Understanding Actuate Information Delivery API operations : About Actuate Information Delivery API operations : Working with information objects and databases
 
Working with information objects and databases
An information object is a file that contains a SQL query. iHub can cache information objects. Table 3‑6 lists the operations that work with information objects and databases.
Table 3‑6 Operations for working with information objects and databases 
Operation
Description
CloseInfoObject
Closes the data source connection for an information object.
CreateDatabaseConnection
Creates a connection to an Actuate Caching service (ACS) database.
DataExtraction
Extracts data from a specified object.
DeleteDatabaseConnection
Deletes an ACS database connection objects.
GetInfoObject
Retrieves a description of an information object.
ExecuteQuery
Reads an information object, optionally saving the resulting output file in the Encyclopedia volume.
FetchInfoObjectData
Retrieves the data source for an information object, using the connection that OpenInfoObject establishes.
GetDatabaseConnection
Definition
Retrieves information about an ACS database connection object.
GetDatabaseConnection
Parameters
Retrieves the connection parameter definitions that the database requires.
GetDatabaseConnection
Types
Retrieves the list of available DBMS platforms.
GetMetaData
Retrieves the metadata describing a result set schema.
OpenInfoObject
Establishes a connection to an information object. The request specifies whether to embed the information object in the response or return it in blocks.
UpdateDatabase
Connection
Updates an ACS database connection.