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Bharath B N
Bharath B N
May 24, 2018 5 minute read

Recycle Bin management using SDK in SAP BOE 4.2

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This blog describes:-

  • About Recycle Bin feature,
  • Recycle Bin management in CMC,
  • Enable Recycle Bin using JAVA SDK,
  • Recycle Bin management using REST APIs,
  • Recycle Bin management using JAVA SDK

Recycle Bin feature:

Recycle Bin is a new application in the CMC. When the user deletes an item from the BOE system, it is moved to the Recycle Bin, where it is temporarily stored until the Recycle Bin is emptied. This gives the user the opportunity to recover accidentally deleted reports/folders and restore them to their original locations.

With the Recycle Bin application, the administrator can:

  • Initiate restoration of any deleted item (such as reports and folders)
  • Permanently delete items from the Recycle Bin
  • Perform auto-cleanup of the Recycle Bin

If Recycle Bin is enabled, you can recycle the following infoobject types:

  • Personal folder content
  • Events
  • Calendars
  • Public folder content
  • Universes
  • Connections
  • Public categories
  • Personal categories
  • Inboxes
  • Profiles
  • Custom roles

Learn More:  https://help.sap.com/viewer/2e167338c1b24da9b2a94e68efd79c42/4.2.5/en-US/a1da486be3ab43f794201b2c4f47b25e.html

 

Recycle Bin management in CMC:

Enable Recycle Bin to users:

Administrator can Enable/Disable Recycle Bin application in CMC (http://boeserver/BOE/CMC).

In CMC novigate to CMC -> Applications -> Recycle Bin

Restore and delete from Recycle Bin:

To perform Restore or delete permanently from Recycle Bin.

Login to CMC (http://boeserver/BOE/CMC).

In CMC novigate to CMC -> Recycle Bin (listed in Manage column in Home page of CMC).

 

 

Enable Recycle Bin using JAVA SDK:

Code to check Recycle Bin enabled or disabled.

import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.framework.IEnterpriseSession;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.exception.SDKException;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.infostore.IInfoStore;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.infostore.IInfoObjects;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.infostore.IInfoObject;
import com.businessobjects.sdk.plugin.desktop.recyclebinapplication.IRecycleBinApplicationBase;
import java.util.Iterator;
...

	boolean isRecycleBinEnabled(IEnterpriseSession enterpriseSession) throws SDKException
		 {
			 IInfoStore infoStore = (IInfoStore) enterpriseSession.getService("InfoStore");
			 String queryString = "SELECT * FROM CI_APPOBJECTS, CI_INFOOBJECTS, CI_SYSTEMOBJECTS WHERE SI_CUID='AfHzkEDjGvZBughFhdtIIdg'";
			 boolean isRBEnabled = false;
			 try
			 {
				 IInfoObjects recycleBinAppObjects = infoStore.query(queryString);
				 if(!recycleBinAppObjects.isEmpty())
			        {
			            final IRecycleBinApplicationBase recycleBinAppObject = (IRecycleBinApplicationBase) recycleBinAppObjects.get(0);	
		        	    isRBEnabled =recycleBinAppObject.getEnableRecycleBinProperty();
			        }				
					
					return isRBEnabled;	
			}
			 catch(SDKException e){
				return isRBEnabled;
			}
		 }

Code to enable/disable Recycle Bin:

import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.framework.IEnterpriseSession;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.exception.SDKException;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.infostore.IInfoStore;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.infostore.IInfoObjects;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.infostore.IInfoObject;
import com.businessobjects.sdk.plugin.desktop.recyclebinapplication.IRecycleBinApplicationBase;

...

void setRecycleBin(IEnterpriseSession enterpriseSession, boolean setRB) throws SDKException
	{
		IInfoStore infoStore = (IInfoStore) enterpriseSession.getService("InfoStore");
		String queryString = "SELECT * FROM CI_APPOBJECTS, CI_INFOOBJECTS, CI_SYSTEMOBJECTS WHERE SI_CUID='AfHzkEDjGvZBughFhdtIIdg'";
		IInfoObjects recycleBinAppObjects = infoStore.query(queryString);
		if (!recycleBinAppObjects.isEmpty()) {
			IRecycleBinApplicationBase recycleBinAppObject = (IRecycleBinApplicationBase) recycleBinAppObjects.get(0);
			recycleBinAppObject.setEnableRecycleBinProperty(setRB);
		}

	}

More Info: https://help.sap.com/http.svc/rc/7adfc93c56564bb0bade737ea8a3a61f/4.2.4/en-US/com/businessobjects/sdk/plugin/desktop/recyclebinapplication/IRecycleBinApplicationBase.html

 

Recycle Bin management using REST APIs:

APIs available from SAP BOE 4.2 SP04 +:

To know how to create session using BI REST: https://blogs.sap.com/2017/04/21/session-management-in-bi-platform-rest-sdk-rws/

Description
URL
Http Methods
Query Parameters
1.
List all items in Recycle Bin
 http://host:<port>/biprws/v1/recyclebin GET

page, pagesize,

sort, type,

deleteddate
2.
Retrieve properties of a recycle bin item
 http://host:<port>/biprws/v1/recyclebin/<id> GET N.A
3.
Permanently delete single/multiple items from recycle bin.
 http://host:<port>/biprws/v1/recyclebin DELETE N.A
4.
Restore single/multiple items from recycle bin.
 http://host:<port>/biprws/v1/recyclebin PUT N.A

More Info:   https://help.sap.com/viewer/db6a17c0d1214fd6971de66ea0122378/4.2.5/en-US/40974cd20dfa407fb30e383b587c0df7.html

 

Recycle Bin management using JAVA SDK:

Create Enterprise Session using Java SDK:

import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.framework.CrystalEnterprise;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.exception.SDKException;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.framework.IEnterpriseSession;
...

