Create or Update Assignment Spreads
POST /ws/rest/service/v2/activity/sheets/assignments/spread
Purpose
Creates or updates Assignment Spreads in a specific shell from the source system.
Note: The POST method captures both create and update actions. Therefore, selecting or clearing Update permissions has no impact on this REST Service.
Prerequisites
You must have Create permissions enabled.
This REST service is specific to updating externally synced Assignment Spread data from other applications. Therefore, sourceProjectID should be configured or added in the user interface tab (go to the applicable project/shell tab; click My Dashboard, and select Details; click the Primavera Cloud Integration tab).
Request Format
Send an API request in the following format:
{
"options":{"Source": "<value>", "project_number": "<value>", "sourceProjectId": "<value>"}
"data":[]
}
In "data", value is accepted in form-data
key : file
value : {filename}.zip
Request Parameters - Form Data Fields
Specify the following parameters in the form data:
Request Parameter | Required? | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
_attachment | Yes | A JSON object in the following format:
| The file name uploaded by the REST service. |
options | Yes | An Options JSON object in the following format:
| JSON input containing source and project-related information. |
Request Parameters
Specify the following parameters in the Options object:
Request Parameter | Required? | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
source | Yes | String | External application or data from which Activity Spread data are pulled. Valid value includes: "Primavera Cloud". |
project_number | Yes | String | A valid 'Active' shell number where the spread data will be pushed. |
sourceProjectId | Yes | String | The Primavera Cloud project code. |
projectType | Yes | String | The type of project in Unifier for which the Assignments have to be created. Valid values include: "Current" and "Baseline". |
Request Parameters - _attachment JSON Object
Specify the following parameters in the _attachment JSON Object:
equest Parameter | Required? | Data Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
zipped_file_name | Yes | String | The file name uploaded by the REST service. |
zipped_file_content | Yes | String | A Base64 encoded zip file. |
zipped_file_size | No | Integer | The file size of the zipped file uploaded by the REST service. |
Mandatory Fields for Baseline and Current projectType
Specify the following fields in the zipped_file_content for a "Baseline" or "Current" Projecttype:
{"resourceAssignments","activityCode","resourceCode","timescale","spread",
"actualCost","actualUnits","plannedCost","plannedUnits","remainingUnits",
"remainingCost","atCompletionCost","atCompletionUnits",
"actualCostProject","atCompletionCostProject","plannedCostProject","remainingCostProject",
"spreadDates" }
Response Format
A JSON object is returned in the following format.
{
"data": [],
"message": [<list of messages>],
"status": <REST status code value>,
"rest_audit_id": <id from the audit table>
}
A successful response displays a status code 200.
A failed response displays a message with a status code.
Sample Spread JSON Format
{
"project": {
"baselineId": 182202,
"baselineName": "B3",
"isBaseline": true,
"projectCode": "AOPC",
"projectId": 310301,
"projectName": "AOPC"
},
"resourceAssignments": [
{
"activityCode": "A11",
"activityId": 246001,
"activityName": "Act1",
"actualCost": 0,
"actualCostProject": 0,
"actualUnits": 0,
"assignmentCode": "AA0",
"assignmentId": 100001,
"atCompletionCost": 0,
"atCompletionCostProject": 0,
"atCompletionUnits": 40,
"plannedCost": 0,
"plannedCostProject": 0,
"plannedUnits": 40,
"rateSource": "RESOURCE",
"remainingCost": 0,
"remainingCostProject": 0,
"remainingUnits": 40,
"resourceCode": "R19",
"resourceId": 56101,
"resourceName": "R1",
"spread": {
"actualCost": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"actualCostProject": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"actualUnits": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"atCompletionCost": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"atCompletionCostProject": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"atCompletionUnits": [
8,
0,
0,
8,
8,
8,
8
],
"plannedCost": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"plannedCostProject": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"plannedUnits": [
8,
0,
0,
8,
8,
8,
8
],
"remainingCost": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"remainingCostProject": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"remainingUnits": [
8,
0,
0,
8,
8,
8,
8
],
"spreadDates": [
"2023-06-09T00:00:00",
"2023-06-10T00:00:00",
"2023-06-11T00:00:00",
"2023-06-12T00:00:00",
"2023-06-13T00:00:00",
"2023-06-14T00:00:00",
"2023-06-15T00:00:00"
]
}
},
{
"activityCode": "A22",
"activityId": 246002,
"activityName": "Act2",
"actualCost": 0,
"actualCostProject": 0,
"actualUnits": 0,
"assignmentCode": "AA1",
"assignmentId": 100002,
"atCompletionCost": 0,
"atCompletionCostProject": 0,
"atCompletionUnits": 40,
"plannedCost": 0,
"plannedCostProject": 0,
"plannedUnits": 40,
"rateSource": "RESOURCE",
"remainingCost": 0,
"remainingCostProject": 0,
"remainingUnits": 40,
"resourceCode": "R20",
"resourceId": 56201,
"resourceName": "R2",
"spread": {
