Update the Connection for a Variable

Updates the connection details for a Master Flow Variable.

Method

/API3/dataSources/updateVariableConnection

  • API Section: /API3/dataSources
  • API Version: 3.0
  • From Release: 2023.10
  • Usage: REST API and Client SDK libraries. REST APIs via POST actions only.
  • Usage by:
    • Enterprise Admin

Method Signature

Input Parameters

Name

connectionObject

Object Type

Description

Use this object to modify the data source server ID or/and database name used in the variable connection.

Output Response

Successful Result Code

200

Response Type

Description of Response Type

Generic API response object with success or failure flag and related messages.

Notes

Use this function to either correct or adjust the connection details used in a query-based variable.

Examples

Code Snippets

Use the Authentication API methods to generate an access 'key' or 'token' for use in code as shown below.

TypeScript
Curl
Java
C#
Python
PHP
curl -X POST \
-H "paToken: [[apiKey]]" \
 -H "Accept: application/json,application/json;charset=utf-8,text/plain,text/plain;charset=utf-8" \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 "http://Your.Server.URL/API3/dataSources/updateVariableConnection" \
 -d '{
  "itemId" : "itemId",
  "variableName" : "variableName",
  "databaseName" : "databaseName",
  "serverId" : "serverId"
}'
import com.pyramidanalytics.*;
import com.pyramidanalytics.auth.*;
import com.pyramidanalytics.model.*;
import com.pyramidanalytics.api.DataSourcesServiceApi;

import java.util.*;
import java.time.*;

public class DataSourcesServiceApiExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        ApiClient defaultClient = Configuration.getDefaultApiClient();
        defaultClient.setBasePath("http://Your.Server.URL/");
        
        // Configure API key authorization: paToken
        ApiKeyAuth paToken = (ApiKeyAuth) defaultClient.getAuthentication("paToken");
        paToken.setApiKey("YOUR API KEY");
        // Uncomment the following line to set a prefix for the API key, e.g. "Token" (defaults to null)
        //paToken.setApiKeyPrefix("Token");

        // Create an instance of the API class
        DataSourcesServiceApi apiInstance = new DataSourcesServiceApi();
        // Initialize the connectionObject parameter object for the call
        MasterFlowVariableConnectionObject connectionObject = ; // Create the input object for the operation, type: MasterFlowVariableConnectionObject 

        try {
            SimpleModifierResult result = apiInstance.updateVariableConnection(connectionObject);
            System.out.println(result);
        } catch (ApiException e) {
            System.err.println("Exception when calling DataSourcesServiceApi#updateVariableConnection");
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}
import * as PyramidAnalyticsWebApi from "com.pyramidanalytics";

// Create an instance of the API class
const api = new PyramidAnalyticsWebApi.DataSourcesServiceApi("http://Your.Server.URL")

// Configure API key authorization: paToken
api.setApiToken("YOUR API KEY");

const connectionObject = ; // {MasterFlowVariableConnectionObject} 

api.updateVariableConnection(connectionObject).then(function(data) {
  console.log('API called successfully. Returned data: ' + data);
}, function(error) {
  console.error(error);
});

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using PyramidAnalytics.Sdk.Api;
using PyramidAnalytics.Sdk.Client;
using PyramidAnalytics.Sdk.Model;

public class updateVariableConnectionExample
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        Configuration conf = new Configuration();
        conf.BasePath = "http://Your.Server.URL/";
        
        
        // Configure API key authorization: paToken
        conf.ApiKey.Add("paToken", "YOUR_API_KEY");
        // Uncomment below to setup prefix (e.g. Bearer) for API key, if needed
        // conf.ApiKeyPrefix.Add("paToken", "Bearer");

        GlobalConfiguration.Instance = conf;
        
        // Create an instance of the API class
        var apiInstance = new DataSourcesServiceApi();
        // Initialize the connectionObject parameter object for the call
        var connectionObject = new MasterFlowVariableConnectionObject(); // MasterFlowVariableConnectionObject | 

        try {
            // Updates the connection details for a Master Flow Variable.
            SimpleModifierResult result = apiInstance.updateVariableConnection(connectionObject);
            Debug.WriteLine(result);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            Debug.Print("Exception when calling DataSourcesServiceApi.updateVariableConnection: " + e.Message );
        }
    }
}

import com.pyramidanalytics
from com.pyramidanalytics import ApiException
from com.pyramidanalytics import DataSourcesServiceApi
from pprint import pprint

        
# Configure API key authorization: paToken
api_config = com.pyramidanalytics.Configuration(host = 'http://Your.Server.URL/', api_key={ paToken:'YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN' })

with com.pyramidanalytics.ApiClient(api_config) as api_client:
    # Create an instance of the API class
    api_instance = DataSourcesServiceApi(api_client)
    # Initialize the connectionObject parameter object for the call
    connectionObject =  # MasterFlowVariableConnectionObject | 

    try:
        # Updates the connection details for a Master Flow Variable.
        api_response = api_instance.update_variable_connection(connectionObject)
        pprint(api_response)
    except ApiException as e:
        print("Exception when calling DataSourcesServiceApi->updateVariableConnection: %s\n" % e)
<?php
require_once(__DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php');

OpenAPITools\Client\Configuration::getDefaultConfiguration()->setHost('http://Your.Server.URL');

// Configure API key authorization: paToken
OpenAPITools\Client\Configuration::getDefaultConfiguration()->setApiKey('paToken', 'YOUR_API_KEY');
// Uncomment below to setup prefix (e.g. Bearer) for API key, if needed
// OpenAPITools\Client\Configuration::getDefaultConfiguration()->setApiKeyPrefix('paToken', 'Bearer');

// Create an instance of the API class
$api_instance = new OpenAPITools\Client\Api\DataSourcesServiceApi();
$connectionObject = ; // MasterFlowVariableConnectionObject | 

try {
    $result = $api_instance->updateVariableConnection($connectionObject);
    print_r($result);
} catch (Exception $e) {
    echo 'Exception when calling DataSourcesServiceApi->updateVariableConnection: ', $e->getMessage(), PHP_EOL;
}
?>