Configuration Template Generic Action

Action	configuration_template
title	Obtain the schema and URL needed to create a Configuration Template instance for the resource.
method	GET
URL	/api/<resource_type>/<resource_name>/configuration_template/
Parameters	hierarchy=[hierarchy]
Response	POST call to create the schema for the configuration template of specified resource.
support_async	false
class	config

• Use the returned properties to create the POST payload data for the specified resource.

• For a details on what to add to the POST payload, see the schema in the response.

• The POST call is of the format:

POST http://<server_address>/api/data/ConfigurationTemplate/
  ?hierarchy=sys

For example, the request:

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

The response includes the required POST call:

"create": {
  "class": "add",
  "href": "/api/data/ConfigurationTemplate/?hierarchy=[hierarchy]",
  "method": "POST",
  "support_async": true,
  "title": "Create"
}

The response includes the Configuration Template schema for the relevant model. The template property of the schema applies to the relevant model. This schema is used to create a payload for the POST.

A simple example of a payload containing a Configuration Template for a model data/AccessProfile with name “CFT1” that adds a value to the Access Profile description “Access Profile for:”:

{"data":
 {"name":"CFT1",
  "target_model_type":"data/AccessProfile",
  "merge_strategy":"additive",
  "template":{
    "description":"Access Profile for:"}
 },
 "request_meta":{},
 "meta":{
    "references":{
      "form_href":"/api/data/AccessProfile/configuration_template/
        ?hierarchy=[hierarchy]"
    }
 }
}