(Delphi ActiveX) Akeneo: Create New Attribute

Demonstrates how to create a new attribute.

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the ActiveX DLL.

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
http: TChilkatHttp;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
url: WideString;
resp: IChilkatHttpResponse;

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

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

// 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"
//   }
// }

json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.UpdateString('code','release_date');
json.UpdateString('type','pim_catalog_date');
json.UpdateString('group','marketing');
json.UpdateBool('unique',0);
json.UpdateBool('useable_as_grid_filter',1);
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',0);
json.UpdateBool('scopable',0);
json.UpdateString('labels.en_US','Sale date');
json.UpdateString('labels.fr_FR','Date des soldes');

json.EmitCompact := 0;
// Show the JSON to be sent..
Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());

url := 'http://pim.my-akeneo-site.com/api/rest/v1/attributes';
resp := http.PostJson3(url,'application/json',json.ControlInterface);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code: ' + IntToStr(resp.StatusCode));
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Body: ');
Memo1.Lines.Add(resp.BodyStr);
end;