Set and get Asset Type through API

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Christian

• June 16, 2020 13:20

Is there currently a way (API V5.0 or 6.0) to get the currently available asset types or set them through the API?

Or do I need to do that through the REST API?

 

Reason for the question is that I'd like to create new types automatically on the fly if they are not existing yet.

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  Ragnar Engnes

  • June 17, 2020 07:55

  Hello Christian.

  As you pointed out - it is available through the REST api, and if you want to use the client API, we have a method to call it directly. For example:

  var existingAssetTypes = mes.Asset.RESTGetJson<AssetType[]>($"api/Asset/Types?$filter=startswith(typeName, 'somePrefix')");

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  Christian

  • June 22, 2020 11:16

  Hi Ragnar

   

  Thanks for the clarification. One follow-up question:

  If I get the assets with mes.Assets.GetAssets(""); I will not get the AssetType (alyways null). -> See below.

  What am I doing wrong? (in WATS I see all the needed data, but I am currently not able to read id through the API). Do I need another call to get the AssetType of an Asset?

   

  Thanks!

   

  

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  Ragnar Engnes

  • June 22, 2020 11:46

  Hi

  Correct,, you can either ask for assettype or you can use GetAsset. The type is then automatically returned in the AssetRespons.AssetObject.AssetType:

   

  

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