Set Formula

Create/update a custom member or custom measure calculation.

Method

/API3/analytics/setFormula

  • API Section: /API3/analytics
  • API Version: 3.0
  • From Release: 2023.10
  • Usage: REST API and Client SDK libraries. REST APIs via POST actions only.
  • Usage by:
    • Enterprise Admin
    • Domain Admin
    • Pro

Method Signature

Input Parameters

Name

formulaData

Object Type

Description

The details of the Formula to add to the system.

Output Response

Successful Result Code

200

Response Type

string

Description of Response Type

Returns the created Formula ID

Notes

The logic for the formula must be supplied as a compliant PQL or MDX script. If the formula does not exist, a new one will be created.

Examples

Code Snippets

Use the Authentication API methods to generate an access 'key' or 'token' for use in code as shown below.

TypeScript
Curl
Java
C#
Python
PHP
curl -X POST \
-H "paToken: [[apiKey]]" \
 -H "Accept: application/json,application/json;charset=utf-8,text/csv,text/csv;charset=utf-8,application/xml,application/xml;charset=utf-8,text/plain,text/plain;charset=utf-8" \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 "http://Your.Server.URL/API3/analytics/setFormula" \
 -d '{
  "formatString" : "formatString",
  "dynamicCaption" : "dynamicCaption",
  "description" : "description",
  "parentDimension" : "parentDimension",
  "parentHierarchy" : "parentHierarchy",
  "msOlapProps" : {
    "foregroundColorSyntax" : "foregroundColorSyntax",
    "backColorSyntax" : "backColorSyntax",
    "parentElement" : "parentElement"
  },
  "folderId" : "046b6c7f-0b8a-43b9-b35d-6489e6daee91",
  "tags" : [ "046b6c7f-0b8a-43b9-b35d-6489e6daee91", "046b6c7f-0b8a-43b9-b35d-6489e6daee91" ],
  "formulaSyntax" : "formulaSyntax",
  "itemName" : "itemName",
  "connectionId" : "046b6c7f-0b8a-43b9-b35d-6489e6daee91",
  "id" : "046b6c7f-0b8a-43b9-b35d-6489e6daee91",
  "solveOrder" : 0
}'
import com.pyramidanalytics.*;
import com.pyramidanalytics.auth.*;
import com.pyramidanalytics.model.*;
import com.pyramidanalytics.api.AnalyticsServiceApi;

import java.util.*;
import java.time.*;

public class AnalyticsServiceApiExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ApiClient defaultClient = Configuration.getDefaultApiClient();
        defaultClient.setBasePath("http://Your.Server.URL/");
        
        // Configure API key authorization: paToken
        ApiKeyAuth paToken = (ApiKeyAuth) defaultClient.getAuthentication("paToken");
        paToken.setApiKey("YOUR API KEY");
        // Uncomment the following line to set a prefix for the API key, e.g. "Token" (defaults to null)
        //paToken.setApiKeyPrefix("Token");

        // Create an instance of the API class
        AnalyticsServiceApi apiInstance = new AnalyticsServiceApi();
        // Initialize the formulaData parameter object for the call
        FormulaData formulaData = ; // Create the input object for the operation, type: FormulaData 

        try {
            UUID result = apiInstance.setFormula(formulaData);
            System.out.println(result);
        } catch (ApiException e) {
            System.err.println("Exception when calling AnalyticsServiceApi#setFormula");
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}
import * as PyramidAnalyticsWebApi from "com.pyramidanalytics";

// Create an instance of the API class
const api = new PyramidAnalyticsWebApi.AnalyticsServiceApi("http://Your.Server.URL")

// Configure API key authorization: paToken
api.setApiToken("YOUR API KEY");

const formulaData = ; // {FormulaData} 

api.setFormula(formulaData).then(function(data) {
  console.log('API called successfully. Returned data: ' + data);
}, function(error) {
  console.error(error);
});

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using PyramidAnalytics.Sdk.Api;
using PyramidAnalytics.Sdk.Client;
using PyramidAnalytics.Sdk.Model;

public class setFormulaExample
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        Configuration conf = new Configuration();
        conf.BasePath = "http://Your.Server.URL/";
        
        
        // Configure API key authorization: paToken
        conf.ApiKey.Add("paToken", "YOUR_API_KEY");
        // Uncomment below to setup prefix (e.g. Bearer) for API key, if needed
        // conf.ApiKeyPrefix.Add("paToken", "Bearer");

        GlobalConfiguration.Instance = conf;
        
        // Create an instance of the API class
        var apiInstance = new AnalyticsServiceApi();
        // Initialize the formulaData parameter object for the call
        var formulaData = new FormulaData(); // FormulaData | 

        try {
            // Create/update a custom member or custom measure calculation.
            Guid result = apiInstance.setFormula(formulaData);
            Debug.WriteLine(result);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            Debug.Print("Exception when calling AnalyticsServiceApi.setFormula: " + e.Message );
        }
    }
}

import com.pyramidanalytics
from com.pyramidanalytics import ApiException
from com.pyramidanalytics import AnalyticsServiceApi
from pprint import pprint

        
# Configure API key authorization: paToken
api_config = com.pyramidanalytics.Configuration(host = 'http://Your.Server.URL/', api_key={ paToken:'YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN' })

with com.pyramidanalytics.ApiClient(api_config) as api_client:
    # Create an instance of the API class
    api_instance = AnalyticsServiceApi(api_client)
    # Initialize the formulaData parameter object for the call
    formulaData =  # FormulaData | 

    try:
        # Create/update a custom member or custom measure calculation.
        api_response = api_instance.set_formula(formulaData)
        pprint(api_response)
    except ApiException as e:
        print("Exception when calling AnalyticsServiceApi->setFormula: %s\n" % e)
<?php
require_once(__DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php');

OpenAPITools\Client\Configuration::getDefaultConfiguration()->setHost('http://Your.Server.URL');

// Configure API key authorization: paToken
OpenAPITools\Client\Configuration::getDefaultConfiguration()->setApiKey('paToken', 'YOUR_API_KEY');
// Uncomment below to setup prefix (e.g. Bearer) for API key, if needed
// OpenAPITools\Client\Configuration::getDefaultConfiguration()->setApiKeyPrefix('paToken', 'Bearer');

// Create an instance of the API class
$api_instance = new OpenAPITools\Client\Api\AnalyticsServiceApi();
$formulaData = ; // FormulaData | 

try {
    $result = $api_instance->setFormula($formulaData);
    print_r($result);
} catch (Exception $e) {
    echo 'Exception when calling AnalyticsServiceApi->setFormula: ', $e->getMessage(), PHP_EOL;
}
?>