B4X

Akeneo: Create New Attribute

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Demonstrates how to create a new attribute. B4X

Dim success As Boolean = False

'  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
'  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim http As ChilkatHttp
http.Initialize("http")

'  Use your previously obtained access token.
'  See Get Akeneo Access Token
http.AuthToken = "access_token"

'  Build the following JSON to be sent in the request body:
'  Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
'  Generate Code to Create JSON

'  {
'    "code": "release_date",
'    "type": "pim_catalog_date",
'    "group": "marketing",
'    "unique": false,
'    "useable_as_grid_filter": true,
'    "allowed_extensions": [],
'    "metric_family": null,
'    "default_metric_unit": null,
'    "reference_data_name": null,
'    "available_locales": [],
'    "max_characters": null,
'    "validation_rule": null,
'    "validation_regexp": null,
'    "wysiwyg_enabled": null,
'    "number_min": null,
'    "number_max": null,
'    "decimals_allowed": null,
'    "negative_allowed": null,
'    "date_min": "2017-06-28T08:00:00",
'    "date_max": "2017-08-08T22:00:00",
'    "max_file_size": null,
'    "minimum_input_length": null,
'    "sort_order": 1,
'    "localizable": false,
'    "scopable": false,
'    "labels": {
'      "en_US": "Sale date",
'      "fr_FR": "Date des soldes"
'    }
'  }

Dim json As ChilkatJsonObject
json.Initialize
json.UpdateString("code", "release_date")
json.UpdateString("type", "pim_catalog_date")
json.UpdateString("group", "marketing")
json.UpdateBool("unique", False)
json.UpdateBool("useable_as_grid_filter", True)
json.UpdateNewArray("allowed_extensions")
json.UpdateNull("metric_family")
json.UpdateNull("default_metric_unit")
json.UpdateNull("reference_data_name")
json.UpdateNewArray("available_locales")
json.UpdateNull("max_characters")
json.UpdateNull("validation_rule")
json.UpdateNull("validation_regexp")
json.UpdateNull("wysiwyg_enabled")
json.UpdateNull("number_min")
json.UpdateNull("number_max")
json.UpdateNull("decimals_allowed")
json.UpdateNull("negative_allowed")
json.UpdateString("date_min", "2017-06-28T08:00:00")
json.UpdateString("date_max", "2017-08-08T22:00:00")
json.UpdateNull("max_file_size")
json.UpdateNull("minimum_input_length")
json.UpdateNumber("sort_order", "1")
json.UpdateBool("localizable", False)
json.UpdateBool("scopable", False)
json.UpdateString("labels.en_US", "Sale date")
json.UpdateString("labels.fr_FR", "Date des soldes")

json.EmitCompact = False
'  Show the JSON to be sent..
Log(json.Emit)

Dim url As String = "http://pim.my-akeneo-site.com/api/rest/v1/attributes"
Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
resp.Initialize
success = http.HttpJson("POST", url, json, "application/json", resp)
If success = False Then
    Log(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Log("Response Status Code: " & resp.StatusCode)
Log("Response Body: ")
Log(resp.BodyStr)