POST Agents/UserDefinedFieldInfo/GetUserDefinedFieldFromFieldLabel

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POST /api/v1/Agents/UserDefinedFieldInfo/GetUserDefinedFieldFromFieldLabel

Return information about the given user defined field identified by the owner and the field label.

Note that field labels are fuzzy. Leading and trailing spaces and punctuation are ignored. Note this may be different than the currently published fields.

Query String Parameters

Parameter Name Type Description
$select string Optional comma separated list of properties to include in the result. Other fields are then nulled out to reduce payload size: "Name,department,category". Default = show all fields. 
POST /api/v1/Agents/UserDefinedFieldInfo/GetUserDefinedFieldFromFieldLabel?$select=name,department,category/id

Request Headers

Parameter Name Description
Authorization Supports 'Basic', 'SoTicket' and 'Bearer' schemes, depending on installation type.
X-XSRF-TOKEN If not using Authorization header, you must provide XSRF value from cookie or hidden input field
Content-Type Content-type of the request body: application/json, text/json, application/xml, text/xml, application/x-www-form-urlencoded, application/json-patch+json, application/merge-patch+json
Accept Content-type(s) you would like the response in: application/json, text/json, application/xml, text/xml, application/json-patch+json, application/merge-patch+json
Accept-Language Convert string references and multi-language values into a specified language (iso2) code.
SO-Language Convert string references and multi-language values into a specified language (iso2) code. Overrides Accept-Language value.
SO-Culture Number, date formatting in a specified culture (iso2 language) code. Partially overrides SO-Language/Accept-Language value. Ignored if no Language set.
SO-TimeZone Specify the timezone code that you would like date/time responses converted to.
SO-AppToken The application token that identifies the partner app. Used when calling Online WebAPI from a server.

Request Body: request

FieldLabel, OwnerType

Property Name Type Description
FieldLabel String
OwnerType String

Response:

OK

Response Description
200 OK

Response body: UserDefinedFieldInfo

Property Name Type Description
UDefFieldId int32 Primary key
ColumnId int32 The ID of the database column this field corresponds to
FieldDefault string Optional default value for String fields
FieldHeight int32 field height in pixels, 0 = 'enough' (from font)
FieldLabel string The label (lead text)
FieldLeft int32 X pixel coordinate of field
FieldTop int32 Y pixel coordinate of field
FieldType string Field type: 0 = leadtext only, 1 = Edit, 2 = CheckBox, 3 = dropdown, 4 = listbox
FieldWidth int32 field width in pixels, 0 = 'enough' (from font)
FormatMask string Formatting mask, can be whatever the controls understand (currently nothing :-))
HideLabel bool Hide the label if 1
IsIndexed bool Is this field indexed? 0 if no, index no. if yes
LabelHeight int32 label height in pixels, 0 = 'enough' (from font)
LabelLeft int32 X pixel coordinate of label
LabelTop int32 Y pixel coordinate of label
LabelWidth int32 label width in pixels, 0 = 'enough' (from font)
LastVersionId int32 UDefFieldId this field had in the previous version, 0 = field is new in this version
ListTableId int32 The table ID of the source table for lists: kTableAssoc, kTableContInt or whatever
IsMandatory bool 0 = no, 1 = yes (field must be filled out)
Type string ID of owning table (contact, person, project) - this is not the actual tableNumber, rather it's an enum
Page1LineNo int32 Line no on View Page 1, used if MDO flags are OFF. 0 = this field is not visible on page 1
ProgId string Programmatic ID, for use by software that needs to find a particular field. Carried over like udefIdentity across generations. Use a Company.Product.Field format to avoid naming conflicts; the Company name SuperOffice is reserved.
IsReadOnly bool 0 = read/write, 1 = readonly (don't combine with mandatory 8-) )
ShortLabel string Short name to be used in Archive headings and on page 1. If blank, the fieldLabel will be used everywhere.
TabOrder int32 Tab order value, sets the field processing sequence
TextLength int32 Length (in characters) of a text field, 0 for other types
Tooltip string Optional tooltip text for this field
UdefIdentity int32 Unique number used to track field identity across layout changes
UDListDefinitionId int32 List to use for populating dropdown or listbox
Justification string Justification - 0 = default, left, right, center
Version int32 Definition version number; ALL fields get new version whenever layout is updated.
TemplateVariableName string Template variable name
HasBeenPublished bool Has the udef field been published?
MdoListName string MDO list name used to populate this list. Derived from UDListDefinitionId and ListTableId. (Read-only)
TableRight TableRight The carrier's table right
FieldProperties object Field property dictionary mapping field names to field access rights.

Sample request

POST /api/v1/Agents/UserDefinedFieldInfo/GetUserDefinedFieldFromFieldLabel
Authorization: Basic dGplMDpUamUw
Accept: application/json; charset=utf-8
Accept-Language: sv
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{
  "FieldLabel": "aut",
  "OwnerType": "Appointment"
}

Sample response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{
  "UDefFieldId": 21,
  "ColumnId": 581,
  "FieldDefault": "ipsam",
  "FieldHeight": 697,
  "FieldLabel": "itaque",
  "FieldLeft": 997,
  "FieldTop": 436,
  "FieldType": "Checkbox",
  "FieldWidth": 899,
  "FormatMask": "fuga",
  "HideLabel": false,
  "IsIndexed": true,
  "LabelHeight": 452,
  "LabelLeft": 812,
  "LabelTop": 448,
  "LabelWidth": 359,
  "LastVersionId": 648,
  "ListTableId": 242,
  "IsMandatory": true,
  "Type": "Appointment",
  "Page1LineNo": 98,
  "ProgId": "et",
  "IsReadOnly": false,
  "ShortLabel": "omnis",
  "TabOrder": 422,
  "TextLength": 424,
  "Tooltip": "vel",
  "UdefIdentity": 102,
  "UDListDefinitionId": 740,
  "Justification": "Center",
  "Version": 588,
  "TemplateVariableName": "Boyer, Beatty and Dicki",
  "HasBeenPublished": true,
  "MdoListName": "Towne-Wunsch",
  "TableRight": null,
  "FieldProperties": {
    "fieldName": {
      "FieldRight": null,
      "FieldType": "System.String",
      "FieldLength": 769
    }
  }
}