Ok, that does it. Thanks for the clarification. Will be back for more soon ;-)
> Lars Helge Øverland <[email protected]> hat am 7. Dezember 2015 um 11:14 > geschrieben: > > > Hi Uwe, > > just to clarify, are you submitting data elements one by one or in bulk? > > According to HTTP/REST principles, you need to use the PUT method when you > update (not POST). Also, when you PUT, you need to put to the location of > the resource. So: > > POST to api/dataElements > PUT to api/dataElements/<uid-of-existing-dataelement> > > Another approach is to submit everything in one payload to the api/metaData > endpoint. If using XML you must wrap your payload in in that > case. > > https://www.dhis2.org/doc/snapshot/en/developer/html/ch01s06.html > > regards, > > Lars > > > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 8:24 AM, Uwe Wahser <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Dear all, > > > > I am currently trying to change properties of existing DataElements via api > > (esp. zeroIsSignificant). From the documentation I understand that I have > > to > > read all significant metadata of the existing DataElement, change my > > property > > and then push everything back via POST or PUT methods on > > [/api/dataElements?strategy=UPDATE&mergeStrategy=MERGE] (Unfortunatly I > > can't > > use the PATCH-method with my ETL tool) > > > > Using this method, DHIS2 ignores the change, instead I get an > > importConflict > > "Object already exists." in the result set. > > > > Am I missing out on something? > > > > Regards, > > > > Uwe > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users > > Post to : [email protected] > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > -- > Lars Helge Øverland > Lead developer, DHIS 2 > University of Oslo > Skype: larshelgeoverland > http://www.dhis2.org <https://www.dhis2.org> _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dhis2-users More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
