[12.3] Importing jobs using REST API

[SCHEDULING TEAM]

Hi
I'm using AWA 12.3 and trying to use the REST api to import objects.

I managed to export objects like this :
curl -H "authorization: Basic xxxxx" -X GET 'http://host:port/ae/api/v1/3500/objects/MYTESTJOB'

I get the following output :
{
"total" : 1,
"data" : {
"jobs" : {
"metadata" : {
"version" : "12.3.0"
},
"general_attributes" : {
"minimum_ae_version" : "11.2",
"auto_deactivation" : "A",
"child_flags" : "00000000000000000000000000000000",
"ert" : "1",
"platform" : "UNIX",
"last_runtimes" : "AQAAAAEAAAABAAAAAQAAAAEAAAABAAAAAQAAAAEAAAABAAAAAQAAAAEAAAABAAAAAQAAAAEAAAABAAAAAQAAAAEAAAABAAAAAQAAAAEAAAABAAAAAQAAAAEAAAABAAAAAQAAAA==",
"max_parallel_action" : "1",
"mrt_time" : "000000",
"name" : "MYTESTJOB",
"type" : "JOBS",
"inherit_output_filter" : "N",
"queue" : "UC4_TEST",
"description" : "Test the REST API",
"versioning_id" : "-1247814801"
},
"job_attributes" : {
"platform" : "UNIX",
"agent" : "xxxx",
"login" : "xxxx",
"job_report_path" : "2",
"priority" : "0",
"unix_shell" : "bash",
"unix_shell_options" : "",
"unix_type" : "B",
"unix_cmd" : "hostname"
}
}
},
"path" : "TEST/RESTAPI",
"hasmore" : false
}​
I can save this output to a file (output.json), then give it back to the AE :
curl -H "authorization: Basic xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" -X POST 'http://host:port/ae/api/v1/3500/objects' -d @./export.json
{
"code" : 45106,
"error" : "The request is invalid and cannot be processed by the Automation Engine.",
"details" : "No detail information available."
}

If I pass the string as pyaload instead of the file, I get the same error.
Any idea what I'm missing ?
Any way I can troubleshoot this ?

Thanks !

[kay.koll]

HI,
the JSON Export of the REST API also exports also runtime data of the object. These runtime data belongs to this specific object and won't work with the new object.These information have to removed in order to create a new object based on the exported information
Please remove from the export following properties
* "last_runtimes"
* "hasmore" -> You may keep it, if you want to create more than one object
* "child_flags"
With v12.3 we have changed the default for overwriting existing objects.
You you to add the following query parameter to the POST url to overwrite the object
?overwrite_existing_objects=true

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Sr. Solution Architect
Broadcom
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[SCHEDULING TEAM]

Hi, and thanks for the answer.

I have removed the 3 lines from the input file, but I still get the same error.

[kay.koll]

HI,
you have also remove 
'"total": 1,
as all and make sure that the JSON structure is still valid.

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Sr. Solution Architect
Broadcom
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[SCHEDULING TEAM]

I removed the line, made sure JSON is still valid, and still I get the same error

[kay.koll]

HI,
please double check the JSON structure.  Make sure that all the colons and comma are on the right place,  
Note that the very last JSON element should not have a comma at the end.

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Sr. Solution Architect
Broadcom
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[SCHEDULING TEAM]

Hi

I finally got it. I was missing the headers parameters :
-H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json"

Now I get the code 200 and object gets imported.
However, there is no message in the body but I can cope with it.

Any chance that the REST API can handle XML files like UC4 always did ?

Thanks for your help anyway

[kay.koll]

there are currently no plans to support XML in the REST API.
REST is primarily a JSON driven. Embedded XML structure does not improve the readability of the calls

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Sr. Solution Architect
Broadcom
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[hanifi demirel]

Hi 
I am also trying to use rest api to import jobs and workflows as well. While importing workflows, I want to add jobs and dependencies. But dependency part is really hard beacuse with every line_condition I have maintain line_number of the links across the workflow. While importing workflows as xml there is no issue because all I need to do is to add new line to predecessor tag and this line contains only the line number of current job and predecessor job. No need to add the line number of link.
Since there is no plan to support xml in rest api, could you help me with easily update the workflow through the rest api please?
Thanks 

[Omer Nuri]

Hi,
We also trying use REST api to change objects.
Is there a way to change VARA objects through POST requests?

Thank you,
Regards Omer

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Product Manager
Ness technologies
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[Markus Embacher]

Hi Omer,

try using /{client_id}/scripts  and run

{
  "script": ":PUT_VAR '<VARA>','<Key>','<Value>'",
  "queue": "CLIENT_QUEUE"
}