Bulk Update Generic Action

Action	bulk_update (1)
title	First task: Obtain the URL and schema needed to construct the payload to modify the resource.
method	GET
URL	/api/<resource_type>/<resource_name>/bulk_update/
Parameters	hierarchy=[hierarchy], format=json
Response	Returns: POST call that is used to update the instances of resource schema that is used to create POST payload.
support_async	false
class	update

Action	bulk_update (2)
title	Second task: Perform the bulk modify on the required list of instances each with [pkid] with the payload constructed from the schema in the first task.
method	POST
URL	/api/<resource_type>/<resource_name>/bulk_update/
Parameters	hierarchy=[hierarchy], format=json
Payload	Contains update data and instance pkids to update.

Use the GET request to obtain a list of instance pkids to select for the bulk update:

GET /api/<resource_type>/<resource_name>/?hierarchy=[hierarchy]&format=json

As an example, the request below shows the required details for a particular model. (Using variables [hierarchy], [pkid1], [pkid2])

Request for POST call and schema:

GET /api/data/AccessProfile/bulk_update/
  ?hierarchy=[hierarchy]
  &schema_rules=true
  &format=json
  &schema=1

Response snippet - POST call:

"bulk_update": {
     "class": "update",
     "href": "/api/data/AccessProfile/bulk_update/?hierarchy=[hierarchy]",
     "method": "POST",
     "support_async": true,
     "title": "Bulk Modify"
}

Response snippet - schema:

"schema": {
   "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-03/schema",
   "properties": {
     "description": {
       "description": "A description for the Access Profile.",
       "required": false,
       "title": "Description",
       "type": "string"
     },
     "full_access": {
       "description": "Enabling this flag, grants the user full
         system access.",
       "required": false,
       "title": "Full Access",
       "type": "boolean"
     },
     "miscellaneous_permissions": {
       "description": "The list of miscellaneous operations permitted by
         this Access Profile.",
       "items": {
         "choices": [
           {
             "title": "",
             "value": ""
           }
         ],
         "type": "string"
       },
       "required": false,
       "title": "Miscellaneous Permissions",
       "type": "array"
     },
     "name": {
       "description": "The name that is given to the Access Profile.",
       "required": false,
       "title": "Name \*",
       "type": "string"
    },
    "type_specific_permissions": {
      "description": "The list of types that are permitted by
        this Access Profile.",
      "items": {
        "properties": {
          "operations": {
            "description": "The operations that are permitted by this Access
              Profile for the given type.",
            "items": {
              "choices": [
                {
                  "title": "",
                  "value": ""
                }
              ],
              "type": "string"
            },
            "required": false,
            "title": "Permitted Operations \*",
            "type": "array"
          },
          "type": {
            "choices": [],
            "description": "The type that is permitted by this Access Profile.
              This field supports the use of the * wildcard.",
            "format": "uri",
            "required": false,
            "target": "/api/choices/?hierarchy=[hierarchy]&format=json",
            "target_model_type": "",
            "title": "Permitted Type \*",
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
          "type": "object"
      },
      "required": false,
      "title": "Type Specific Permissions",
      "type": "array"
    }
},
"schema_version": "0.1.8",
"type": "object"
},

Example POST request to carry out the update:

POST /api/data/AccessProfile/bulk_update/
  ?hierarchy=[hierarchy]
  &nowait=true
  &format=json

Payload example - bulk updating the description of instances having pkid1, pkid2 with the string “profile”:

{"data":{"description":"profile"},
 "meta":{
   "references":{
     "form_href":"/api/data/AccessProfile/bulk_update/
       ?hierarchy=[hierarchy]
       &schema=
       &schema_rules=true"
   }
 },
 "request_meta":{
   "hrefs":[
     "/api/data/AccessProfile/[pkid1]",
     "/api/data/AccessProfile/[pkid2]"
   ]
 }
}