This article outlines the implementation of external reporting in OutSystems Developer Cloud (ODC) using Power BI, JSON, and OneDrive. It outlines how the team addressed technical constraints without compromising application performance, utilizing automated incremental data exports to maintain accurate, lightweight, and up-to-date reports.

In this article, OutSystems developers will learn valuable strategies for managing null values in REST APIs. It offers practical solutions using the JSON Null Utils forge component to differentiate fields with values from those without. It also covers techniques for receiving and sending data, setting default values, and using auxiliary boolean fields to handle nulls. With detailed examples and configurations, you will learn to seamlessly integrate OutSystems applications with external systems.