Get inventory types
/rest/ofscMetadata/v1/inventoryTypes
The operation retrieves a collection of inventory types.
Configuration: You must grant permissions to the Core API and must at least set Read-Only access to the Inventory type entity in the Configuration, Applications (API permissions) screen.
Request
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language: string
The translation language code.
Based on the value of this parameter, the translations for the name and unit of measurement of the inventory type is returned in the 'name' and 'unitOfMeasurement' fields.
- If the value is specified, then the translated value is returned in the 'name' and 'unitOfMeasurement' fields, and the 'translations' field is not returned in the response.
- If translation for the specified language does not exist, then the value in the 'name' and 'unitOfMeasurement' fields is returned in English.
- If the value is not specified, then the 'translations' field is returned in the response and contains the translations to every language in the system.
For the list of supported language codes, see Supported Language Codes.
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limit: integer
The number of inventory type records to be returned in the response. The minimum value that can be specified is 1 and the maximum value that can be specified is 100. If the specified value is greater than 100, zero, or if no value is specified, then it defaults to 100.
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offset: integer
The record number from which the retrieval starts. The default value is zero. If no value is specified, then it defaults to zero. The value zero indicates that the retrieval will start from the beginning of the collection.
Response
- application/json
- application/schema+json
200 Response
object
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hasMore:
boolean
Contains one of the following values: true or false.
If true, then there are more results that can be retrieved with successive paging requests.
If false or if the value is not present, then there are no more results or this is the final page. The default value is true.
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items:
array items
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limit:
integer
The limit value specified in the request. If the value is not specified in the request or if the specified value is not accepted, then it defaults to 100.
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offset:
integer
The offset value specified in the request.
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totalResults:
integer
The total number of the inventory type records in the collection.
object
Inventory Type
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active(required):
boolean
Title:
Active
Indicates whether the inventory type is valid for creating an inventory. If the value is true, then the inventory type is listed as a possible value in the 'Inventory Type' drop-down list in Manage or Mobility apps while creating an inventory. If the value is false, then the inventory type is not listed as a value in the drop-down list. -
label(required):
string
Title:
Label
Inventory type label. -
modelProperty:
string
Title:
Model Property
Label of an inventory property which is used to identify model of this inventory. -
name(required):
string
Title:
Name
Minimum Length:1
Maximum Length:40
The translation for the name of the inventory type. If the value of the language parameter is specified, then the name is provided in the specified language. If the value is not specified, then the name is provided in English. Minimum Length: 1, Maximum Length: 40. -
nonSerialized(required):
boolean
Title:
Non Serialized
Indicates whether the inventory is serialized. If the value is true, then the inventory is serialized, that is, it has a serial number. If the value is false, then the inventory is non-serialized, that is, it doesn't have a serial number. -
quantityPrecision:
integer
Title:
Quantity precision
Number of digits after decimal point of the quantity for non-serialized inventory . '0' value means that the quantity doesn't have a fractional part. -
translations(required):
array Translations
Title:
Translations
The list of translations associated with the name and unit of measurement of the inventory type. The list is only returned if the language parameter is not specified in the request. language: string - The language code of the translated text. The code in the response is two characters long. For example, 'en', 'es'. -
unitOfMeasurement:
string
Title:
Unit Of Measurement
The translation for the unit of measurement of the inventory type. If the value of the language parameter is specified, then the unit of measurement is provided the specified language. If the value is not specified, then the unit of measurement is provided in English. This attribute is used only for non-serialized inventory.
array
Translations
object
-
language(required):
string
The language code of the translated text. The code in the response is two characters long (for example, 'en', 'es').
See Supported Language Codes to view the values that are supported.
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languageISO:
string
The ISO language code. For example, 'en-US'.
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name(required):
string
The specified name of the property translated to the language code available in the application.
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unitOfMeasurement:
string
Title:
Unit Of Measurement
The translation for the unit of measurement of the inventory type. This attribute is used only for non-serialized inventory.
Default Response
object
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detail:
string
The detailed description of this error.
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status:
string
The HTTP status code of this error.
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title(required):
string
The brief description of this error.
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type(required):
string
The URL of the web page containing more details about this error.
Examples
Example 1
The following example shows how to obtain a collection of inventory types by submitting a GET request on the REST resource using cURL.