"actualCost": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"actualCostProject": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"actualUnits": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"atCompletionCost": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"atCompletionCostProject": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"atCompletionUnits": [
8,
0,
0,
8,
8,
8,
8
],
"plannedCost": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"plannedCostProject": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"plannedUnits": [
8,
0,
0,
8,
8,
8,
8
],
"remainingCost": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"remainingCostProject": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"remainingUnits": [
8,
0,
0,
8,
8,
8,
8
],
"spreadDates": [
"2023-06-09T00:00:00",
"2023-06-10T00:00:00",
"2023-06-11T00:00:00",
"2023-06-12T00:00:00",
"2023-06-13T00:00:00",
"2023-06-14T00:00:00",
"2023-06-15T00:00:00"
]
}
},
{
"activityCode": "A33",
"activityId": 246003,
"activityName": "Act3",
"actualCost": 0,
"actualCostProject": 0,
"actualUnits": 0,
"assignmentCode": "AA2",
"assignmentId": 100003,
"atCompletionCost": 0,
"atCompletionCostProject": 0,
"atCompletionUnits": 40,
"plannedCost": 0,
"plannedCostProject": 0,
"plannedUnits": 40,
"rateSource": "RESOURCE",
"remainingCost": 0,
"remainingCostProject": 0,
"remainingUnits": 40,
"resourceCode": "R21",
"resourceId": 56202,
"resourceName": "R3",
"spread": {
"actualCost": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"actualCostProject": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"actualUnits": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"atCompletionCost": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"atCompletionCostProject": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"atCompletionUnits": [
8,
0,
0,
8,
8,
8,
8
],
"plannedCost": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"plannedCostProject": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"plannedUnits": [
8,
0,
0,
8,
8,
8,
8
],
"remainingCost": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"remainingCostProject": [
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0,
0
],
"remainingUnits": [
8,
0,
0,
8,
8,
8,
8
],
"spreadDates": [
"2023-06-09T00:00:00",
"2023-06-10T00:00:00",
"2023-06-11T00:00:00",
"2023-06-12T00:00:00",
"2023-06-13T00:00:00",
"2023-06-14T00:00:00",
"2023-06-15T00:00:00"
]
}
}
],
"timescale": "daily"
}
Sample Success Request
{hosturl}/ws/rest/service/v2/activity/sheets/assignments/spread
Inputs in JSON Raw-Data
{
"options": {
"project_number": "P-0056",
"sourceProjectId": "P-0056",
"source": "Primavera Cloud",
"projectType": "Current"
},
"_attachment": {
"zipped_file_name": "AssignmentSpread.zip",
"zipped_file_size": 780,
"zipped_file_content": "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"
}
}
Sample Success Response
{
"data": {
"jobId": 1689307060653
},
"message": [
"Job for spread data created successfully."
],
"status": 202,
"rest_audit_id": 14317
}
Sample Failed Request
{hosturl}ws/rest/service/v2/activity/sheets/assignments/spread
Inputs in JSON Raw Data:
{
"options": {
"project_number": "P-0056",
"sourceProjectId": "P-0056",
"source": "Primavera Cloud",
"projectType": ""
},
"_attachment": {
"zipped_file_name": "AssignmentSpread.zip",
"zipped_file_size": 780,
"zipped_file_content": "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"
}
}
Sample Failed Response
{
"data": [],
"message": [
{
"message": "The API request contains empty value for: [projectType].",
"status": 12144
}
],
"status": 3000,
"rest_audit_id": 14316
}
Supported Validation Messages and Status Codes
The following validation messages and status codes display in the response when incorrect values are provided in the request.
Field Name | Use-case Scenario | Status Code | Error Message |
|---|---|---|---|
_attachment | _attachment is not specified in the request. | 12524 | The API request is missing the required information: [_attachment]. |
_attachment | _attachment is empty/blank. | 12525 | The API request contains empty value for: [_attachment]. |
options | options is empty/blank or not specified in the request. | 3002 | Invalid input. |
source | Source is not specified in the request | 12007 | The API request is missing the required information: [source] |
source | Wrong source value is specified in the request. | 12703 | Invalid value was found in a field: [source]. Allowed value: [Primavera Cloud]. |
source | Source is boolean or integer data type | 12703 | Invalid value was found in a field: [source]. Allowed value: [Primavera Cloud]. |
source | Source is empty | 12702 | The API request contains empty value for: [source]. Allowed value: [Primavera Cloud] |
project_number | project_number is not specified. | 12018 | The API request is missing the required information: [project_number]. |
project_number | project_number is invalid. | 602 | Project/Shell Number is not correct. |
project_number | Project/Shell is not an active shell. | 1245 | Create/Update/Delete cannot be performed when project/shell status is Inactive or View-Only or On-Hold. |
project_number | project_number is empty/blank. | 12128 | The API request contains empty value for: [project_number]. |
sourceProjectId | sourceProjectId is not configured in the source Unifier shell. | 12021 | The API request contains an invalid value: [sourceProjectId]. Please check if this sourceProjectId has been configured in Unifier. |
sourceProjectId | sourceProjectId value is a blank. | 12032 | The API request contains empty value for: [sourceProjectId]. |
sourceProjectId | sourceProjectId is not specified in the request. | 12005 | The API request is missing the required information: [sourceProjectId] |
