As part of the LANSA BI version 9.14 release, a sample of the Visual LANSA web file is included in the installation package. This sample is designed to help you quickly begin integrating LANSA BI dashboards and reports into your own application in Visual LANSA.

Expanded REST API functionality

The expanded range of REST API allows you to create your own applications in Visual LANSA, having multiple seamless integrations with LANSA BI’s reports, dashboards and content.

The REST API provides important functionality to help you automate key processes, such as automating the onboarding of new clients in a multi-tenant environment, building custom embedded applications using LANSA BI in Visual LANSA, and integrating LANSA BI content (users, stories, signals, reports, etc) inside a LANSA application. 

LANSA BI version 9.14 introduces new functionality for REST API, including:

• New content endpoint: returns a list of all content accessible to a user, including Views, Reports, Dashboards, Stories, and more. It allows further ability to build custom content browsing solution in an embedded BI scenario.
  
• New dashboards, presentations, and themes endpoints: retrieves a list of items or detailed information for a specific content item.
  
• New health endpoint: returns the overall health of a Yellowfin deployment, including clustered deployments. There are two forms:
  • Ping endpoint: returns limited information, and it does not require authentication.
  • Full health endpoint: returns comprehensive information about the deployment.
    
• Enhanced users and import-export endpoints: updates the user profile information, such as timezone, language preference, and lists the dependencies of a Content Item from within an Import File.
  
• Cached filter refreshes: the REST endpoints trigger cached filter refreshes for Dashboards and Views.
  
• New integration API: allows external developers to get information about the user and organization in a user-friendly interface. This eliminates the need to reference internal Yellowfin methods to get the current user, role or client organization when developing custom headers, JSPs and internal plugins like formatters and analytic functions.

For detailed technical information, see the REST API documentation here.