How to request data from an isin instead of a ticker

Question

Using the Bloomberg API via jBloomberg, how do I retrieve data based on an isin or a sedol code instead of a Bloomberg ticker?

Answer 1

This is detailed in the Bloomberg Developers Guide:

A security must conform to the following syntax:

/[Topic Prefix]/SYMBOLOGY[@Pricing Source][Exchange]

Where [Topic Prefix] is one of the following: ticker cusip wpk isin buid sedol1 sedol2 sicovam common bsid svm cins cats bbgid

So if you want to request data on IBM, you could use any of the following security identifiers:

String ticker = "IBM US Equity";
String isin = "/isin/US4592001014";
String sedol = "/sedol1/2005973";