Uploading CSV/XLS with Request Upload

Overview

This step-by-step instruction guides the user through the data upload process using Upload Request. Uploaded data can be used with Use Case Enablers.

Scenario

In this instruction user will learn how to:

1. Create a Data Storage,
2. Request a file upload
3. Upload desired data,
4. Read uploaded data,
5. Delete unused data storage.

Step 1 Create a storage

To upload desired files storage is needed! Before upload:

1. Use the Create Storage endpoint to send the below request
2. Select the Create a storage example
3. Replace the dataStorageExample and the dataSourceExample with new names

4. Check the above example in the Try It Console now:

Important information:

• Your storage is created if the status: CREATED_SUCCESSFULLY is displayed in the response body.
• The id refers to the unique identifier of a newly created storage (for example id:3a10645d8be23f53a20b30bfa936e63d).
• The storage is empty by default.

Step 2 Request the file upload

Get the upload link

To start the import job of a csv or xlsx file:

1. Use the Request file upload endpoint to send the below request
2. Change the name of the imported file if needed

4. Check the above example in the Try It Console now:

In the response you will find 3 important parameters:

• The uploadLink with the link to be used in the next step
• The uploadMethod : with the method to be used during the upload
• The url with the link with your uploaded file

{
  "uploadLink": "https://example.org/some.line",
  "uploadMethod": "PUT",
  "url": "customer-uploads/cdq/user-id/file.xlsx"
}

Upload the file

Uploading the file must be performed by an external client like Insomnia.

To upload the file:

1. Create a new request
2. Set the uploadMethod and paste the uploadLink

Defining the request parameters

3. Change the body of the request to Binary File
4. Select the file

Setting the request body	Selecting the file

5. Send the request

Step 3 Upload data to the storage

Use received url link

To start the import job of the uploaded file:

1. Use the Start Import Job endpoint to send the below request
2. Paste the existing storage id
3. Paste the url from step 2.

4. Check the above example in the Try It Console now:

In the response you will find 3 important parameters:

• The id with the value representing YOUR JOB ID - the unique number of every upload job.
• The progress : 0 representing the progress of the job.
• The status : SCHEDULED - the job is in the job queue.

Pool for the completion status

To check the import job status:

1. Use the Poll Import Job endpoint to send the below request
2. Use the YOUR JOB ID from the previous step and replace the jobId

3. Check the above example in the Try It Console now:

• If the job is still running the status with the progress will be displayed:

{
  "id" : "YOUR JOB ID",
  "progress" : "71",
  "status" : "RUNNING"
}

• When the job is done the FINISHED status will be displayed

{
  "id" : "YOUR JOB ID",
  "progress" : "100",
  "status" : "FINISHED"
}

Step 4 Read data

To read uploaded data:

1. Use the Read Business Partners endpoint to send the below request
2. Use the existing storage id

3. Check the above example in the Try It Console now:

{
    "values" : [
      {
        `businessPartnerData1`
      },
      {
        `businessPartnerData2`
      }
    ]
}

Step 5 Delete storage

1. Use the Delete Storage endpoint to send the below request
2. Use the existing storage id no longer in use and replace the storageId in the request

3. Check the above example in the Try It Console now:

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