verify Validates a connection string.
See also: POST databaseSetup/testConnection		 Settings > Data Setup > Add Connector > Data Server Type > fill all required fields > click OK
POST connection/visible/{connection_id} Restores the visibility of all query sources in the connection specified by the {connection_id} value. Settings > Data Setup > Connection String > click Visibility icon of a hidden connection
DELETE connection/{connection_id} Deletes the connection specified by the {connection_id} value. Settings > Data Setup > Connection String > click Delete icon of a connection

GET connection/(tenant_id)

Returns an array of connections (filtered by tenant_id if given).

Request

No payload

Response

An array of Connection objects

Note

dBSource field is not populated in this API, use GET connection/detail/{connection_id} instead.

Samples

GET /api/connection HTTP/1.1

Sample response:

[{
     "id" : "89e91284-6546-44d0-8de0-f8f666a590ea",
     "name" : "Northwind",
     "serverType" : "d968e96f-91dc-414d-9fd8-aef2926c9a18",
     "serverTypeName" : "AZSQL",
     "connectionString" : "1aBcD+==",
     "visible" : true,
     "deleted" : false,
     "relateToConnectionId" : null,
     "tenantId" : null,
     "dBSource" : null,
     "relationships" : null,
     "physicalChange" : 0
  }, {
     "id" : "2f7e216b-8637-49e2-8391-cea682e4c32f",
     "name" : "oAdventure",
     "serverType" : "d968e96f-91dc-414d-9fd8-aef2926c9a18",
     "serverTypeName" : "AZSQL",
     "connectionString" : "1aBcD+==",
     "visible" : true,
     "deleted" : false,
     "relateToConnectionId" : null,
     "tenantId" : null,
     "dBSource" : null,
     "relationships" : null,
     "physicalChange" : 0
  }
]

GET connection/basicInfo/(tenant_id)

Returns an array of id and name of connections (filtered by tenant_id if given).

Request

No payload

Response

Field Description Note
key
string (GUID)		 The id of the connection  
value
string		 The name of the connection  

Samples

GET /api/connection/basicInfo HTTP/1.1

Sample response:

[{
   "key": "1a65445b-2779-4825-8c0b-2491eaa87a46",
   "value": "AdventureWorks2008R2"
}, {
   "key": "dda3633e-659f-4e88-9955-4e20bded686c",
   "value": "Northwind"
}]

GET connection/detail/{connection_id}

Returns the details of the connection specified by the {connection_id} value.

These include the connection fields and the query sources inside.

Request

No payload

Response

Samples

POST /api/connection/detail/2f7e216b-8637-49e2-8391-cea682e4c32f HTTP/1.1

Sample response:

{
  "connection" : {
     "id" : "2f7e216b-8637-49e2-8391-cea682e4c32f",
     "name" : "AdventureWorks",
     "serverType" : "d968e96f-91dc-414d-9fd8-aef2926c9a18",
     "serverTypeName" : null,
     "connectionString" : "1a2B+=",
     "visible" : true,
     "deleted" : false,
     "relateToConnectionId" : null,
     "tenantId" : null,
     "dbSource" : {
        "querySources" : [{
              "id" : "588d7aa8-6ba0-4629-ab68-56b8e1009fc7",
              "name" : "dbo",
              "parentCategoryId" : null,
              "connectionId" : "2f7e216b-8637-49e2-8391-cea682e4c32f",
              "querySources" : [{
                    "id" : "38804b44-bf23-41c0-b498-6d4199b8e34d",
                    "name" : "AWBuildVersion",
                    "type" : "Table",
                    "parentQuerySourceId" : null,
                    "categoryId" : "588d7aa8-6ba0-4629-ab68-56b8e1009fc7",
                    "selected" : false,
                    "connectionName" : null,
                    "childs" : null,
                    "dataSourceCategoryId" : null,
                    "dataSourceCategoryName" : null,
                    "alias" : null,
                    "querySourceFields" : [],
                    "querySourceCategory" : null,
                    "modified" : "2016-03-21T05:27:59.553",
                    "extendedProperties" : null,
                    "physicalChange" : 0,
                    "approval" : 0
                 }
              ],
              "childs" : null,
              "connection" : null,
              "physicalChange" : 0
           }
        ]
     },
     "relationships" : null,
     "physicalChange" : 0
  },
  "success" : true,
  "messages" : null
}

GET connection/detailInfo/(tenant_id)/{loadField}

Returns an array of connection details.

