A programmable interface (API) can be used to automatically query and process analysis results and measured values from PPM in other applications. Tabular data in the form of list tables or process instance lists from PPM is queried. Charts or EPC views cannot be evaluated using the query interface.
Like the Report and Management views components, the data determined using the query interface is based on favorites. The PPM user interface is first used to create a query with a table view and the required filtering and save it as a favorite.
A query can be executed directly by entering a URL in the browser using the HTTP protocol. During the call, the favorites path is transferred as a parameter.
The result of the query is returned as an XML data flow. This contains a Row XML element for each row and a corresponding sub-element for each measure or dimension column. The result is not localized. Time stamps and numerical values have fixed formats.
Alternatively, you can display the result in a formatted HTML table.
See also chapter Output formats.