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VB.NET / Coupa Postman Collection - OAuth - Master / Set / add roles on a user record

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean

' 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"?>
' <user>
'     <roles>
'         <role>
'             <name>Admin</name>
'         </role>
'         <role>
'             <name>User</name>
'         </role>
'     </roles>
' </user>
' 

Dim xml As New Chilkat.Xml
xml.Tag = "user"
xml.UpdateChildContent("roles|role|name","Admin")
xml.UpdateChildContent("roles|role[1]|name","User")

' Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
http.AuthToken = "<access_token>"

Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody)

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PTextSb("PUT","https://domain.com/users/:id?fields=[""id"",{""roles"":[""name""]}]",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/xml",False,False)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine(resp.StatusCode)
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)

Curl Command

curl -X PUT
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
	-d '<user>
   <roles>
      <role>
         <name>Admin</name>
      </role>
      <role>
         <name>User</name>
      </role>
    </roles>
</user>'
https://domain.com/users/:id?fields=["id",{"roles":["name"]}]

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Set / add roles on a user record",
  "request": {
    "method": "PUT",
    "header": [
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "<user>\n   <roles>\n      <role>\n         <name>Admin</name>\n      </role>\n      <role>\n         <name>User</name>\n      </role>\n    </roles>\n</user>",
      "options": {
        "raw": {
          "language": "xml"
        }
      }
    },
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{URL}}/users/:id?fields=[\"id\",{\"roles\":[\"name\"]}]",
      "host": [
        "{{URL}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "users",
        ":id"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "fields",
          "value": "[\"id\",{\"roles\":[\"name\"]}]"
        }
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "id",
          "value": "279"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "The process of updating user roles involves two API calls - 1) Remove all roles and 2) Set/add the roles on the user record. "
  },
  "response": [
  ]
}