Request

No payload

loadField:

  • true: return query source field data
  • false: do not return query source field data

Query String:

loadStoreProcSchema=boolean&loadInactiveConnections=boolean
&removeEmptyParent=boolean&defaultChecked=boolean

Response

Field Description Note
hashCode
string		 The hash code of the connections  
connections
string		 An array of Connection objects  

Samples

GET /api/connection/detailInfo/f6d1638a-df71-4f33-b2a8-a2510a7dbb40/true&loadStoreProcSchema=false HTTP/1.1

Sample response:

{
  "hashCode": "8d7b2626230999de7f6edb5c7ca",
  "connections": [
    {
      "id": "b6cff8c7-fd41-47a3-9a55-7b332344792c",
      "name": "Northwind",
      "serverTypeId": "572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813",
      "serverTypeName": "MSSQL",
      "connectionString": "123abc=",
      "visible": true,
      "deleted": false,
      "relateToConnectionId": null,
      "tenantId": "f6d1638a-df71-4f33-b2a8-a2510a7dbb40",
      "dbSource": {
        "querySources": [
          {
           "id": "cc61e681-f6d1-4784-97c7-c387af2d8ff1",
           "name": "dbo",
           "parentCategoryId": null,
           "connectionId": "b6cff8c7-fd41-47a3-9a55-7b332344792c",
           "querySources": [
              {
                "realName": null,
                "id": "0ad3e706-b775-411d-bcc5-acf615d9f4ce",
                "name": "CustOrderHist",
                "type": "Stored Procedure",
                "parentQuerySourceId": null,
                "categoryId": "cc61e681-f6d1-4784-97c7-c387af2d8ff1",
                "selected": false,
                "deleted": false,
                "connectionId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
                "connectionName": null,
                "childs": null,
                "dataSourceCategoryId": null,
                "dataSourceCategoryName": null,
                "alias": null,
                "querySourceFields": [
                  {
                    "name": "@CustomerID",
                    "alias": "",
                    "dataType": "nchar",
                    "izendaDataType": "Text",
                    "allowDistinct": false,
                    "visible": true,
                    "filterable": true,
                    "querySourceId": "0ad3e706-b775-411d-bcc5-acf615d9f4ce",
                    "parentId": null,
                    "expressionFields": [],
                    "filteredValue": "",
                    "type": 1,
                    "groupPosition": 0,
                    "position": 1,
                    "extendedProperties": null,
                    "physicalChange": -1,
                    "approval": 0,
                    "existed": false,
                    "matchedTenant": false,
                    "functionName": null,
                    "expression": null,
                    "fullName": null,
                    "calculatedTree": null,
                    "reportId": null,
                    "originalName": null,
                    "originalId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
                    "isParameter": true,
                    "isCalculated": false,
                    "hasAggregatedFunction": false,
                    "querySource": null,
                    "querySourceName": null,
                    "categoryName": null,
                    "inaccessible": false,
                    "fullPath": null,
                    "id": "f8e8651b-64c7-454f-81c2-ca7a5866d4e5",
                    "state": 0,
                    "deleted": false,
                    "inserted": true,
                    "version": null,
                    "created": null,
                    "createdBy": "4e9fd487-56b6-4ee7-856a-1428ea4d0739",
                    "modified": "2016-11-02T10:52:05.723",
                    "modifiedBy": null
                  }
                ],
                "querySourceCategoryName": "dbo",
                "querySourceCategory": null,
                "modified": "2016-11-02T10:52:05.707",
                "extendedProperties": "{\"Dynamic\":false,\"Static\":false}",
                "physicalChange": -1,
                "approval": 0,
                "existed": false,
                "checked": true,
                "fullPath": null
              }
           ]
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}

GET connection/preset/{server_type_id}

Returns a set of all connection presets, filtered by server_type_id.

