Issues with /api/v1/doctemplates/{id}/instances REST API Call - CS 10.5

Hello,

I'm working on a requirement to create Case Workspaces based on a template (without linking to SAP object) using CS Web Services. Upon deep diving into it, I found there are two ways to acheive this:

SOAP based API (per ECMLink SDK and API documentation - 10.5 SP1)
REST API Support - Binder and Case Creation (per Release Notes of Content Server Module)

I tried the 2nd way using "/api/v1/doctemplates/{id}/instances" and run into 500 internal error. As per OT logs, it seems its trying to connect to SAP system (not sure).

when tried to create a simple node using "/api/v1/nodes", that run into 400 error (Bad request). However, "/api/v1/ping" is responding with API details.

Do I need to install any patch to work with REST API? please help!

thanking you in advance for your help!

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Hayden Ross

Can you post your code?

Maqsood Khan

I tested it using Postman Rest client (attached).
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Hayden Ross

Just to confirm, you said /ping works, when you generated your otcsticket through by passing your credentials through /auth there was no problems with that?

Before troubleshooting the templated workspaces 500 error, we should look into why you are receiving a 400 error for creating a simple node (I'm assuming its a folder youre trying to create).

What update are you on for CS?

Maqsood Khan

/ping works fine
no problem while generating otcsticket
Got 400 error while creating node of 0 or 144 subtype
Current CS version: Content Server 10.5 Update 2015-03 (version 10.5.0.1641)

Hayden Ross

What does the logs say for the bad request error when creating a node of 0?
Are you trying to create inside your nodes inside node 114186? is this a binder? regular folder? or some other type of container?

Maqsood Khan

114186 is a binder.
Got 200 as response when created folder, don't know how it started working today. however, when created document it throws 400 error.
Truncated log (for SubType: 144):
Start Stack Crawl ...
Thread: 0000006090C06E90
Depth: 17
Status: A wrong argument type was specified
R0: <// Retrieve the categories and and attribute data for the SAP object.\n//\n//\n// @param prgCtx\n// program context\n// @param attrData\n// Frame: category frame with categories from template and target\n// @param request\n// request record\n// @param response\n// response record\n//\n// Return data:\n// Boolean .ok TRUE when no error\n// String .errMsg The error message if .ok == false\n// Frame .attrData The attribute data (passed as categories.f) if .ok == true\n// Boolean .workspacePoliciesEnabled TRUE, if policy check is enabled\n// String .sapSystem The SAP System ID\n// String .sapClient The SAP Client\n// String .sapObjectType SAP object type\n//\nFunction Assoc GetAttributeDataFromSAPObject( Object prgCtx, Frame attrData, Record request, Assoc response )\n Assoc rtnVal\n Assoc result\n Boolean ok = TRUE\n \n Integer referenceTypeId\n String sapObjectKey\n Frame wsCategory\n Assoc businessObjectConfiguration\n \n rtnVal.ok = true\n \n if IsFeature( request, 'reference_type' ) && request.reference_type != '' && request.reference_type != 'NONE'\n \n referenceTypeId = Str.StringToValue( request.reference_type )\n \n // *** check whether a SAP Object OR Business Object must be specified\n Boolean isEarlyScenario\n \n if ok\n if IsFeature( request, 'IS_EARLY_SCENARIO' )\n isEarlyScenario = request.IS_EARLY_SCENARIO == 'true'\n else\n isEarlyScenario = false\n end\n end\n \n // *** get configuration for specified reference type\n Boolean includeDeleted = false\n \n if ok && !isEarlyScenario\n result = $OTSAPXECM.BusinessObjectConfig.GetRefTypeConfigsForRefType(prgCtx, referenceTypeId, $OTSAPXECM.fQueryConfigDefaultSearch, includeDeleted)\n if result.ok == false\n rtnval.ok = false\n rtnval.errMsg = result.errMsg\n ok = false\n else\n if result.found == 0\n rtnval.ok = false\n rtnval.errMsg = Str.Format( [OTSAPXECM_ERROR.ThereIsNoConfigurationForReferenceTypeId1], referenceTypeId )\n ok = false\n else\n businessObjectConfiguration = result.configurations[ 1 ]\n \n \n end\n end\n end\n \n // *** get the SAP Object Id\n Boolean haveSapObject\n \n if ok\n if IsFeature( request, 'SAP_OBJECT_ID' )\n sapObjectKey = request.SAP_OBJECT_ID\n haveSapObject = sapObjectKey != ''\n else\n haveSapObject = false\n end\n end\n\n\n // *** error if SAP Object is missing\n \n if ok && !isEarlyScenario && !haveSapObject\n rtnval.errMsg = Str.Format ([OTSAPWKSP_ERROR.YouMustEitherSpecifyA1OrSelectThatItWillBeProvidedLater], businessObjectConfiguration.ReferenceTypeName )\n rtnval.ok = false\n ok = false\n end\n \n \n \n List wsCategories\n \n if ok && haveSapObject && !isEarlyScenario\n \n result = $otsapxecm.AttrUtils.GetMetadataFromSAP( prgCtx, businessObjectConfiguration.id_extsystem, businessObjectConfiguration.bo_type, sapObjectKey, businessObjectConfiguration.CONN_TYPE, false )\n if result.ok == false\n rtnVal.ok = false\n rtnVal.errMsg = Str.Format( [OTSAPXECM_ERROR.GettingMetadataFromSAPSystem1Failed], businessObjectConfiguration.id_extsystem )\n ok = FALSE\n else\n wsCategories = result.categories\n end\n end\n \n // Add the categories to the list\n if ok && haveSapObject && !isEarlyScenario\n rtnVal.attrData = attrData // set default in case wsCategories is empty\n\n for wsCategory in wsCategories\n \n result = $OTSAPXECM.AttrUtils.SetAttributes( prgCtx, wsCategory, rtnVal.attrData ) \n if result.ok\n rtnVal.attrData = result.attrData\n else\n rtnVal.ok = false\n rtnVal.errMsg = result.errMsg\n ok = FALSE\n break\n end\n end\n if ok\n response.data.retrievedSAPData = ok\n rtnVal.workspacePoliciesEnabled = businessObjectConfiguration.workspacePoliciesEnabled\n rtnVal.sapSystem = businessObjectConfiguration.id_extsystem\n rtnVal.sapObjectType = businessObjectConfiguration.bo_type\n end\n else\n // under all circumstances return a AttrData frame, because calling code would fail without it\n rtnVal.attrData = attrData\n response.data.retrievedSAPData = false\n end\n\n else\n // no reference type specified -> error if it is required\n Object workspaceType = $OTSAPWKSP.WorkspaceTypes.GetItem( request.objType )\n if workspaceType.IsReferenceTypeRequired( prgCtx, request.objId )\n rtnVal.ok = false\n rtnVal.errMsg = [OTSAPWKSP_ERROR.AReferenceTypeIsRequiredButTheTemplateDoesNotDefineOne]\n ok = false\n end \n // under all circumstances return a AttrData frame, because calling code would fail without it\n rtnVal.attrData = attrData\n response.data.retrievedSAPData = false \n end \n \n return rtnVal\n \nend>
Frame: 00000060822523F0 CreateCategory (0)
ObjRef: #5300050d (doctemplates::SPDWizardWizardCategories::Document2Categories).'CreateCategory'
PC: 233
Line: 56:56
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NLocals: 22
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Maqsood Khan

