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PowerBuilder / Coupa Postman Collection - OAuth - Master / Create Commodity with a Parent

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Http
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Xml
oleobject loo_SbRequestBody
oleobject loo_Resp

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// 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>
// 

loo_Xml = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Xml" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Xml.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Xml")

loo_Xml.Tag = "commodity"
loo_Xml.UpdateChildContent("active","true")
loo_Xml.UpdateChildContent("name","Microsoft Office")
loo_Xml.UpdateChildContent("category","")
loo_Xml.UpdateChildContent("parent|name","Microsoft Services")
loo_Xml.UpdateChildContentInt("custom-fields|gl-account",0010)

// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
loo_Http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"

loo_SbRequestBody = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_SbRequestBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_Xml.GetXmlSb(loo_SbRequestBody)

loo_Resp = loo_Http.PTextSb("POST","https://domain.com/commodities?fields=[~"id~",~"category~",~"name~",~"active~",{~"parent~":[~"id~",~"name~",~"category~",{~"custom_fields~":{}}]},{~"custom_fields~":{}}]",loo_SbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/xml",0,0)
if loo_Http.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Xml
    destroy loo_SbRequestBody
    return
end if

Write-Debug string(loo_Resp.StatusCode)
Write-Debug loo_Resp.BodyStr
destroy loo_Resp


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Xml
destroy loo_SbRequestBody

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": [
  ]
}