Request

No payload

Response

A set of connection preset objects specific to the specified server type.

Samples

GET /api/connection/preset/4b751f52-0903-4170-ab15-814a7fa4e42c HTTP/1.1

Successful response:

{
  "data" : {
     "myRest": [{
        "endpointName": "Northwind",
        "address": "https://rest.service.com",
        "schemePath": "/NorthwindJSON/schema.json",
        "dataPath": "/NorthwindJSON/{0}.json",
        "flattenArrays": true,
        "flattenObjects": true,
        "flattenDepth": 4,
        "subColumnSeparator": ".",
        "headers": {},
        "body": null,
        "requestCacheTtl": 600,
        "requestCacheEnabled": true,
        "connectionString": null
     }]
  },
  "success" : true,
  "messages" : null
}

GET connection/visible/(tenant_id)/count

Returns the count of visible connections, filtered by tenant_id if available.

Request

No payload

Response

The number of connections

Samples

GET /api/connection/visible/count HTTP/1.1

Sample response (in case user has System Admin Permission):

2

Reponse in case user does not have System Admin Permission:

{
   "message" : "You don't have permission to perform this action",
   "detail" : "NoPermission"
}

GET dataAdaptor

Returns an array of database server types currently supported for queries.
See also: GET databaseSetup/SupportedDatabaseType

Request

No payload

Response

An array of objects

Field Description Note
id
string (GUID)		 The id of the connection Example: 572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813
shortName
string		 The short name of the database server type  
name
string		 The display name of the database server type  

Samples

GET /api/dataAdaptor HTTP/1.1

Sample response:

[
  {
     "name" : "[AZSQL] AzureSQL",
     "shortName" : "AZSQL",
     "id" : "d968e96f-91dc-414d-9fd8-aef2926c9a18"
  }, {
     "name" : "[MYSQL] MySQL",
     "shortName" : "MYSQL",
     "id" : "3d4916d1-5a41-4b94-874f-5bedacb89656"
  }, {
     "name" : "[ORACL] Oracle",
     "shortName" : "ORACL",
     "id" : "93942448-c715-4f98-85e2-9292ed7ca4bc"
  }, {
     "name" : "[PGSQL] PostgreSQL",
     "shortName" : "PGSQL",
     "id" : "f2638ed5-70e5-47da-a052-4da0c1888fcf"
  }, {
     "name" : "[MSSQL] SQLServer",
     "shortName" : "MSSQL",
     "id" : "572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813"
  }
]

GET systemSetting/databaseSetup

Returns whether the system database has been set up.

Request

No payload

Response

  • true if the system database has been set up.
  • false if not.

Samples

GET /api/systemSetting/databaseSetup HTTP/1.1

Response when system database has been setup:

true

POST connection

Adds a new connection or updates an existing one.
Only visible query sources should be saved.

The connection string will be validated before saving.

Request

Payload: a Connection object

Response

Samples

POST /api/connection HTTP/1.1

Request payload for a new connection:

{
  "id" : null,
  "name" : "db01",
  "serverTypeId" : "572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813",
  "connectionString" : "server=izenda01\\DB_INSTANCE;database=db01;User Id=user01;Password=secret;",
  "visible" : true,
  "dBSource" : {
     "querySources" : []
  }
}

Sample response (in case user has System Admin Permission):

{
  "success" : true,
  "connectionId" : "f5180bc0-7c07-48db-b672-e66a5adde027",
  "connectionErrors" : []
}

Response in case user does not have System Admin Permission:

{
   "message" : "You don't have permission to perform this action",
   "detail" : "NoPermission"
}

POST connection/connectionStringData

Returns the connection string data for a specific connection.

Request

Field NULL Description Note
connectionId
string (GUID)		   The id of the connection  
serverTypeId
string (GUID)		   The id of the server type  
connectionString
string		 Y The encrypted connection string  

Response

A set of connection preset objects specific to the specified server type.

