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Reporting Explorer
- Updated on 22 Oct 2024
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A Reporting Explorer for REST API allows users to engage, examine, and analyze reports. It usually has functions like exporting, filtering, sorting, and data visualization, which makes it simpler for users to conclude the data without having to write code or communicate with the API directly.
User Persona: Super Admin
Configure Reporting Explorer
1. Clickicon from the top panel.
2. Navigate to Platform Studio > API Hub > Reporting Explorer.
Figure: Reporting Explorer.
For more information, refer to the table below.
Field | Description |
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Authentication | The authentication will be on the following types. Logged in User - Based on the login credentials used. Generated Token - Based on the credentials used in Authentication. |
General | Select the General characteristics of the Explorer. |
Domain | Select the appropriate Domain as per requirement. |
Sub Domain | Select the appropriate Sub Domain as per requirement. |
Application | Select the Application from which the records need to be retrieved. |
Module | Select the appropriate Module as per the Application selected. For example: Incident, Service Request |
Tenant | Select the appropriate Tenant from which the records are to be retrieved. |
View Name | Select the View Name for the API. |
Reporting Explorer | |
URL | The URL will auto-populate based on the table selected in Form Name. Note The URL to GET records will be based on the form name selected and will be auto populated. |
Query Parameters | |
Default Filter | The Tenant selected in General details will be populated in this field. It can be altered based on requirement. |
Add Filters | An additional filters can be applied here. Click Add Filter and the following screen is displayed. Here we can set the conditions based on which the Filters will apply. Expose Display Name - We can search using values or key Note Only two attributes can be grouped as part of the AND/OR functionality. |
Limit | The number of items displayed on the list. The minimum is set as 10 by default and the maximum is 1000. |
Page Number | We can limit the page numbers or set it as per requirement. |
Response Fields | We can select the response fields based on the filter option. Click the Edit icon and the following page is displayed. Select the column to move the available fields to the selected fields. Use to move the columns individually forward and backward or to move the columns together. |
Time Zone | Select the preferred Time Zone. The default setting is the UTC format. |
Request Headers | |
Request Format | Specify the format for the REST request body. |
Response Format | Specify the format for the REST response body. |
Authorization | Specifies the authorization and send the request as the current user. |
Click Send to update the API