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Akeneo: Create New Attribute

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Demonstrates how to create a new attribute.

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Java
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    //  Use your previously obtained access token.
    //  See Get Akeneo Access Token
    http.put_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"
    //    }
    //  }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    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.put_EmitCompact(false);
    //  Show the JSON to be sent..
    System.out.println(json.emit());

    String url = "http://pim.my-akeneo-site.com/api/rest/v1/attributes";
    CkHttpResponse resp = new CkHttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpJson("POST",url,json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Response Status Code: " + resp.get_StatusCode());
    System.out.println("Response Body: ");
    System.out.println(resp.bodyStr());
  }
}