Samples

POST /api/connection/connectionStringData HTTP/1.1

Request payload:

{
  "connectionId": "3e0e8445-eab1-4570-8528-17f2f93a80ab",
  "serverTypeId":"bfdb387c-f405-4dbc-8677-c3c5bad91193",
  "connectionString":"FPEo/svV4DeikmSZAnqCgDsYKrCR99z2Gn83tcaKxvUJ276UoVtUdfdgyPwLwTIcKoB1AGiqvehnW+jhQBjbF4wV+8VWLAyOZAydPw/QSmdJT06XA=="
}

Sample response:

{
  "data" : {
     "": [{
        "endpointName": "Northwind",
        "address": "https://rest.service.com",
        "schemePath": "/NorthwindJSON/schema.json",
        "dataPath": "/NorthwindJSON/{0}.json",
        "flattenArrays": true,
        "flattenObjects": true,
        "flattenDepth": 4,
        "subColumnSeparator": ".",
        "headers": {},
        "body": null,
        "requestCacheTtl": 600,
        "requestCacheEnabled": true,
        "connectionString": null
     }]
  },
  "success" : true,
  "messages" : null
}

POST connection/databaseName

Returns the database name from a connection string.

Request

Payload: a DBSetupInfo object

Response

  • The database name if success
  • An empty string in case of error

Samples

POST /api/connection/databaseName HTTP/1.1

Request payload:

{
  "ServerTypeId" : "572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813",
  "ConnectionString" : "server=host01\instance01;database=db01;User Id=user01;Password=secret;"
}

Successful response:

"db01"

POST connection/detailInfo

Returns an array of connection details with paging.

Request

Field NULL Description Note
tenantId
string (GUID)		 Y The id of the tenant  
loadStoreProcSchema
boolean		 Y Whether to load schema of stored procedures  
loadInactiveConnections
boolean		 Y Whether to load data of inactive connections  
removeEmptyParent
boolean		 Y Whether to remove empty parents  
defaultChecked
boolean		 Y Whether to tick the copy check-box by default, to be used in Copy Management  
loadField
boolean		 Y Whether to load data of query source fields  
pagedIndex
integer		 Y The index of the page  
pagedSize
integer		 Y The size of the page  

Response

Field Description Note
hashCode
string		 The hash code of the connections  
connections
string		 An array of Connection objects  
maxNumberOfRecords
integer		 The total number of records returned  

Samples

POST /api/connection/detailInfo HTTP/1.1

Request payload:

{
  "tenantId": "45c747c5-a11a-48f4-b966-14819a07450f"
}

Sample response:

{
 "hashCode": "27ab6cfbfec1bc319cde19a907a",
 "connections": [],
 "maxNumberOfRecords": 0
}

POST connection/detailInfoByQuerySources

Returns an array of connection objects filled with QuerySourceField data.

Request

Field NULL Description Note
querySourceIds
array of strings		   An array of string (GUID) values of QuerySource objects.  

Response

Field Description Note
connections
string		 An array of Connection objects filled with QuerySourceField data.  

Samples

POST /api/connection/detailInfoByQuerySources HTTP/1.1

Request payload:

{
   "querySourceIds": ["8f9a3d47-1d55-4d72-863e-39a365b224e5"]
}

Sample response:

