SAP BI Tools CMS Query API

Execute CMS queries against the BI Platform repository to search for objects using CMS query language syntax.

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GET /v1/cmsquery SAP BI Tools Execute a CMS query (GET) #
POST /v1/cmsquery SAP BI Tools Execute a CMS query (POST) #

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OpenAPI Specification

sap-bi-tools-cms-query-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: SAP BI Tools SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform RESTful Web Services CMS Query API
  description: REST API for SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform (biprws) for managing documents, users, scheduling reports, and querying the CMS repository. The API provides endpoints for authentication via logon tokens, browsing the InfoStore repository, managing BI Inbox items, scheduling report execution, and performing CMS queries. Supports both JSON and XML response formats. Requires a logon token obtained through the logon endpoint for subsequent API calls.
  version: '4.3'
  contact:
    name: SAP Support
    url: https://support.sap.com/en/index.html
  termsOfService: https://www.sap.com/about/legal/terms-of-use.html
servers:
- url: http://{server}:{port}/biprws
  description: SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Server
  variables:
    server:
      default: localhost
      description: The BI Platform server hostname
    port:
      default: '6405'
      description: The WACS port number
security:
- logonToken: []
tags:
- name: CMS Query
  description: Execute CMS queries against the BI Platform repository to search for objects using CMS query language syntax.
paths:
  /v1/cmsquery:
    get:
      operationId: executeCmsQueryGet
      summary: SAP BI Tools Execute a CMS query (GET)
      description: Executes a CMS query against the BI Platform repository using the query parameter. CMS queries use a SQL-like syntax to search for objects by type, name, and other properties.
      tags:
      - CMS Query
      parameters:
      - name: query
        in: query
        required: true
        description: The CMS query string (e.g., SELECT * FROM CI_INFOOBJECTS WHERE SI_KIND='Webi')
        schema:
          type: string
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageSizeParam'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AcceptHeader'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully executed query
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InfoStoreCollection'
        '400':
          description: Invalid query syntax
        '401':
          description: Invalid or expired logon token
    post:
      operationId: executeCmsQueryPost
      summary: SAP BI Tools Execute a CMS query (POST)
      description: Executes a CMS query against the BI Platform repository using a POST request body. Preferred for complex queries that may exceed URL length limits.
      tags:
      - CMS Query
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                query:
                  type: string
                  description: The CMS query string
          application/xml:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                query:
                  type: string
                  description: The CMS query string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully executed query
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InfoStoreCollection'
        '400':
          description: Invalid query syntax
        '401':
          description: Invalid or expired logon token
components:
  schemas:
    InfoStoreCollection:
      type: object
      description: A paginated collection of InfoStore entries
      properties:
        entries:
          type: array
          description: The list of InfoStore entries in this page
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/InfoStoreEntry'
        __count:
          type: integer
          description: Total number of matching entries
    InfoStoreEntry:
      type: object
      description: Represents an object in the BI Platform CMS InfoStore repository. All managed objects including documents, folders, users, and groups are represented as InfoStore entries.
      properties:
        SI_ID:
          type: integer
          description: The unique CMS object identifier
        SI_NAME:
          type: string
          description: The display name of the object
        SI_KIND:
          type: string
          description: The object type (e.g., Webi, CrystalReport, Folder, FullClient, Publication)
        SI_DESCRIPTION:
          type: string
          description: A text description of the object
        SI_CREATION_TIME:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The timestamp when the object was created
        SI_UPDATE_TS:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: The timestamp when the object was last updated
        SI_OWNER:
          type: string
          description: The owner of the object
        SI_PARENTID:
          type: integer
          description: The CMS ID of the parent folder
        SI_PATH:
          type: string
          description: The full path to the object in the repository
  parameters:
    PageParam:
      name: page
      in: query
      description: The page number for pagination (1-based)
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 1
    PageSizeParam:
      name: pageSize
      in: query
      description: The number of items per page
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 50
    AcceptHeader:
      name: Accept
      in: header
      description: The desired response format
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - application/json
        - application/xml
        default: application/json
  securitySchemes:
    logonToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-SAP-LogonToken
      description: Logon token obtained from the /logon/long endpoint. Must be included in all subsequent API requests.
externalDocs:
  description: SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform RESTful Web Services Documentation
  url: https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_BUSINESSOBJECTS_BUSINESS_INTELLIGENCE_PLATFORM/e8c2e5877e9e44f9bfcc3085595b9208/