114186 is a binder.
Got 200 as response when created folder, don't know how it started working today. I could see the folder in CS. however, when created document it throws 400 error. I couldn't see any error message related to 400 in trace files. Do I need to check any other file for error logs?

Hayden Ross

No I don't think the web status codes show up in the trace file. It's good to hear creating folders is working now. For your templated workspace are there categories specified on the template? if so what is the categories definition(s) for the categories on the template? Do you use replacement values from your categories on the templated workspace name or any of its sub-items?

Maqsood Khan

Yes, there are some categories applied on template workspace with both mandatory and optional attributes. I didn't understand replacement values from categories. What does that mean?

Hayden Ross

Sorry, I believe its called "Placeholders" in the Template Workspaces Installation and Administration Guide (ie would be replaced by a value in the categories), I was experiencing some issues with generating workspaces using the REST API when they had a placeholder in its name on my system. Have you tried another template. Are any of the categories currently on your template using a "Partner Set Attribute"? Or any look up tables from the attributes extensions module?

Maqsood Khan

Hayden,

Sorry for the delayed response. In an another discussion on OT CWS forum (link below), I've been informed that this could be a bug.
I'm not sure if this is helpful in your case but suggest you to have a look into it once. Also, you can post your case in that thread for support to consider your scenarios too. One of my team member had already opened a ticket with support. Hope to get a solution soon.

https://knowledge.opentext.com/knowledge/cs.dll?func=ll&objId=60282068&objAction=viewincontainer

Regarding your question, I'm guess there are few 'Set Attribute' on categories, however, No lookup tables from the attributes.

regards,

Maqsood

Ravi Garg

Hi All,

Has there been any solution to the problem? I'm getting the exact same issue.

Thanks,
Ravi

Matthew Barben

Hi Ravi,

Are you able to create a binder without any additional metadata? (Code coming out of a Postman example)

    var settings = {
  "async": true,
  "crossDomain": true,
  "url": "http://server/otcs/cs.exe/api/v1/doctemplates/45549/instances",
  "method": "POST",
  "headers": {
    "authorization": "Basic xxxxxxxxxxxx",
    "content-type": "application/json",
    "cache-control": "no-cache",
  },
  "data": "{\n    \"parent_id\":36521,\n\t\"classification_id\":32117,\n\t\"name\":\"Created Via Postman APP\",\n\t\"description\":\"even the description\"\n}"
}

$.ajax(settings).done(function (response) {
  console.log(response);
});

If you are able to achieve that then you will have two problems:

how do you handle additional metadata with required fields
how to manage metadata inheritance

At this time I would suggest, confirming the simple scenario works. Then in the second instance use a template with the mandatory metadata filled out. Then run it as two calls:

Create Template
Update Metadata via a PUT

RaviGarg

Hi Matt,

I was able to create binders & cases using REST API in CS 10.5 environment. The issue got fixed after deploying a patch pat105000618 even though the patch is not meant to go with the current version of ECMLink we are using but yes that patch fixed the issue. And yes the metadata was also applied with a second REST API call after the creation of binder. Thanks for your help and giving me a head start on REST API.

Thanks,
Ravi