{
   "connections": [
      {
         "id": "61239e17-2d57-4b0a-b887-37491df9ab07",
         "name": "Northwind",
         "originalName": null,
         "serverTypeId": "572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813",
         "databaseServer": "localhost",
         "databaseUser": null,
         "serverTypeName": "MSSQL",
         "connectionString": "3GTDfCloEoI/76VPjdIGGbycGQadvS6b0HzDKup7YL5AwTf+k70pBQLIWw88jwSzQXSLUnzCvg883cjkdS5",
         "visible": true,
         "deleted": false,
         "relateToConnectionId": null,
         "tenantId": null,
         "dbSource": {
            "querySources": [
               {
                  "id": "edbd5bdb-a931-4d66-8377-dd55270bf8ea",
                  "name": "dbo",
                  "parentCategoryId": null,
                  "connectionId": "61239e17-2d57-4b0a-b887-37491df9ab07",
                  "querySources": [
                     {
                        "id": "8f9a3d47-1d55-4d72-863e-39a365b224e5",
                        "name": "Customers",
                        "realName": null,
                        "type": "Table",
                        "parentQuerySourceId": null,
                        "categoryId": "edbd5bdb-a931-4d66-8377-dd55270bf8ea",
                        "selected": true,
                        "overwritten": false,
                        "deleted": false,
                        "connectionId": "61239e17-2d57-4b0a-b887-37491df9ab07",
                        "serverTypeId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
                        "connectionName": null,
                        "childs": null,
                        "dataSourceCategoryId": null,
                        "dataSourceCategoryName": null,
                        "alias": null,
                        "originalAlias": null,
                        "querySourceFields": [
                           {
                              "name": "CustomerID",
                              "alias": "",
                              "dataType": "nchar",
                              "izendaDataType": "Text",
                              "allowDistinct": true,
                              "visible": true,
                              "filterable": false,
                              "querySourceId": "8f9a3d47-1d55-4d72-863e-39a365b224e5",
                              "parentId": null,
                              "expressionFields": [],
                              "filteredValue": "",
                              "type": 0,
                              "groupPosition": 0,
                              "position": 1,
                              "extendedProperties": null,
                              "physicalChange": 0,
                              "approval": 0,
                              "existed": false,
                              "checked": false,
                              "matchedTenant": false,
                              "functionName": null,
                              "expression": null,
                              "isRunningField": false,
                              "supportDefaultTotal": null,
                              "fullName": null,
                              "calculatedTree": null,
                              "reportId": null,
                              "originalName": null,
                              "originalId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
                              "isParameter": false,
                              "isCalculated": false,
                              "isPredicated": false,
                              "modelName": null,
                              "targetValue": null,
                              "relationColumn": null,
                              "inputFeatures": null,
                              "hasAggregatedFunction": false,
                              "isCompositeField": false,
                              "hasSupportDefaultTotal": true,
                              "querySource": null,
                              "querySourceName": null,
                              "categoryName": null,
                              "inaccessible": false,
                              "originalAlias": null,
                              "allowToSave": false,
                              "filterLookupType": 0,
                              "filterLookupStatus": 0,
                              "dataBaseType": 0,
                              "fullPath": null,
                              "isCheck": false,
                              "id": "0aff7cd0-7da8-4c61-ad65-a8dda605a1d7",
                              "state": 0,
                              "deleted": false,
                              "inserted": true,
                              "version": null,
                              "created": null,
                              "createdBy": "System Admin",
                              "modified": "2020-10-12T07:13:57.193",
                              "modifiedBy": null
                           }
                        ],
                        "querySourceCategoryName": "dbo",
                        "querySourceCategory": null,
                        "modified": "2020-10-12T07:13:57.163",
                        "extendedProperties": null,
                        "physicalChange": 0,
                        "approval": 0,
                        "existed": false,
                        "checked": false,
                        "belongToCopiedReport": false,
                        "customDefinition": null,
                        "isCustomQuerySource": false,
                        "isCheck": false,
                        "disabled": false,
                        "databaseType": 0,
                        "fullPath": null,
                        "indeterminate": false,
                        "numOfChilds": 0,
                        "numOfCheckedChilds": 0,
                        "isLastPage": false
                     }
                  ],
                  "childs": null,
                  "connection": null,
                  "physicalChange": 0,
                  "existed": false,
                  "deleted": false,
                  "checked": false,
                  "isCheck": false,
                  "numOfChilds": 0,
                  "numOfCheckedChilds": 0,
                  "totalTableChildNodes": 0,
                  "totalTableCheckedNodes": 0,
                  "totalStoredProcedureChildNodes": 0,
                  "totalStoredProcedureCheckedNodes": 0,
                  "totalViewChildNodes": 0,
                  "totalViewCheckedNodes": 0,
                  "totalFunctionChildNodes": 0,
                  "totalFunctionCheckedNodes": 0,
                  "fullPath": null,
                  "indeterminate": false,
                  "isLastPage": false
               }
            ]
         },
         "relationships": null,
         "querySourceCategories": [],
         "physicalChange": 0,
         "copyDataConnector": false,
         "checked": false,
         "isCheck": false,
         "databaseName": "northwnd",
         "fullPath": null,
         "indeterminate": false,
         "numOfChilds": 0,
         "numOfCheckedChilds": 0,
         "isLastPage": false
      }
   ]
}

POST connection/invisible/{connection_id}

Hides from Data Model and Reports all query sources in the connection specified by the {connection_id} value.

