Create File-Based Application

Creates an application using a flat file using a REST API.

Required Roles

Service Administrator

REST Resource

POST /epm/rest/{api_version}/fileApplications/{application}

Request

Supported Media Types: application/json

The following table summarizes the client request.

Table 24-9 Parameters

Name	Description	Type	Required	Default
api_version	Version of the API you are developing with	Path	Yes	None
application	Name of the application to create	Path	Yes	None
description	User comment for this application	Payload	Yes	None
ruleDimensionName	Rule dimension name	Payload	Yes	None
balanceDimensionName	Balance dimension name	Payload	Yes	None

Example URL and Payload

https://<SERVICE_NAME>-<TENANT_NAME>.<SERVICE_TYPE>.<dcX>.oraclecloud.com/epm/rest/v1/fileApplications/BksML12

{"description": "description","ruleDimensionName":"Rule","balanceDimensionName":"Balance"}

Response Body

Supported Media Types: application/json

Table 24-10 Parameters

Name	Description
details	Task ID, such as BksML12_BksML12_LoadData_D20160118T051020_ba8_1
status	See Migration Status Codes
statusMessage	Message about the status, such as Success
type	Profitability
data	Parameters as key value pairs
links	Detailed information about the link
href	Links to API call
action	The HTTP call type
rel	Relationship type
data	Parameters as key value pairs passed in the request

Example of Response Body

The following shows an example of the response body in JSON format.

{
   "type":"Profitability",
   "status":-1,
   "statusMessage":"In Progress",
   "details":"BksML30_UpdateDimensions_D20220513T062046_c61",
   "links":[
      {
         "href":"http:// <SERVICE_NAME>-<TENANT_NAME>.<SERVICE_TYPE>.<dcX>.oraclecloud.com/epm/rest/v1/applications/jobs/ChecktaskStatusJob/BksML30_UpdateDimensions_D20220513T062046_c61",
         "action":"GET",
         "rel":"Job Status"
      }
   ]
}