projectType | projectType is not specified in the request. | 12143 | The API request is missing the required information: [projectType]. |
projectType | projectType is empty/blank for system sheet. | 12144 | The API request contains empty value for: [projectType]. Allowed values: [Current, Baseline] |
projectType | projectType is of incorrect data type. | 12142 | Invalid value was found in a field: [projectType]. Allowed only alphanumeric value. |
projectType | An invalid value is passed in projectType for system sheet. | 12145 | Invalid value was found in a field: 'projectType'. Allowed values: [Current, Baseline] |
zipped_file_name | zipped_file_name is empty/blank. | 12527 | The API request contains empty value for: [zipped_file_name]. |
zipped_file_name | zipped_file_name is missing in the request. | 12518 | The API request is missing the required information: [zipped_file_name]. |
zipped_file_name | zipped_file_name is not a .zip file format. | 12503 | Invalid value was found in a field :[zipped_file_name]. Allowed only .zip files. |
zipped_file_name | zipped_file_name is an invalid value. | 12521 | Invalid value was found in a field: [zipped_file_name]. Allowed only alphanumeric characters in file name. |
zipped_file_content | zipped_file_content is not specified in the request. | 12520 | The API request is missing the required information: [zipped_file_content]. |
zipped_file_content | zipped_file_content is empty/blank. | 12529 | The API request contains empty value for: [zipped_file_content]. |
zipped_file_content | zipped_file_content is an invalid value. | 12523 | Invalid value was found in a field: [zipped_file_content]. Allowed only base64 encoded value. |
zipped_file_size | zipped_file_size is not specified in the request. | 12528 | The API request contains empty value for: [zipped_file_size]. |
zipped_file_size | zipped_file_size is empty/blank. | 12519 | The API request is missing the required information: [zipped_file_size]. |
zipped_file_size | zipped_file_size is an invalid value. | 12522 | Invalid value was found in a field: [zipped_file_size]. Allowed only integer value. |
zipped_file_size | Size mismatch with base encode file. | 12526 | Invalid value was found in a field: [zipped_file_size]. Actual file size does not match with [zipped_file_size]. |
Additional Validation Messages
Upon processing the uploaded zip file or processing the attached JSON file, the following messages may display in the Get Job Status Details section:
Use-case Scenario | Error Message |
|---|---|
Zip file is an invalid file format. | The attached zip file contains an invalid file format. Only JSON file is allowed. |
[activities] is missing in the uploaded JSON file. | The JSON file is missing the required information: [activities]. |
Mandatory field is missing in the uploaded JSON file. | The attached JSON file is missing the required information: [{property name}] for [activityCode] : {activityCode} |
Mandatory field value is empty in the uploaded JSON file. | The attached JSON file contains empty value for: [{propety name}] for [activityCode] : {activityCode} |
Missing field in [spread] object. | The JSON file is missing the required information: [propetyName] in [spread] object. [activityCode]:{activityCode} |
Mandatory field is an invalid data type in the uploaded JSON file. | The attached JSON file contains value with invalid data type for: [{propety name}] for [activityCode]: {activityCode} |
Spread dates are in an invalid format. | The API request contains an invalid value: [spreadDates]. Correct date format: [yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss]. [activityCode] :{activityCode} |
JSON file contains property/data in an incorrect JSON template. | Issue in parsing the JSON file. Invalid JSON file provided in the zip file. |
System Activity Sheet is not configured while inserting System-type Activity Spread Date. | System Activity Sheet is not configured for the shell. |
System Activity Sheet is configured through Gateway while inserting System-type Activity Spread Data. | System Activity Sheet is configured with Gateway and is not supported with this API. |
System Activity Sheet is configured for Oracle Primavera Cloud but source is given as P6 while inserting System-type Activity Spread Data. | System Activity Sheet is configured with source as Oracle Primavera Cloud. |
Timescale is not set as Daily. | The API request contains invalid value for: [timescale]. Allowed values {daily}. |
Resource Code is missing in the Activity Assignment. | [resourceCode]/roleCode] is not assigned to any activity in Activity Sheet. [activityCode]: {activityCode}/Resource Code: <resourceCode>/role Code: <roleCode> |
Activity Code is not configured in Unifier for the project_number and sourceProject Id. | The JSON file containing [activityCode] not configured in the system. [activityCode]: {activityCode} |
Related Topics
Create, Update, and Remove Assignments
Create or Update Activity Spreads
Create, Update, and Remove Activities from the System Activity Sheet of a Specific Shell
Get Activities from the System Activity Sheet of a Specific Shell
Create, Update, and Delete Activities in the Manual Activity Sheet of a Specific Shell
Create or Update Baseline Schedule for Manual Activity Sheet
Get Activities in the Manual Activity Sheet of a Specific Shell
Schedule Project for Manual Activity Sheet
Recost Project for Manual Activity Sheet
Last Published Wednesday, April 9, 2025