bw_reporting_initial_view
Fetch the initial reporting view for an SAP BW provider, returning metadata, default axes, and result set. Specify outputPath to write large payloads to a file instead of inline.
Instructions
GET BICS initial reporting view for an ADSO / InfoObject / Composite Provider (compid !NAME). Returns metadata (characteristics, key figures, ids), default axes, and result set. Prefer outputPath — payloads are large. For axis remapping use bw_reporting_preview instead.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| toRow | No | Result-set end row inclusive (default ~1000 on server). | |
| fromRow | No | Result-set start row (default 0). | |
| provider | Yes | Provider technical name, with or without ! prefix (e.g. ZL_FID09). | |
| outputPath | No | If provided, the full result is written to this path (under the workdir) and the tool returns only a small summary envelope { ok, outputPath, bytes, summary }. Objects/arrays are written as JSON; ONLY the bw_*_get_xml family writes the raw XML string as plain text (that file is directly reusable as xmlPath in a later save call). Other *_get tools (e.g. bw_dtp_get, bw_trfn_get) write the PARSED XML-to-JSON tree, not raw XML — use the matching bw_*_get_xml tool when you need the raw XML string. Use outputPath for large responses (XML, table data, logs, dataflow graphs). When set, tools skip inline pagination/projection so the file contains the complete payload. | |
| inclMetadata | No | Include metadata (default true). |