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[Timothy Harding <hardingt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Bob,

I hadn't tried that one before, thanks for the suggestion and how to!

So I made an xml file with the following:

<dataElement xmlns="http://dhis2.org/schema/dxf/2.0";
zeroIsSignificant="false" />

and called it zerosig2.xml

Then here is my curl command and the resulting output (gives an error) any
ideas?

dhis@tmctpsql:~$ curl -k -X PATCH -H "Content-Type: application/xml" -u
admin:district -d @zerosig2.xml "
https://192.168.0.110:8443/dhis/api/dataElements/H16LuF5EtZL";
org.hisp.dhis.filter.MetaDataFilter does not exist: dataElements

If I navigate to that URL directly in a web browser it pulls the data
element in question right up.

Timothy Harding
RPCV Vanuatu
Skype: hardingt@xxxxxxxxx
+1 (541) 632-6623

On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 7:29 AM, Bob Jolliffe <bobjolliffe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Tim.  Are you using PATCH for this update operation?  This works
> well if you just need to update a particular set of fields, not the
> entire dataelment  (for which you would use POST and include mandatory
> fields like name and shortname).  For example:
>
> curl -X PATCH -d "{\"code\": \"VCCT_6\"}" -H "Content-Type:
> application/json" -u admin:district
> https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/api/dataElements/LgYtBqVkADK
>
> will update the code field on the dataelement with id=LgYtBqVkADK.
> Note no name or shortname required.
>
> Similarly with the following xml in dataelement.xml:
>
> <dataElement xmlns="http://dhis2.org/schema/dxf/2.0";
>   code="VCCT_6" />
>
> The following will update the dataelement:
>
> curl -X PATCH -d @dataelement.xml -H "Content-Type: application/xml"
> -u admin:district
> https://apps.dhis2.org/demo/api/dataElements/LgYtBqVkADK
>
>
> On 7 August 2015 at 15:14, Timothy Harding <hardingt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hello DHIS2 Devs,
> >
> > Trying to update a single element as a test and the xml file I've
> generated
> > complains that I'm missing "shortname" and "Name". It ends up updating
> the
> > correct element based on id all the same. If I provide a name and
> shortname
> > it overwrites them!? (but gives no errors).
> >
> > Can we drop the requirement/error message for "name" and "shortName" if
> the
> > xml file has a unique id, such as "id" or "code"?
> >
> >
> >
> > Timothy Harding
> > RPCV Vanuatu
> > Skype: hardingt@xxxxxxxxx
> > +1 (541) 632-6623
> >
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