IEnterpriseSession basicLogon() throws SDKException
{
  ISessionMgr sessionManager = CrystalEnterprise.getSessionMgr();
  IEnterpriseSession enterpriseSession = sessionManager.logon("username", "password", "<cms>:<port>", "secEnterprise");
  return enterpriseSession;
}

More Info:  https://blogs.sap.com/2017/06/04/client-type-for-session-using-sdk-in-boe/

https://help.sap.com/viewer/0225aa3e7b4b4b17b2d4a882e6f2de96/4.2.5/en-US/45a1e4bf6e041014910aba7db0e91070.html

List all objects in Recycle Bin:

import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.framework.IEnterpriseSession;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.exception.SDKException;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.infostore.IInfoStore;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.infostore.IInfoObjects;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.infostore.IInfoObject;
import com.businessobjects.sdk.plugin.desktop.recyclebin.IRecycleBinObject;
import java.util.Iterator;
...

IInfoObjects getRecycleBinObjects(IEnterpriseSession enterpriseSession) throws SDKException
 {
	 IInfoStore infoStore = (IInfoStore) enterpriseSession.getService("InfoStore");
	 String queryString = "SELECT * FROM CI_INFOOBJECTS WHERE SI_KIND = '" +IRecycleBinObject.KIND+"'";

	 IInfoObjects infoObjects = infoStore.query(queryString);

	 Iterator infoObjectsIter = infoObjects.iterator();
	 while(infoObjectsIter.hasNext()) {
		 IRecycleBinObject rbObject = (IRecycleBinObject) infoObjectsIter.next();
	     System.out.println(rbObject.getTitle());
	 }
	 return infoObjects;
 }

Retrieve properties of a recycle bin object:

import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.framework.IEnterpriseSession;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.exception.SDKException;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.infostore.IInfoStore;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.infostore.IInfoObjects;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.infostore.IInfoObject;
import com.businessobjects.sdk.plugin.desktop.recyclebin.IRecycleBinObject;
...

void getRecycleBinObjectDeails(IEnterpriseSession enterpriseSession) throws SDKException
 {
	 IInfoStore infoStore = (IInfoStore) enterpriseSession.getService("InfoStore");
	 String queryString = "SELECT * FROM CI_INFOOBJECTS WHERE SI_KIND = '" +IRecycleBinObject.KIND+"'";

	 IInfoObjects infoObjects = infoStore.query(queryString);
	 IRecycleBinObject rbObject = (IRecycleBinObject) infoObjects.get(0);
	 System.out.println(rbObject.getTitle());
	 System.out.println(rbObject.getMainRecycledObjectType());
	 System.out.println(rbObject.getOwner());
	 System.out.println(rbObject.getKind());
	 //........
 }

Permanently delete objects from recycle bin:

import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.framework.IEnterpriseSession;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.exception.SDKException;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.infostore.IInfoStore;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.infostore.IInfoObjects;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.infostore.IInfoObject;
import com.businessobjects.sdk.plugin.desktop.recyclebin.IRecycleBinObject;
...

void deleteRecycleBinObject(IEnterpriseSession enterpriseSession) throws SDKException
 {
	 IInfoStore infoStore = (IInfoStore) enterpriseSession.getService("InfoStore");
	 String queryString = "SELECT * FROM CI_INFOOBJECTS WHERE SI_KIND = '" +IRecycleBinObject.KIND+"'";

	 IInfoObjects infoObjects = infoStore.query(queryString);
	 IRecycleBinObject rbObject = (IRecycleBinObject) infoObjects.get(0);
	 System.out.println(rbObject.getTitle());
	 rbObject.deleteNow();
 }

Restore objects from recycle bin:

import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.framework.IEnterpriseSession;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.exception.SDKException;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.infostore.IInfoStore;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.infostore.IInfoObjects;
import com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.infostore.IInfoObject;
import com.businessobjects.sdk.plugin.desktop.recyclebin.IRecycleBinObject;
...

void restoreRecycleBinObject(IEnterpriseSession enterpriseSession) throws SDKException
 {
	 IInfoStore infoStore = (IInfoStore) enterpriseSession.getService("InfoStore");
	 String queryString = "SELECT * FROM CI_INFOOBJECTS WHERE SI_KIND = '" +IRecycleBinObject.KIND+"'";

	 IInfoObjects infoObjects = infoStore.query(queryString);
	 IRecycleBinObject rbObject = (IRecycleBinObject) infoObjects.get(0);
	 System.out.println(rbObject.getTitle());
	 rbObject.restore();
 }

More Info: https://help.sap.com/http.svc/rc/7adfc93c56564bb0bade737ea8a3a61f/4.2.4/en-US/com/businessobjects/sdk/plugin/desktop/recyclebin/IRecycleBinObjectBase.html

 

Learn More:

https://help.sap.com/viewer/0225aa3e7b4b4b17b2d4a882e6f2de96/4.2.5/en-US/45a6bf8f6e041014910aba7db0e91070.html

https://blogs.sap.com/2017/12/15/bi-platform-rest-sdk-rws-in-boe-4.2/

https://blogs.sap.com/2017/05/10/query-the-businessobjects-repository-using-bi-platform-rest-sdk-rws/

https://blogs.sap.com/2017/04/21/session-management-in-bi-platform-rest-sdk-rws/

https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/SAP_BUSINESSOBJECTS_BUSINESS_INTELLIGENCE_PLATFORM/

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