Enterprise Data Catalog REST API Reference > Object APIs > Object Modification APIs

Object Modification APIs

You can use the following Object Modification REST APIs to update the custom properties of an object:

Model Modification REST API	Description
PUT data/objects	Updates the custom properties for multiple objects
PUT data/objects/{id}	Updates the custom properties for an object

Data Objects Modification

objects: API to update the custom properties of multiple objects.

REST API Element	Input Format
Request URL	<CatalogAdmin>:<port>/access/2/catalog/data/objects
HTTP Method Type	PUT

Request Parameters

Parameter	Required or Optional	Description	Parameter Type	Data Type
objects	Required	The data objects for which you want to update the custom properties.	Body	Model
If-Match	Optional	Enter a value to display the results that match the value. Do not update if the entity tag or Etag for the resource has changed.	Header	String

Attribute Parameters

Parameter	Required or Optional	Description	Data Type	Values
businessTerms	Optional	Associated business terms	Array [String]	Enter the following parameters: - id. The ID of the associated business term. - readOnly. Enter true if the object reference cannot be modified and cannot be included in requests to the server.
facts	Required	List of facts that apply to this object.	Array [String]	Enter the following parameters: - attributeId. Enter the attribute ID. - projectedFrom. Enter the ID of the object from which the fact is projected. - readOnly. Enter true if the fact cannot be modified and cannot be included in requests to the server. - value. Enter the fact value. This parameter is ignored if you provide the projectedFrom parameter.
id	Required	The ID of the object resource.	String	Enter the resource ID.
srcLinks	Optional	An upstream of objects.	Array [String]	Enter the following parameters: - association. Enter the association ID. - id. Enter the ID of the resource object. - linkProperties. Enter the attribute ID and link property value. - readOnly. Enter true if the link cannot be modified and cannot be included in requests to the server

Response Codes

Code	Reason
201	Created.
400	Missing or invalid parameter.
401	Missing credentials.
403	User does not have the required access permissions.
404	Requested object not found.
412	Conflicting edit detected.
429	Rate limit for requests encountered.

Sample Call Using Curl

curl -X PUT --header "Accept: application/json" -d "28037" "http://<CatalogAdmin>:<port>/access/2/catalog/data/objects"

Data Object Modification IDs

objects/{id}: API to update custom object properties of an object.

REST API Element	Input Format
Request URL	<CatalogAdmin>:<port>/access/2/catalog/data/objects/{id}
HTTP Method Type	PUT

Request Parameters

Parameter	Required or Optional	Description	Parameter Type	Data Type
id	Required	The ID of the object.	Path	String
objects	Required	The data object for which you want to update the custom properties.	Body	Model
If-Match	Optional	Enter a value to display the results that match the value. Do not update if the entity tag or Etag for the resource has changed.	Header	String

Attribute Parameters

Parameter	Required or Optional	Description	Data Type	Values
businessTerms	Optional	Associated business terms.	Array [String]	Enter the following parameters: - id. The ID of the associated business term. - readOnly. Enter true if the object reference cannot be modified and cannot be included in requests to the server.
facts	Required	List of facts that apply to this object.	Array [String]	Enter the following parameters: - attributeId. Enter the attribute ID. - projectedFrom. Enter the ID of the object from which the fact is projected. - readOnly. Enter true if the fact cannot be modified and cannot be included in requests to the server. - value. Enter the fact value. This parameter is ignored if you provide the projectedFrom parameter.
id	Required	The ID of the object resource.	String	Enter the resource ID.
srcLinks	Optional	An upstream of objects.	Array [String]	Enter the following parameters: - association. Enter the association ID. - id. Enter the ID of the resource object. - linkProperties. Enter the attribute ID and link property value. - readOnly. Enter true if the link cannot be modified and cannot be included in requests to the server

Response Codes

Code	Reason
201	Created.
400	Missing or invalid parameter.
401	Missing credentials.
403	User does not have the required access permissions.
404	Requested object not found.
412	Conflicting edit detected.
429	Rate limit for requests encountered.

Sample Call Using Curl

curl -X PUT --header "Accept: application/json" -d "cust" "http://<CatalogAdmin>:<port>/access/2/catalog/data/objects/100"