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[Iuri Fanti <iuri.fanti@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wouldn't it be much simpler if the server gave back the id of the
newly created option as a response?

2016-04-19 7:10 GMT+02:00 Morten Olav Hansen <morten@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi Luri
>
> Probably the best approach to creating new options (and adding to a
> optionset) is:
>
> 1. Create UIDs for every option (/api/system/id?limit=100)
> 2. Create all your options { "id": "generated-uid", "name": "option-name",
> "code": "option-code" }
> 3. Add or create your option set { "id": "existing-uid, generated-uid, or
> null to let the system create", "name": "optionset-name", "valueType":
> "wanted value type", "options": [your options]
> 4. Wrap this in the correct payload (see below) and send to /api/metadata
> with correct content-type (application/json)
>
> {
>   "options": [
>     { "id": "id1", "name": "Male", "code": "M" },
>     { "id": "id2", "name": "Female", "code": "F" }
>   ],
>   "optionSets": [
>     {
>       "id": "id if you have it",
>       "name": "optionset-name",
>       "valueType": "optionset-value-type",
>       "options": [{"id":"id1"},{"id":"id2"}]
>     }
>   ]
> }
>
>
> --
> Morten Olav Hansen
> Senior Engineer, DHIS 2
> University of Oslo
> http://www.dhis2.org
>
> On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 8:56 AM, Iuri Fanti <iuri.fanti@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Knut,
>>
>> I actually read the chapter you linked me, but I couldn't figure out
>> how to know (referring to your example) that the new option's ID was
>> UVBgmarFGFb
>>
>> Anyway thank you very much for your support!
>>
>> iuri
>>
>> 2016-04-16 22:34 GMT+02:00 Knut Staring <knutst@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> > You can first add a new option by creating a simple file like this,
>> > which I
>> > called 100years.json:
>> >
>> > {
>> > "name": "Over 100"
>> > }
>> >
>> > Then add it:
>> > curl -d @100years.json "https://play.dhis2.org/demo/api/options"; -X POST
>> > -H
>> > "Content-Type: application/json" -u admin:district
>> >
>> > Then add the new option to the optionSet:
>> > curl
>> >
>> > "https://play.dhis2.org/demo/api/optionSets/VQ2lai3OfVG/options/UVBgmarFGFb";
>> > -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -u admin:district
>> >
>> > Finally, inspect the optionSet. It should now have 5 members instead of
>> > 4:
>> >
>> > https://play.dhis2.org/demo/api/optionSets/VQ2lai3OfVG.json?fields=name,options[:all]
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 9:51 PM, Knut Staring <knutst@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi Luri,
>> >>
>> >> Please see section 1.10.4. Adding and removing objects to/from
>> >> collections
>> >> here:
>> >>
>> >> http://dhis2.github.io/dhis2-docs/master/en/developer/html/ch01s10.html
>> >>
>> >> Knut
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 2:37 AM, Iuri Fanti <iuri.fanti@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> And what if I needed to put/create a specific option into a specific
>> >>> optionSet?
>> >>>
>> >>> 2016-04-15 19:46 GMT+02:00 Iuri Fanti <iuri.fanti@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> >>> > Great Knut, it's exactly what I needed! :)
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Thank you so much!
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Iuri
>> >>> >
>> >>> > 2016-04-15 19:28 GMT+02:00 Knut Staring <knutst@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> >>> >> Something along these lines?
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> https://play.dhis2.org/demo/api/optionSets/VQ2lai3OfVG.json?fields=name,options[:all]
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 7:15 PM, Iuri Fanti <iuri.fanti@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >>> >> wrote:
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Hi all,
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> is there a Web API call to get the option values for a specific
>> >>> >>> optionSet? I have a lot of option values, and it's not reasonable
>> >>> >>> to
>> >>> >>> download all of them. I need to filter by the parent optionSet,
>> >>> >>> somehow. Is it possibile?
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Thanks,
>> >>> >>>
>> >>> >>> Iuri
>> >>> >>>
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>> >> Knut Staring
>> >> Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo
>> >> Norway: +4791880522
>> >> Skype: knutstar
>> >> http://dhis2.org
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> > Knut Staring
>> > Dept. of Informatics, University of Oslo
>> > Norway: +4791880522
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