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Overview
The purpose of the this document is to introduce Technical Engineers to the
BusinessObjects XI Release 2 Query Builder. The Query Builder is a useful
application that allows users to query the Central Management Server (CMS) for
object information that may not be readily available through the default Central
Management Console (CMC) or InfoView user interface.
Contents
P
REREQUISITES
...................................................................................
.......3

Q
UERY
B
UILDER
...................................................................................
......3

A
CCESSING THE
Q
UERY
B
UILDER
................................................................3

Q
UERY
B
UILDER
H
ELP
F
ILES
.......................................................................4

SELECT
Properties.........................................................................
.............5

InfoObject
Properties.........................................................................
.............5
ProcessingInfo
Properties.........................................................................
.....6

SchedulingInfo
Properties.........................................................................
....7

System
Properties.........................................................................
..................8

FROM Category (Enterprise SDK

Tables) .................................................8

CI_INFOOBJECTS.....................................................................
.....................8

CI_SYSTEMOBJECTS...................................................................
..................8

CI_APPOBJECTS......................................................................
.......................9

WHERE
Condition..........................................................................
............9

CMS Performance and Processing the WHERE Condition.......................9

Using the TOP N

function...........................................................................
10

XI

R
ELEASE
2

I
NDEXED
P
ROPERTIES
.........................................................10

SI_CUID............................................................................
.............................10

SI_GUID............................................................................
.............................10

SI_HIDDEN_OBJECT...................................................................
................11

SI_ID..............................................................................
.................................11
SI_INSTANCE_OBJECT.................................................................
..............11

SI_KIND and
SI_PROGID..........................................................................
..11

SI_NAME............................................................................
...........................13

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SI_NAMEDUSER.......................................................................
...................13

SI_NEXTRUNTIME.....................................................................
.................13

SI_OWNERID.........................................................................
.......................14

SI_PARENTID........................................................................
.......................14

SI_PLUGIN_OBJECT...................................................................
.................14

SI_RECURRING.......................................................................
.....................14

SI_RUID............................................................................
..............................14

SI_RUNNABLE_OBJECT.................................................................
............14

SI_SCHEDULE_STATUS.................................................................
............14

SI_UPDATE_TS.......................................................................
......................15

SI_INSTANCE........................................................................
.......................15

XI

R
ELEASE
2

I
NDEXED
P
ROPERTIES AND
D
ATABASE
E
QUIVALENCIES
........15

H
OW AND
W
HEN TO USE
D
IRECT
D
ATABASE
Q
UERIES
................................16

CMS_INFOOBJECTS5.OBJECTID..........................................................
....16

CMS_INFOOBJECTS5.PARENTID..........................................................
..17

CMS_INFOOBJECTS5.OWNERID...........................................................
..19

CMS_INFOOBJECTS5.TYPEID............................................................
.......20

CMS_INFOOBJECTS5.SCHEDULESTATUS............................................21

CMS_INFOOBJECTS5.NEXTRUNTIME...................................................22

CMS_INFOOBJECTS5.LASTMODIFYTIME.............................................22

CMS_INFOOBJECTS5.SI_INSTANCE_OBJECT.......................................22

CMS_INFOOBJECTS5.SI_NAMEDUSER..................................................23

CMS_INFOOBJECTS5.SI_RECURRING....................................................24

Q
UERY
S
AMPLES
...................................................................................
...24

User and
Group..............................................................................
...........25

List All
Users..............................................................................
...................25

List All
Groups.............................................................................
.................25

Lists Users Currently Logged On to Enterprise System..........................26

Crystal
Report.............................................................................
...............27

View Latest Instance ID of

Report..............................................................27

Retrieve All Instances for a Report

Object.................................................27

Counting the Number of Historical Instances for a Report.....................28

List Report
Parameter..........................................................................
.........29

Finding FRS Location for

Report................................................................29

Reporting Database Logon

Information....................................................29

Business View and Business View

Connections .......................................30

Finding What Business View a Report is

Using.......................................30

Listing All Business

Views..........................................................................30

Return All Properties for a Business View by Name...............................31

All Reports Connected to a Specific Business

View.................................31

All Business View

Connections...................................................................32

Universe and Universe

Connections.........................................................32

Listing All Universes and their Connection Information........................32

Return Web Intelligence Reports Connected to a Specific Universe......33

Core and Derived Universe

Information...................................................34

Web Intelligence
Report.............................................................................
35

Web Intelligence Report Universe

Connection.........................................35
Web Intelligence Report Parameter
Information......................................35

Web Intelligence Report and CACHE

Output..........................................36

View Latest Instance ID for Web Intelligence Report..............................37

Retrieve All Instances for Web Intelligence Report Object......................37

Counting the Number of Historical Instances for a Web Intelligence

Report.............................................................................
................................38

Finding FRS Location for

Report................................................................38

Desktop
Intelligence.......................................................................
............39

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