Use the cURL command with the following syntax:
curl -u '<CLIENT-ID>@<INSTANCE-NAME>:<CLIENT-SECRET>' \ -H 'Accept: application/json' \ 'https://<instance_name>.fs.ocs.oraclecloud.com/rest/ofscMetadata/v1/inventoryTypes/?limit=2&offset=2'
Response Header Example
The following shows an example of the response header:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Server: nginx Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 12:28:18 GMT Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8 Connection: close
Response Body Example
The following shows an example of the response body in JSON format:
{ "hasMore": true, "totalResults": 10, "limit": 2, "offset": 2, "items": [ { "label": "DT", "name": "Digital Telephony", "active": true, "nonSerialized": false, "modelProperty": "inventory_model", "translations": [ { "language":"en", "name": "Digital Telephony", "languageISO": "en-US" }, { "language":"es", "name": "Telefonía digital", "languageISO": "es-ES" } ], "links": [ { "rel": "describedby", "href": "https://<instance_name>.fs.ocs.oraclecloud.com/rest/ofscMetadata/v1/metadata-catalog/inventoryTypes" } ] }, { "label": "EC", "name": "Ethernet Cable", "unitOfMeasurement": "ft", "active": true, "nonSerialized": true, "modelProperty": "inventory_model", "translations": [ { "language":"en", "name": "Ethernet Cable", "unitOfMeasurement": "ft", "languageISO": "en-US" }, { "language":"es", "name": "Cable Ethernet", "unitOfMeasurement": "m", "languageISO": "es-ES" } ], "links": [ { "rel": "describedby", "href": "https://<instance_name>.fs.ocs.oraclecloud.com/rest/ofscMetadata/v1/metadata-catalog/inventoryTypes" } ] } ], "links": [ { "rel": "canonical", "href": "https://<instance_name>.fs.ocs.oraclecloud.com/rest/ofscMetadata/v1/inventoryTypes/?limit=2&offset=2" }, { "rel": "prev", "href": "https://<instance_name>.fs.ocs.oraclecloud.com/rest/ofscMetadata/v1/inventoryTypes/?limit=2&offset=0" }, { "rel": "next", "href": "https://<instance_name>.fs.ocs.oraclecloud.com/rest/ofscMetadata/v1/inventoryTypes/?limit=2&offset=4" }, { "rel": "describedby", "href": "https://<instance_name>.fs.ocs.oraclecloud.com/rest/ofscMetadata/v1/metadata-catalog/inventoryTypes" } ] }
Example 2
The following example shows how to obtain a collection of inventory types by using the language parameter with the GET request on the REST resource.
Use the cURL command with the following syntax:
curl -u '<CLIENT-ID>@<INSTANCE-NAME>:<CLIENT-SECRET>' \ -H 'Accept: application/json' \ 'https://<instance_name>.fs.ocs.oraclecloud.com/rest/ofscMetadata/v1/inventoryTypes/?language=en-US&limit=2&offset=2'
Response Header Example
The following shows an example of the response header.
HTTP/1.1 200 OK Server: nginx Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 12:28:18 GMT Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8 Connection: close
Response Body Example
The following shows an example of the response body in JSON format:
{ "hasMore": true, "totalResults": 10, "limit": 2, "offset": 2, "items": [ { "label": "DT", "name": "Digital Telephony", "active": true, "nonSerialized": false, "modelProperty": "inventory_model", "links": [ { "rel": "describedby", "href": "https://<instance_name>.fs.ocs.oraclecloud.com/rest/ofscMetadata/v1/metadata-catalog/inventoryTypes" } ] }, { "label": "EC", "name": "Ethernet Cable", "unitOfMeasurement": "ft", "active": true, "nonSerialized": true, "modelProperty": "inventory_model", "links": [ { "rel": "describedby", "href": "https://<instance_name>.fs.ocs.oraclecloud.com/rest/ofscMetadata/v1/metadata-catalog/inventoryTypes" } ] } ], "links": [ { "rel": "canonical", "href": "https://<instance_name>.fs.ocs.oraclecloud.com/rest/ofscMetadata/v1/inventoryTypes/?limit=2&offset=2" }, { "rel": "prev", "href": "https://<instance_name>.fs.ocs.oraclecloud.com/rest/ofscMetadata/v1/inventoryTypes/?limit=2&offset=0" }, { "rel": "next", "href": "https://<instance_name>.fs.ocs.oraclecloud.com/rest/ofscMetadata/v1/inventoryTypes/?limit=2&offset=4" }, { "rel": "describedby", "href": "https://<instance_name>.fs.ocs.oraclecloud.com/rest/ofscMetadata/v1/metadata-catalog/inventoryTypes" } ] }