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SAP BI RESTful services don't work with basic authentication

I'm trying to call the SAP BI/BO RESTful webservices using basic authentication. I enabled basic authentication in the WACS and tested with this service:

http://host:6405/infostore/16422

This works! I can get the report metadata as either XML or JSON. However, whenever I try an URL with "raylight" in it, I get an authentication problem:

http://host:6405/biprws/raylight/v1/documents/16422/parameters

{
error_code: "1"
message: "No session found in HTTP header X-SAP-LogonToken"
}

Why do some services work with basic authentication and others absolutely require the logontoken?

I would like to avoid the logontoken if possible. I tested by logging on with the token and that does work, so it's not like my credentials are wrong.

Solution

  • I suspect you asked the same question on SCN which was answered by one of the SAP developers, Anthony Muller.

    He stated that:

    Raylight doesn't support basic authentication because it required a permanent session to work. Internally, we have to manage a "cache" to support subsequent REST calls and this is not possible using basic authentication.