(DataFlex) QuickBooks - Create an Employee

Demonstrates how to send an JSON request to create a QuickBooks employee

For more information, see https://developer.intuit.com/app/developer/qbo/docs/api/accounting/all-entities/employee#create-an-employee

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
Token    Handle hoJsonToken
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoRest
    Boolean iBAutoReconnect
    Handle hoSbAuth
    Handle hoJson
    String sResponseBody
Response    Handle hoJsonResponse
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

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

    // Get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token, which should contain JSON like this:
    // {
    //   "expires_in": 3600,
    //   "x_refresh_token_expires_in": 8726400,
    //   "refresh_token": "L011546037639r ... 3vR2DrbOmg0Sdagw",
    //   "access_token": "eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0 ... oETJEMbeggg",
    //   "token_type": "bearer"
    // }

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJsonToken
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJsonToken))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJsonToken
    End
    Get ComLoadFile Of hoJsonToken "qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json" To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatRest)) To hoRest
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoRest))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoRest
    End

    // Connect using TLS.
    // A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Quickbooks REST API calls.
    // The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
    // then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
    Move True To iBAutoReconnect
    Get ComConnect Of hoRest "sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com" 443 True iBAutoReconnect To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbAuth
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbAuth))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbAuth
    End
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbAuth "Bearer " To iSuccess
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonToken "access_token" To sTemp1
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbAuth sTemp1 To iSuccess
    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbAuth To sTemp1
    Set ComAuthorization Of hoRest To sTemp1

    // Create the following JSON:

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

    // {
    //   "SSN": "444-55-6666",
    //   "PrimaryAddr": {
    //     "Id": "50",
    //     "Line1": "45 N. Elm Street",
    //     "City": "Middlefield",
    //     "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
    //     "PostalCode": "93242"
    //   },
    //   "GivenName": "John",
    //   "FamilyName": "Meuller",
    //   "PrimaryPhone": {
    //     "FreeFormNumber": "408-525-1234"
    //   }
    // }
    // 
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "SSN" "444-55-6666" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "PrimaryAddr.Id" "50" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "PrimaryAddr.Line1" "45 N. Elm Street" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "PrimaryAddr.City" "Middlefield" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "PrimaryAddr.CountrySubDivisionCode" "CA" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "PrimaryAddr.PostalCode" "93242" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "GivenName" "John" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "FamilyName" "Meuller" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "PrimaryPhone.FreeFormNumber" "408-525-1234" To iSuccess

    Get ComAddHeader Of hoRest "Content-Type" "application/json" To iSuccess
    Get ComAddHeader Of hoRest "Accept" "application/json" To iSuccess
    Set ComAllowHeaderFolding Of hoRest To False

    // The company ID is 123146096291789
    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Get ComFullRequestString Of hoRest "POST" "/v3/company/123146096291789/employee?minorversion=45" sTemp1 To sResponseBody
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoRest To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // We should expect a 200 response if successful.
    Get ComResponseStatusCode Of hoRest To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 <> 200) Begin
        Showln "Request Header: "
        Get ComLastRequestHeader Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Showln "----"
        Get ComResponseStatusCode Of hoRest To iTemp1
        Showln "Response StatusCode = " iTemp1
        Get ComResponseStatusText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln "Response StatusLine: " sTemp1
        Showln "Response Header:"
        Get ComResponseHeader Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Showln sResponseBody
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJsonResponse
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJsonResponse))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJsonResponse
    End
    Get ComLoad Of hoJsonResponse sResponseBody To iSuccess
    Set ComEmitCompact Of hoJsonResponse To False
    Get ComEmit Of hoJsonResponse To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1
    Showln "Success."

    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    // A sample JSON response:
    // {
    //   "Employee": {
    //     "SSN": "XXX-XX-XXXX",
    //     "PrimaryAddr": {
    //       "Id": "97",
    //       "Line1": "45 N. Elm Street",
    //       "City": "Middlefield",
    //       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
    //       "PostalCode": "93242"
    //     },
    //     "BillableTime": false,
    //     "domain": "QBO",
    //     "sparse": false,
    //     "Id": "59",
    //     "SyncToken": "0",
    //     "MetaData": {
    //       "CreateTime": "2016-10-25T14:05:05-07:00",
    //       "LastUpdatedTime": "2016-10-25T14:05:05-07:00"
    //     },
    //     "GivenName": "John",
    //     "FamilyName": "Meuller",
    //     "DisplayName": "John Meuller",
    //     "PrintOnCheckName": "John Meuller",
    //     "Active": true,
    //     "PrimaryPhone": {
    //       "FreeFormNumber": "408-525-1234"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "time": "2016-10-25T14:05:05.661-07:00"
    // }
    // 


End_Procedure