parameterDataTypeEnum

Specifies the data type used for the parameter.

For information about XML data types, see the W3C Web site.

References

Used by the following properties:

Members

credential

Specifies an XML element that defines a single credential used for authentication with a data source.

For more information, see the bibus » credential » credentials property.

hierarchyUniqueName

Specifies a string that uniquely identifies the Hierarchy Unique Name (HUN) of a hierarchy to which a dimension member belongs.

New in Version 10.2.0 — Support for SAP BW hierarchy variables

This value was added.

memberUniqueName

Specifies a string that uniquely identifies a member of a dimension. Objects of this type are used to refer to the dimension member in a data or metadata query.

Values of this type contain data to be used only by IBM® Cognos® software. The structure of this data is subject to change without notice. SDK applications should not attempt to interpret or modify this data.

xsdByte

Specifies a signed 8-bit integer.

xsdDate

Specifies a date.

The date is specified in the UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) format YYYY-MM-DD.

xsdDateTime

Specifies a date and time.

The date and time are specified using the UTC format YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.fff. Fractional seconds are optional.

For example, 2005-12-22T07:52:40.65 represents 52 minutes and 40.65 seconds past 7 o'clock a.m. on December 22, 2005.

xsdDecimal

Specifies a decimal number.

xsdDouble

Specifies a double-precision floating point number.

xsdDuration

Specifies a time interval.

The time interval is specified using the ISO 8601 format PnYnMnDTnHnMnS. In this format

  • nY represents the number of years

  • the first nM represents the number of months

  • nD represents the number of days

  • T is the date-time separator

  • nH represents the number of hours

  • the second nM represents the number of minutes

  • nS represents the number of seconds

The number of seconds can include decimal digits to arbitrary precision.

A preceding minus sign may be used to indicate a negative interval.

For example, P1Y2M3DT10H30Mindicates a duration of 1 year, 2 months, 3 days, 10 hours, and 30 minutes.

xsdFloat

Specifies a single-precision floating point number.

xsdInt

Specifies a signed 32-bit integer.

xsdLong

Specifies a signed 64-bit integer.

xsdShort

Specifies a signed 16-bit integer.

xsdString

Specifies a string.

The string may contain any Unicode character.

xsdTime

Specifies a time.

The time is specified using the UTC format hh:mm:ss.fff. Fractional seconds are optional.

xsdUnsignedByte

Specifies an unsigned 8-bit integer.

xsdUnsignedInt

Specifies an unsigned 32-bit integer.

xsdUnsignedLong

Specifies an unsigned 64-bit integer.

xsdUnsignedShort

Specifies an unsigned 16-bit integer.