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  1. All requests
  2. /handshake request
  3. /fields request
  4. /members request
  5. /select request for the pivot table
  6. /select request for the flat table
  7. /select request for the drill-through view
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All requests

The custom data source API is a communication protocol that allows retrieving already aggregated data from a server to Flexmonster Pivot.

To fetch the data from the server, Flexmonster sends POST requests to the API endpoints in JSON format.

List of requests:

RequestDescription
<url>/handshake The first request to establish a connection between the client and server sides.
<url>/fields Request for all fields with their types.
<url>/members Request for all members of the field.
<url>/select Request for data; can be for pivot table, flat table, and drill-through view.