Calling the Metadata Repository as an HTTP service (SAP Library

Calling the Metadata Repository as an HTTP service

Use

Because the metadata repository is implemented as an HTTP service, you can call the information on the metadata objects for the Business Information Warehouse in the Web browser of any client via a URL.

Integration

The URL for the HTTP service has to be structure according to the following schema:

<Protocol>://<Server>:<Port>/sap/bw/doc/metadata/

You can find more information under ICF-Services in SAP BW.

Functions

By entering certain page parameters you can call up the following pages specifically:

Main page of the metadata repository

<Protocol>://<Server>:<Port>/sap/bw/doc/metadata/?page=BW_REPOSITORY&SystemID=<SystemIDClient>

Example

An example of <SystemIDClient> is: AB5CLNT003.

List of object types for the metadata repository

If you only want to call up the right frame with the list of object types, use the following page parameter:

<Protocol>://<Server>:<Port>/sap/bw/doc/metadata/?page=BW_O_TYPES&SystemID=<SystemIDClient>

Information on a specific metadata object

In the Administrator Workbench, navigate to the desired object and select F1 help. The Web browser starts in a new window and shows the metadata information for the desired object. Copy the URL from the address field.

The URL starts with: <Protocol>://<Server>:<Port>/sap/bw/doc/metadata/?page=BW_O_D&SystemID=<SystemIDClient>

Example

An example of this: http://us7031.wdf.sap.corp:50031/
SAP/BW/DOC/METADATA/?page=BW_O_D&SystemID=AB5CLNT003
&ClassID=CUBE&ID=0BWTC_C02&objectVersion=A&sap-language=EN&sap-client=003