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Is there any way to use the API to read/write custom fields? In paritcular with Ideas

lkoczorowski Feb 18, 2016 11:04 AM

I've added a handful of custom fields to our Ideas portal through the admin console however, I have not been able to figure out how to get read/write these fields via the API.

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Re: Is there any way to use the API to read/write custom fields? In paritcular with Ideas

lkoczorowski Feb 26, 2016 12:43 PM (in response to lkoczorowski)

There has to be one human being out there that was tried to read/write custom fields via REST API
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Re: Is there any way to use the API to read/write custom fields? In paritcular with Ideas

rashedtalukder Feb 26, 2016 2:54 PM (in response to lkoczorowski)

Hi Luka,

Have you tried looking at Jive REST API v3.14 → Idea entity
You can see the resource requests you can make.
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  lkoczorowski Feb 27, 2016 9:40 PM (in response to rashedtalukder)
  
  I have, over and over again. I see there is an 'extprops' resource however, this appears to only be extensions created by API REST calls not the custom fields added through the admin panel.
  When I make calls to GET 'extprops' it's empty unless I POST properties in there.
  
  I can't find anything that gives me access to the custom fields added through the admin panel.
  
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    mcollinge Mar 7, 2016 2:09 AM (in response to lkoczorowski)
    
    Correct.. it's just for extra properties added by the REST API.. it's meant for use by apps; Jive REST API v3.14 → ExtProps entity
    
    They're different from the properties you can add via the admin console. We ended up having to write our own REST service to allow us to access the properties set against user accounts.
    
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      lkoczorowski Mar 7, 2016 1:59 PM (in response to mcollinge)
      
      So you are able to retrieve custom fields set against a user account, what about for an Idea or other type of content?
      
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        mcollinge Mar 8, 2016 2:20 AM (in response to lkoczorowski)
        
        We didn't need to do that, so we haven't It wouldn't be too hard.
        
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    ryanrutan Mar 8, 2016 6:15 AM (in response to lkoczorowski)
    
    Lula, just to make sure it is clear. The service that Matt was talking about is about setting any amount of extended data on any content/place/person object on Jive. While this gives you the power to extend the Jive data model for your needs, the problem here is that it doesn't extend into the Idea's entity for the fields you are trying to set. This is currently a gap in the API, per the documentation. As an FYI, the Ideas content-type was merged into the core product from a popular optional module ... and has been in need of some polish to round out some of the platform features with regards to the API. I've noted this request internally for prioritization.
    
    Moving forward in the near term, you can manage state and external properties using the /extprops service at Matt stated ... but those values will not manifest in the Jive UI in said custom fields.
    
    Sorry for the confusion.
    
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  lkoczorowski Mar 2, 2016 8:03 AM (in response to rashedtalukder)
  
  Rashed Talukder, Can you do me a huge favor and help a fellow human out? I can't figure this out.
  
  Thank you
  
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