Store Behavior Category

Summary

This API provides capabilities to retrieve and add the Behavior Categories defined for a given brand.

General Technical Requirements

The following technical requirements apply to all requests for this API.

HTTP Headers

The HTTP header must contain the following elements: x-omeda-appid a unique id provided to you by Omeda to access your data. The request will fail without a valid id.content-typea content type supported by this resource. See Supported Content Types for more details. If omitted, the default content type is application/json.

Content Type

If omitted, the default content type is application/json.JSONapplication/json

JSON is the preferred data exchange format, because it is lightweight and, in most cases, faster to process and utilizes less bandwidth. There are many available open-source JSON libraries available. See json.org for details.

Supported HTTP Methods

There are two HTTP methods supported:

POST : for creating a new Behavior Category
PUT : for updating a Behavior Category

Field Definition

The following tables describe the data elements present on the requests and responses from the API. In addition to the below elements, a SubmissionId element will also be returned with all responses. This is a unique identifier for the web services response. It can be used to cross-reference the response in Omeda’s database.

Behavior Category Elements

Element Name	Data Type	Description
Id	Integer	Only allowed when doing an update. Behavior Category Identifier
Description	String	Only allowed when doing a create. Description of the Behavior Category.
AlternateId	String	An id that can be used to uniquely identify this Behavior Category (perhaps in your content management system).
StatusCode	Integer	Only allowed when doing an update. “0” to deactivate, “1” to activate.

Create Individual Behavior Category

An HTTP POST creates a new Behavior Category for a given brand. See W3C’s POST specs for details.

Request URI

CODE

For Production: https://ows.omeda.com/webservices/rest/brand/{brandAbbreviation}/behavior/category/*

For Testing: https://ows.omedastaging.com/webservices/rest/brand/{brandAbbreviation}/behavior/category/*

Request

POST requests, by their nature, will not have an Id element, since POST is reserved for creating new elements, and the service governs the allocation of ids.

Example Request

CODE

{ 
   "Description":"Construction",
   "AlternateId":"123EXTERNAL"
}

Response – Success

Upon successful creation of a Behavior Category, an HTTP 200 will be issued. The response has a ResponseInfo element with one sub-element, a BehaviorCategoryId element, which is the Id for the Behavior Category.

HTTP Response Codes

Status	Description
200 OK	The request has succeeded.

Example Response

CODE

{
  "SubmissionId" : "C95AE90C-BEC6-41F2-91E2-2BA9168D1D1F",
  "ResponseInfo":[
    {
      "BehaviorCategoryId":8903889
    }
  ]
}

Response – Failure

If an error occurs repeatedly, please contact your Omeda representative.

HTTP Response Codes

Status	Description
400 Bad Request	Typically, this error occurs when the request does not follow the specifications.
403 Forbidden	Typically, this error occurs when the credentials are erroneous. Potentially, an incorrect x-omeda-appid.
404 Not Found	Typically, this error occurs with a malformed URL or the resource that is searched for is not found.
405 Method Not Allowed	Typically, this error occurs when the resource accessed is not allowed by the HTTP Method utilized. Make sure you employ the correct HTTP Method (POST) for this request.
500 Internal Server Error	In the rare case that there is a server-side problem, this response will be returned. This generally indicates a problem of a more serious nature, and submitting additional requests may not be advisable. Please contact Omeda Account Representative.

Example Response

CODE

{
  "SubmissionId" : "C95AE90C-BEC6-41F2-91E2-2BA9168D1D1F",
  "Errors" : [
    {
      "Error": "A Behavior Category with that name already exists"
    }
  ]
}

Possible Error Messages

In the event of an error, an error response will be returned. Here are some of the possible responses you might receive.

CODE

A Behavior Category with that name already exists
The Description Element is required

Update Individual Behavior Category

An HTTP PUT updates a Behavior Category for a given brand. See W3C’s PUT specs for details. The only elements that will be allowed to be updated is StatusCode and AlternateId.

Request URI

CODE

For Production: https://ows.omeda.com/webservices/rest/brand/{brandAbbreviation}/behavior/category/*

For Testing: https://ows.omedastaging.com/webservices/rest/brand/{brandAbbreviation}/behavior/category/*

Request

PUT requests indicates an update request for this web service. Service will accept the Id, AlternateId and StatusCode elements that you want to change update.

Example Request

CODE

{
  "Id": 3476982,
  "AlternateId": "EXTERNAL_ID_28373",
  "StatusCode": 0
}

Response – Success

Upon successful update of a Behavior Category, an HTTP 200 will be issued. The response has a ResponseInfo element with one sub-element, a message element, which will simple return Update successful.

HTTP Response Codes

Status	Description
200 OK	The request has succeeded.

Example Response

CODE

{
  "SubmissionId" : "C95AE90C-BEC6-41F2-91E2-2BA9168D1D1F",
  "ResponseInfo":[
    {
      "message":"Update successful"
    }
  ]
}

Response – Failure

If an error occurs repeatedly, please contact your Omeda representative.

HTTP Response Codes

Status	Description
400 Bad Request	Typically, this error occurs when the request does not follow the specifications.
403 Forbidden	Typically, this error occurs when the credentials are erroneous. Potentially, an incorrect x-omeda-appid.
404 Not Found	Typically, this error occurs with a malformed URL or the resource that is searched for is not found.
405 Method Not Allowed	Typically, this error occurs when the resource accessed is not allowed by the HTTP Method utilized. Make sure you employ the correct HTTP Method (PUT) for this request.
500 Internal Server Error	In the rare case that there is a server-side problem, this response will be returned. This generally indicates a problem of a more serious nature, and submitting additional requests may not be advisable. Please contact Omeda Account Representative.

Example Response

CODE

{
  "SubmissionId" : "C95AE90C-BEC6-41F2-91E2-2BA9168D1D1F",
  "Errors" : [
    {
      "Error": "A Behavior Category Id 1378903 was not found in your database"
    }
  ]
}

Possible Error Messages

In the event of an error, an error response will be returned. Here are some of the possible responses you might receive.

CODE

A Behavior Category Id {Behavior Category ID} was not found in your database
The Behavior Category Id {Behavior Category ID} was already active, no update made
The Behavior Category Id {Behavior Category ID} was already inactive, no update made

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