I would say that the main reason for that is that the SOAP interface is a client on top of the api, whereas the rest api is basically just that....a rest wrapper for the java api :)
On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 1:09 PM, Grooms, Frederick W < frederick.w.gro...@xo.com> wrote: > ** > > Wow … Something SOAP can do that REST can’t > > (Sorry just had to say it) > > > > > > *From:* Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto: > arslist@ARSLIST.ORG] *On Behalf Of *LJ LongWing > *Sent:* Thursday, May 11, 2017 11:58 AM > *To:* arslist@ARSLIST.ORG > *Subject:* Re: Put another way > > > > ** > > Mark, > > I don't believe so, the reason being is that even back in the old days of > 'modify all' in the user tool, you selected the records you wanted to > modify, then the user tool did a loop through a list of request id's and > did the same update to all of them....from an api perspective, when doing a > set entry, 'which request are you updating, on which form' is the primary > information, of course it also needs to know what you are changing...but > you need to know exactly which records.... > > > > So, if you are trying to do it via 'query', you'll need to write a query > routine to get the request id's in question, then push an update to each > one respectively.... > > > > Alternatively....you could push a query to an 'interface' form with the > query as one of the inputs, then have a filter to the execution of the > query and update for you :) > > > > On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 10:29 AM, Brittain, Mark wrote: > > ** > > Hi All > > Is there a way to do a put using a field other that the request id (1)? > > > > curl -X PUT "*http://192.168.1.131:8008/api/arsys/v1/entry/<schema > name>/<requestiID> > <http://192.168.1.131:8008/api/arsys/v1/entry/%3cschema%20name%3e/%3crequestiID%3e>*" > -H "accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: AR-JWT <TOKEN>" -H > "content-type: application/json" -d "{ \"values\": { \"Escalation\": > \"0\" }}" > > > > > > ARS9 > > ITSM 9 > > > > Thanks > > Mark > > > > *Mark Brittain * | Senior Systems Engineer | 315.634.9337 > <(315)%20634-9337> > > 125 Elwood Davis Road | Syracuse NY 13212 > > *[image: new_spectrum]* > > > > > _ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" and have been for 20 years_ > _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org "Where the Answers Are, and have been for 20 years"
