It is not possible to add values ​​to additional entity fields via API

[topcon-roberto-coutinho]

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GLPI Version

10.0.16

Plugin version

1.21.15

Bug description

I'm making a post request to create an entity, but only the native fields are defined, the additional fields are blank, to create tickets I do the same and it works perfectly.

Example:

URI: .../apirest.php/Entity

Request Type: POST

{
"input":{
"name": "test",
"testonefield": "test value",
"entities_id": 0,
"level":2
}
}

In this example, the test entity is created, but the testonefield field is blank.

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[stonebuzz]

Hi @topcon-roberto-coutinho

Can you redo a test by adding a new field to the payload c_id

corresponding to the ID of the corresponding container

Best regards

[topcon-roberto-coutinho]

Hi @stonebuzz ,
Thanks for your attention.

I didn't quite understand what the c_id property is and how to find it to create the entity

[stonebuzz]

Is the container ID

[topcon-roberto-coutinho]

Hi @stonebuzz

Thank you for your attention

I tried to create the entity by passing the "c_id" property, but it still didn't work, the entity was created only with the values ​​of the native fields.

URL: .../apirest.php/Entity
Method Type: POST
Body Json:
{
"input":{
"c_id": 2,
"name": "testeMap12",
"infraresponsvelemailfield": "teste@gmail.com",
"infraresponsvelnomefield":"teste",
"comment":"teste comentario",
"entities_id": 0,
"level":2
}
}

"infraresponsvelemailfield" and "infraresponsvelnomefield" are the additional fields.

[jannduch]

Hi, i seem to be experiencing a similliar issue.
GLPI version 10.0.15 Plugin 1.21.17

I created a field in users

when i attempt to insert into it via API nothing shows up in it.
I tried both inputing the value during user creation and updating after the user was created.
I managed to figure out that if i manually write something into the field and then send the API request the field gets emptied

URL: apirest.php/user
Method PUT

{"input":
{
"id": 85,
"employeeidfield": "123"
}
}

response
[
{
"85": true,
"message": ""
}
]

[stonebuzz]

Hi @jannduch

Please check from your database and related container if employeeidfield is the real name of field

If you have created the employeid field more than once (from another container for example), fields will suffix the name with the numbers one, two or three etc .. for uniqueness.

Best regards

[jannduch]

Hi @stonebuzz

Based on you suggestion i checked my database, im not 100% sure im looking at the correct table but i can see the employeeid

this is in glpi_plugin_fields_containers

And this in glpi_plugin_fields_fields

[topcon-roberto-coutinho]

@jannduch ,
I managed to do it this way, first create the entity with the default fields using a POST request, then make a PUT request passing the values ​​of the additional fields.

PUT request example:
.../apirest.php/Entity/[entity id]

{
"input":{
"namecustom1field": "test",
"namecustom2field": "test"
}
}

To find out the name of the additional fields to pass in the payload use the endpoint:
GET .../apirest.php/listSearchOptions/Entity

it will return all the entity's fields, including additional ones, which by default have the name "field" at the end.

English is not my native language, so something may have been confusing to understand

[jannduch]

@topcon-roberto-coutinho
Hi thank you for the suggestion but that is what i described doing in my post. Well i didnt specifically mention creating a user first but im trying to update an existing user.
I double checked using the listSearchOptions that the field is correct

and in the user

[jannduch]

I just upgraded to 1.21.18 and it fixed the issue.
Thank you very much