POST PreferenceDescription

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POST /api/v1/PreferenceDescription

Creates a new PreferenceDescription

Calls the Preference agent service SavePreferenceDescription. NsApiSlow threshold: 1000 ms.

Query String Parameters

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

The PreferenceDescription to be saved.

Property Name Type Description
PrefDescId Integer Primary key
Section String Preference section name
Key String Preference key name
Name String Multi-language name
ValueType String 1=number, 2=text, 3=bool, 4=list of values; 5=list table ref; 6=contact ID, 7=Person ID, 8=Project ID, 9=Selection ID
MaxLevel String Lowest allowed setting level, set by user, but not lower than sysMaxLevel
SysMaxLevel String Lowest allowed setting level, set by SuperOffice
AccessFlags String 1=wizard mode, 2=level 0, 4=admin gui, 8=crm gui
Description String Description of preference, multi-language parsed
IsBuiltin Boolean 1 = This row populated and maintained by SuperOffice
TableName String If valueType = 5, then TableName contains the table referenced by the preference
UserDefinedListId Integer Read-only field, If valueType = 5, and TableName is UDList, then UserdefinedLIstId contains the id of the list referenced by the preference
Rank Integer Rank field for ordering sections, and keys within sections
SubGroup String Keys that share a value (including NULL) in this field are shown together; a visual spacer is shown between groups
MinLevel Integer The minimum (furthest away from User) level this preference can be set for
MaxValue Integer Max value (if type 1); list table ID (if type 5)
MinValue Integer Min value (if type 1); list extra id (if type 5)
RequiredLicense String Licenses the user/installation must have if this reference is to be shown. Comma-separated list of owner.module pairs

Response:

OK

Response Description
200 OK

Response body: PreferenceDescriptionWithLinks

Property Name Type Description
PrefDescId int32 Primary key
Section string Preference section name
Key string Preference key name
Name string Multi-language name
ValueType string 1=number, 2=text, 3=bool, 4=list of values; 5=list table ref; 6=contact ID, 7=Person ID, 8=Project ID, 9=Selection ID
MaxLevel string Lowest allowed setting level, set by user, but not lower than sysMaxLevel
SysMaxLevel string Lowest allowed setting level, set by SuperOffice
AccessFlags string 1=wizard mode, 2=level 0, 4=admin gui, 8=crm gui
Description string Description of preference, multi-language parsed
IsBuiltin bool 1 = This row populated and maintained by SuperOffice
TableName string If valueType = 5, then TableName contains the table referenced by the preference
UserDefinedListId int32 Read-only field, If valueType = 5, and TableName is UDList, then UserdefinedLIstId contains the id of the list referenced by the preference
Rank int32 Rank field for ordering sections, and keys within sections
SubGroup string Keys that share a value (including NULL) in this field are shown together; a visual spacer is shown between groups
MinLevel int32 The minimum (furthest away from User) level this preference can be set for
MaxValue int32 Max value (if type 1); list table ID (if type 5)
MinValue int32 Min value (if type 1); list extra id (if type 5)
RequiredLicense string Licenses the user/installation must have if this reference is to be shown. Comma-separated list of owner.module pairs
TableRight TableRight The carrier's table right
FieldProperties object Field property dictionary mapping field names to field access rights.
_Links object

Sample request

POST /api/v1/PreferenceDescription
Authorization: Basic dGplMDpUamUw
Accept: application/json; charset=utf-8
Accept-Language: en
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{
  "PrefDescId": 290,
  "Section": "dolor",
  "Key": "laudantium",
  "Name": "Kautzer, Gottlieb and Zulauf",
  "ValueType": "Bool",
  "MaxLevel": "Database",
  "SysMaxLevel": "Database",
  "AccessFlags": "adminGUI",
  "Description": "Customizable explicit Graphic Interface",
  "IsBuiltin": false,
  "TableName": "Grimes-King",
  "UserDefinedListId": 662,
  "Rank": 94,
  "SubGroup": "quis",
  "MinLevel": 433,
  "MaxValue": 239,
  "MinValue": 681,
  "RequiredLicense": "ex"
}

Sample response

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

{
  "PrefDescId": 84,
  "Section": "ut",
  "Key": "sint",
  "Name": "Default Language",
  "ValueType": "Bool",
  "MaxLevel": "Database",
  "SysMaxLevel": "Database",
  "AccessFlags": "adminGUI",
  "Description": "Realigned static help-desk",
  "IsBuiltin": false,
  "TableName": "Schimmel Inc and Sons",
  "UserDefinedListId": 997,
  "Rank": 77,
  "SubGroup": "ut",
  "MinLevel": 847,
  "MaxValue": 506,
  "MinValue": 1001,
  "RequiredLicense": "totam",
  "TableRight": null,
  "FieldProperties": {
    "fieldName": {
      "FieldRight": null,
      "FieldType": "System.Int32",
      "FieldLength": 672
    }
  },
  "_Links": {
    "Self": "https://www.example.com/api/v1/contact/321",
    "Archive": "https://www.example.com/api/v1/contact"
  }
}