Download/export analytical sections

Background information

This page explains how to retrieve the list of analytical sections from a Lucca instance. It is intended for advanced administrators.

There are three steps for retrieving data:

  1. Constructing the API request
  2. Generating the request
  3. Exploiting the API response

Constructing the API request for retrieving data

The current management interface for analytical axes does not allow you to retrieve the list of analytical sections. To do this, you must send an API request.

To construct this request, you can use the documents concerned.

A simpler alternative is creating an URL directly from your Lucca instance’s interface, which can be accessed at the URL in the following format: https://mycompany.ilucca.net/apihelp.

When you are in the interface, click on ‘axissections’ in the left-hand column.

This interface allows you to create the request by adding the fields you want: simply tick them in the list.

What fields do you want to retrieve?

This depends on your needs, but these are the most commonly used fields:

Field name Description
ID The unique identifier for the section. Necessary if you want to change the code for a section via an import.
Name Name of the section
Code Code for the section. Required for imports
AxisId Identifier for the axis the section belongs to. Required for imports
Active Indicates if the section is archived (active = false) or not
Owner Party responsible for the analytical section
ParentAxisSections Sections of the parent to which the section is linked
Departments If access restriction: departments with access to the section
LegalEntities If access restriction: legal entities with access to the section
Users If access restriction: users with access to the section

Generating the request

After you have ticked the fields you want, there are two ways of generating the request:

  • From the interface, click on GET on the right-hand side.

Exploiting the result of the request

The response to this request will be in JSON format. You can easily use a tool to convert this format to Excel format (e.g. http://www.convertcsv.com/json-to-csv.htm).

Generally, you can simply copy the JSON response into the tool selected to get a file in Excel format.

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You can also exploit this file to reimport it if you need to make changes. In this case, take the section’s ID from the first column or, in its absence, the section’s code.

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