Request

No payload

Response

An OperationResult object with success field populated

Samples

POST /api/connection/invisible/866d8a41-3bd8-48d5-bc1e-9e4488c171c3 HTTP/1.1

Successful response (in case user has System Admin Permission):

{
   "success": true,
   "messages": null
}

Response in case user does not have System Admin Permission:

{
   "message" : "You don't have permission to perform this action",
   "detail" : "NoPermission"
}

POST connection/loadDistinctConnections

Returns an array of distinct connections (by server type and database name) from a list of tenant ids.

Request

Field Description Note
tenantIds
array of strings		 An array of string (GUID) values.  

Response

An array of Connection objects

Samples

POST /api/connection/loadDistinctConnections HTTP/1.1

Request payload:

{
  "tenantIds" : ["e9e54aaf-64d8-4dbd-88c4-642f51ba16ec"]
}

Sample response:

[{
     "id" : "3cd79317-5d1b-4842-93d7-47abae6e0273",
     "name" : "Northwind",
     "serverTypeId" : "572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813",
     "serverTypeName" : "MSSQL",
     "connectionString" : "4d8jRon2cmwd8K1blELZB7RtRYUM76oW5ZOYxEcE4eCRy19pnCeeyM4ZFpAxX+dwIsv+p+3JKbZbJCdDyj6XXOlS88wnw9pNBuLfk3SxFJM=",
     "visible" : true,
     "deleted" : false,
     "relateToConnectionId" : null,
     "tenantId" : "e9e54aaf-64d8-4dbd-88c4-642f51ba16ec",
     "dbSource" : {
        "querySources" : []
     },
     "relationships" : null,
     "physicalChange" : 0,
     "checked" : false,
     "databaseName" : "Northwind",
     "fullPath" : null
  }
]

POST connection/loadRemoteSchema

Returns an enumeration of all supported objects (query sources) from a connection string.

Request

Payload: a SchemaRequest object

Response

A SchemaResult object

Samples

POST /api/connection/loadRemoteSchema HTTP/1.1

Request payload:

{
  "connectionString" : "1aBcD+=",
  "serverType" : "d968e96f-91dc-414d-9fd8-aef2926c9a18"
}

Successful response:

{
  "dBSource" : {
     "querySources" : [ {
           "id" : "6ca15f34-b4cb-4fd7-8d55-77ee26ba6abe",
           "name" : "dbo",
           "parentCategoryId" : null,
           "connectionId" : "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
           "querySources" : [{
                 "id" : "bcf124c4-c5df-434a-bc4c-1638161d7949",
                 "name" : "AWBuildVersion",
                 "type" : "Table",
                 "parentQuerySourceId" : null,
                 "categoryId" : null,
                 "selected" : false,
                 "connectionName" : null,
                 "childs" : null,
                 "dataSourceCategoryId" : null,
                 "dataSourceCategoryName" : null,
                 "alias" : null,
                 "querySourceFields" : [],
                 "querySourceCategory" : null,
                 "modified" : null,
                 "extendedProperties" : null,
                 "physicalChange" : 0,
                 "approval" : 0
              }
           ],
           "childs" : null,
           "connection" : null,
           "physicalChange" : 0
        }
     ]
  },
  "differentConnectionAndSchema" : false,
  "success" : true,
  "messages" : null
}

POST connection/reloadRemoteSchema

Returns an enumeration of all supported objects (query sources) from an existing connection with detected changes.

