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Export report definitions

This API allows users to export report definitions which can later be imported into another Optimize system. The reports to be exported may be within a collection or private entities, the API has access to both.

The obtained list of entity exports can be imported into other Optimize systems either using the dedicated import API or via UI.

Method & HTTP target resource​

POST /api/public/export/report/definition/json

Request headers​

The following request headers have to be provided with every request:

HeaderConstraintsValue
AuthorizationREQUIREDAuthorization

Query parameters​

No query parameters available.

Request body​

The request body should contain a JSON array of report IDs to be exported.

Result​

The response contains a list of exported report definitions.

Response codes​

Possible HTTP response status codes:

CodeDescription
204Request successful.
401Secret incorrect or missing in HTTP Header. See Authorization on how to authenticate.
404At least one of the given report IDs does not exist.
500Some error occurred while processing the request, best check the Optimize log.

Example​

Export two reports​

Assuming you want to export the two reports with IDs 123 and 456 and have configured the accessToken mySecret, this is what it would look like:

POST /api/public/export/report/definition/json

Request header​

Authorization: Bearer mySecret

Request body​

[ "123", "456" ]

Response​

Status 200.

Response content​

[
{
"id": "123",
"exportEntityType": "single_process_report",
"name": "Number: Process instance duration",
"sourceIndexVersion": 8,
"collectionId": "40cb3657-bdcb-459d-93ce-06877ac7244a",
"data": {...}
},
{
"id": "456",
"exportEntityType": "single_process_report",
"name": "Heatmap: Flownode count",
"sourceIndexVersion": 8,
"collectionId": "40cb3657-bdcb-459d-93ce-06877ac7244a",
"data": {...}
}
]