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// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")
// Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML: Generate Code to Create XML
// The following XML is sent in the request body.
// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
// <commodity>
// <active>true</active>
// <name>Microsoft Office</name>
// <category/>
// <parent>
// <name>Microsoft Services</name>
// </parent>
// <custom-fields>
// <gl-account>0010</gl-account>
// </custom-fields>
// </commodity>
//
loXml = createobject("CkXml")
loXml.Tag = "commodity"
loXml.UpdateChildContent("active","true")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("name","Microsoft Office")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("category","")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("parent|name","Microsoft Services")
loXml.UpdateChildContentInt("custom-fields|gl-account",0010)
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
loHttp.AuthToken = "<access_token>"
loSbRequestBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loXml.GetXmlSb(loSbRequestBody)
loResp = loHttp.PTextSb("POST",'https://domain.com/commodities?fields=["id","category","name","active",{"parent":["id","name","category",{"custom_fields":{}}]},{"custom_fields":{}}]',loSbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/xml",.F.,.F.)
if (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess = .F.) then
? loHttp.LastErrorText
release loHttp
release loXml
release loSbRequestBody
return
endif
? str(loResp.StatusCode)
? loResp.BodyStr
release loResp
release loHttp
release loXml
release loSbRequestBody
Curl Command
curl -X POST
-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
-d '<commodity>
<active>true</active>
<name>Microsoft Office</name>
<category></category>
<parent>
<name>Microsoft Services</name>
</parent>
<custom-fields>
<gl-account>0010</gl-account>
</custom-fields>
</commodity>'
https://domain.com/commodities?fields=["id","category","name","active",{"parent":["id","name","category",{"custom_fields":{}}]},{"custom_fields":{}}]
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Commodity with a Parent",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "<commodity>\n <active>true</active>\n <name>Microsoft Office</name>\n <category></category>\n <parent>\n <name>Microsoft Services</name>\n </parent>\n <custom-fields>\n <gl-account>0010</gl-account>\n </custom-fields>\n</commodity>",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "xml"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{URL}}/commodities?fields=[\"id\",\"category\",\"name\",\"active\",{\"parent\":[\"id\",\"name\",\"category\",{\"custom_fields\":{}}]},{\"custom_fields\":{}}]",
"host": [
"{{URL}}"
],
"path": [
"commodities"
],
"query": [
{
"key": "fields",
"value": "[\"id\",\"category\",\"name\",\"active\",{\"parent\":[\"id\",\"name\",\"category\",{\"custom_fields\":{}}]},{\"custom_fields\":{}}]"
}
]
}
},
"response": [
]
}