Request

Payload: a SchemaRequest object

Response

A SchemaResult object

Samples

POST /api/connection/reloadRemoteSchema HTTP/1.1

Request payload:

{
  "connectionId" : "d91ee45e-f168-441d-81eb-7878cb2fa2ce",
  "connectionString" : "1aBcD+=",
  "serverTypeId" : "572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813"
}

Successful response:

{
  "dBSource" : {
     "querySources" : [{
           "id" : "024248ec-0058-49d3-a07c-f987bd300cae",
           "name" : "dbo",
           "parentCategoryId" : null,
           "connectionId" : "d91ee45e-f168-441d-81eb-7878cb2fa2ce",
           "querySources" : [{
                 "id" : "bf21830d-bb38-4b17-853b-26df0cb56549",
                 "name" : "Table01",
                 "type" : "Table",
                 "parentQuerySourceId" : null,
                 "categoryId" : "024248ec-0058-49d3-a07c-f987bd300cae",
                 "selected" : true,
                 "connectionId" : "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
                 "connectionName" : null,
                 "childs" : null,
                 "dataSourceCategoryId" : null,
                 "dataSourceCategoryName" : null,
                 "alias" : null,
                 "querySourceFields" : [{
                       "id" : "69460143-6fd3-496c-8ddf-32e955801007",
                       "name" : "TableId",
                       "alias" : "",
                       "dataType" : "nvarchar",
                       "visible" : false,
                       "filterable" : false,
                       "deleted" : false,
                       "querySourceId" : "bf21830d-bb38-4b17-853b-26df0cb56549",
                       "parentId" : null,
                       "children" : null,
                       "modified" : "2016-04-04T08:47:32.0000000+07:00",
                       "filteredValue" : "",
                       "type" : 0,
                       "position" : 0,
                       "extendedProperties" : "",
                       "physicalChange" : 0,
                       "approval" : 0,
                       "existed" : true,
                       "matchedTenant" : false
                    }
                 ],
                 "querySourceCategory" : null,
                 "modified" : null,
                 "extendedProperties" : null,
                 "physicalChange" : 0,
                 "approval" : 0,
                 "existed" : true
              }
           ],
           "childs" : null,
           "connection" : null,
           "physicalChange" : 0,
           "existed" : true
        }
     ]
  },
  "differentConnectionAndSchema" : false,
  "success" : true,
  "messages" : null
}

POST connection/validateSchema

Returns true if remote schema has not changed, otherwise returns false.

Request

Payload: a Connection object

Response

A boolean value

Samples

POST /api/connection/validateSchema HTTP/1.1

Request payload:

{
  "id" : "dda3633e-659f-4e88-9955-4e20bded686c",
  "serverType" : "572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813",
  "connectionString" : "1aBcD+="
}

Sample response:

true

POST connection/verify

Validates a connection string.
See also: POST databaseSetup/testConnection

Request

Payload: a DBSetupInfo object

Response

Samples

POST /api/connection/verify HTTP/1.1

Request payload:

{
  "ServerTypeId" : "572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813",
  "ConnectionString" : "server=host01\instance01;database=db01;User Id=user01;Password=secret;"
}

Successful response:

{
  "serverNotValid" : false,
  "databaseNotValid" : false,
  "loginFail" : false,
  "hasValidLicense" : false,
  "success" : true,
  "messages" : []
}

POST connection/visible/{connection_id}

Restores the visibility of all query sources in the connection specified by the {connection_id} value.

Request

No payload

Response

An OperationResult object with success field populated

Samples

POST /api/connection/visible/866d8a41-3bd8-48d5-bc1e-9e4488c171c3 HTTP/1.1

Sample response:

{
   "success": true,
   "messages": null
}

DELETE connection/{connection_id}

Deletes the connection specified by the {connection_id} value.

Request

No payload

Response

An OperationResult object with success field populated

Samples

DELETE /api/connection/f5180bc0-7c07-48db-b672-e66a5adde027 HTTP/1.1

Successful response (in case user has System Admin Permission):

{
  "success" : true,
  "messages" : null
}

Response in case user does not have System Asmin Permission):

{
   "message" : "You don't have permission to perform this action",
   "detail" : "NoPermission"
}