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[Branch ~dhis2-documenters/dhis2/dhis2-docbook-docs] Rev 775: Minor

 

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revno: 775
committer: Lars Helge Øverland <larshelge@xxxxxxxxx>
branch nick: dhis2-docbook-docs
timestamp: Mon 2013-07-15 21:01:08 +0200
message:
  Minor
modified:
  src/docbkx/en/dhis2_user_man_web_api.xml


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=== modified file 'src/docbkx/en/dhis2_user_man_web_api.xml'
--- src/docbkx/en/dhis2_user_man_web_api.xml	2013-07-09 10:12:19 +0000
+++ src/docbkx/en/dhis2_user_man_web_api.xml	2013-07-15 19:01:08 +0000
@@ -297,13 +297,17 @@
       along with getting the last updates from February 2012. This means that every single type that
       has been updated will be
       retrieved.<screen>curl -H &quot;Accept: application/xml&quot; -u admin:district "http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/api/metaData?lastUpdated=02/2012";</screen></para>
-    <para>The meta-data resource can also be used to write or update meta-data by using the POST
+    <para><emphasis role="bold">Example: Create meta-data</emphasis></para>
+    <para>The meta-data resource can also be used to create or update meta-data by using the POST
       HTTP method. The meta-data content can be both XML and JSON, using "application/xml" and
       "application/json" content type respectively. The request payload content will be accepted in
       several formats, including plain text, zipped and gzipped. POSTing a meta-data payload can be
       done for example like this, where metaData.xml is a file in the same directory with the
       meta-data content:</para>
-    <screen>curl -H "Content-Type: application/xml" -u admin:district -d @metaData.xml "http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/api/metaData"; -X POST</screen>
+    <screen>curl -H "Content-Type: application/xml" -u admin:district -d @metaData.xml "http://apps.dhis2.org/demo/api/metaData"; -X POST -v</screen>
+    <para>The import will happen in a asyncronous process which implies that the response will
+      return as soon as the process is started. The response status code to be expected is 204 No
+      Content.</para>
   </section>
   <section>
     <title>Sending data values</title>