API Post

Purpose

This function is used to add a new data by sending a request to the server.

Syntax


FsSrvAppResponse response = APIPost(string symbol, string ObjectKey, string inputJSON)

Arguments


Part	Type	Description
`symbol`	`String`	The type of object. Use empty quotation marks to indicate the symbol of the current object for the workflow, or the new object for the copy method.
objectkey	`String`	The object key for which context attributes can be added. Use empty quotation marks to indicate the current object for the workflow or the new object for the copy method.
inputJSON	`String`	The JSON payload to access with Optiva to process API

Example

When a workflow is started in an action set, this scripting function is executed.

Steps

Create a new Action “APIGET_ITEMCREATE” and specify this script:

Option Strict Off
Imports System
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports Formation.Shared.Defs
Class ActionScript
 Inherits FcProcFuncSetEventWF
Function wf_start() As Long
    Dim jsonString As String = "{""FSITEM"": [{""ITEM_CODE"": ""MKPTEST2"", ""DESCRIPTION"": ""Mkp2 Desc""}]}"
    Dim createresponse As FsSrvAppResponse = APIPost(_OBJECTSYMBOL, "MKPTEST2", jsonString)
        If createresponse.hasError Then
        MessageList("Error Occured while creating")
        Dim responseError As APIResponseErrors = createresponse.ProcessErrors()
        For Each errorMessage As String In responseError.Errors
            MessageList(errorMessage)
        Next
    else
        MessageList("Item created")
    End If 
End Function
End Class

Navigate to Configure > Action Set
Create a new Action Set
Assign the Action “APIGET_ITEMCREATE” in the Steps grid
Assign a User Code and the description in the row
Navigate to Security tab and assign the desired User/Role/Group
Assign “ITEM” as the Target Data symbol and save the Action Set
Navigate to Develop > Item, open any object
Click on Launch Workflow and launch the “APIGET_ITEMDESCR” workflow