request

A message that an application sends to a component to perform an action. For example, Information Console sends a request to Actuate BIRT iServer to provide the list of items in a folder using the following URI:

http://<webserver>/iportal/getfolderitems.do?folder=/

Related terms

Actuate BIRT iServer, application, Information Console, Universal Resource Identifier (URI)

Contrast with

response, URL request

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