Execute chores from other web applications

[alex.stan]

Hi,

I'm new into TM1 10.2 and I'm not that familiar with all the features and options it offers.
I need to be able to execute some chores from another web application.

Do you think this can be achieved in any way using the TM1 REST API or TM1 Web URL API?
I have TM1 web installed but I was not able to see the administration menu, probably some configuration settings from what I read.

Thanks,
Alex

[jim wood]

Alex,

If you have TM1 (full) installed on the web server that you want to use to run the chore then yes you will be able to execute a chore. I would say however that as of 10.2 .Net is not an option as it's all gone Java so choose your poison well. There is guide to the API and it's commands that comes with the install. Also each command is covered in the reference guide,

Jim.

[alex.stan]

Hi Jim,

Thanks for the quick reply.
Java works good for me and I took a quick look at the documentation offered for the TM1 Java Api and it seems to be what I was looking for.
I'll try to implement something to see how it works.

Thanks,
Alex

[Alan Kirk]

If you have TM1 (full) installed on the web server that you want to use to run the chore then yes you will be able to execute a chore. I would say however that as of 10.2 .Net is not an option as it's all gone Java so choose your poison well.

Ah... let's not get too carried away with IBM's Java fetish.

- The .Net API is still alive, even if it's no longer being developed. Off the top of my head I can't recall whether it has a chore execution option but I think it may do from memory. (I don't have the time to go dumpster diving to find the help file at the moment.) Edit: I've since dug out the .chm and confirmed that the Chore object in the .Net API does indeed have an Execute method.
- The "classic" VB/C API is a long, long way from being retired, and it's quite possible to create .Net-based code (which could be called from some other web application) to execute a process, if not an actual chore but with ExecuteProcess the net effect can be the same.
- This doesn't even take into account the possibility of running a TI via TM1RunTI.exe. As far as I know it still works with 10.2 and if you can actually find the thing this will probably be the easiest option.
- I believe that it will still be possible to tap into the Java options from .Net as well, though obviously I haven't confirmed that or I'd have written yet another 7,000 page treatise on the subject in the Useful Tips forum. Give me 6 months or so and a bucket of Dettol that I can wash my hands in after going anywhere near Java and I'll confirm or deny.

Java may be now the preferred option... but it's far from the only one.

[jim wood]

Good point and some good additional options Alan. I'm no expert when it comes to the dark side of things, so thanks for correcting me.