Using Script APIs in Different Model Types

With the introduction of a new model type in SAP Analytics Cloud, script API adaptions had to be made.

As models can now have both an account structure and a measure structure, it is necessary to ensure that script APIs work consistently with all different types of models.

In the following table you can see which structure or structure members are affected for which model by several APIs:


Model with...	Accounts only	Measures only (including new models without accounts)	Measures and Accounts
`Alias.MeasureDimension` resolves to:	accounts	measures	measures
`DataSource.getMeasures` returns:	accounts	measures	measures
`Chart.get/add/removeMeasure` (deprecated) operates on:	accounts	measures	accounts
`Chart.get/add/removeMember` (new) operates on:	accounts	measures	accounts
`DataSource.getDimensions` returns:	all dimensions including account dimension	all dimensions including measure dimension	all dimensions including account and measure dimension
`Table/Chart.getSelections` can contain:	`Alias.MeasureDimension` (for accounts)	`Alias.MeasureDimension` (for measures)	`Alias.MeasureDimension`

Note

Please read the following explanations relating to

DataSource.getMeasures: There won't be a DataSource.getAccounts function, as you can always get the account members by using getMembers on the account structure
Chart.getMeasures/addMeasure/removeMeasure: These functions have been marked as deprecated. The reason for that is that they might be misleading (as you can see in the table above). In case of both measures and accounts this will operate on the accounts on the feed although the function is called ...Measures