Mapping fields for the POST method for existing data objects
Keep sensitive data private by connecting to your system of record using the POST method.
- Click Add sample request.
- Optional: To import key value pairs from a file, click Choose
File.Each key value pair must have a colon between the key and the value and be separated by a new line, for example:
amount: 285
currency: usd
- Navigate to the file that you want to import and then click Open.
- Edit the fields as necessary.
- Optional: To add key value pairs that you want to include in the request body, click Add parameter.
- Click Map request.
- Optional: To add fields from sample request to include in the request body, select the
fields that you want to include in the data object and map them to your data
view by using the following options:
- To add the field data object, click Add new. You can change the field name and its type.
- To add all the fields from REST response to the data object using the field names, click Add all.
- To remove all the fields from the data object, click Clear all.
- Click Initialize call.
- Choose whether to use live data or data from a JSON file to create the data
object.
- To use data from your system of record, select Live response.
- To use data from a JSON file, click . Follow the prompts to upload a file or paste in sample JSON, and then click Submit.
- Click REST response.
- Map the data from the response to the fields in your data object.
- Optional: To view only the fields that are mapped or to view all fields, toggle the Mapped only option.
- Optional: To view details about the response, such as the return code or the raw data, click the Information icon.
- For each single-value item, such as a string or Boolean, that you want to use in your application, drag the item from the response column to a corresponding field in the Fields column.
- If a corresponding field does not exist, add a new field to the data view by clicking the Add icon.
- Map the data from the request to fields in your data object.
- Click REST request.
- For each connector parameter, select the data page parameter to which
you want to map or enter a new parameter.
- Click Next to advance to the Environment Settings window.
- Click Submit to complete the mapping.
- Click Save to save the changes to the data view.
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