Method:API Q&A

Re: How to update dropdown fields using MethodAPIUpdateV2

Method_Audisho — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 13:08:42 GMT

Hi Damion,

Thank you for following up and I'm happy to hear that you got this working.

Cheers.

--Audisho

Re: How to update dropdown fields using MethodAPIUpdateV2

EndiGrow — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 22:24:26 GMT

Thanks. Knowing it was possible I found my error.

I had copied the wrong pointer data into the update field.

Re: How to update dropdown fields using MethodAPIUpdateV2

Method_Audisho — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 17:59:37 GMT

Hi Damion,

In order to add a value to the tasks.tasklistid field, you must first make sure that value exists in the tasklistid table, since this is the table that the dropdown is based on. If the value does not exist in the tasklistid table, you must add it there first before you are able to insert it as a value in the tasks.tasklistid field. Does this help clarify things for you?

--Audisho

How to update dropdown fields using MethodAPIUpdateV2

EndiGrow — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 15:21:43 GMT

Is this possible?

I have searched the posts and there are hints that it might be possible but not much else.

I am abler to update other fields in the same table using MethodAPIUpdateV2.

I have two fully populated tables I imported: tasks and tasklistid,.

I added a dropdown field to tasks called tasklistid.

It generated the hidden field tasks.tasklistid_RecordID.

I see that the hidden field is NOT updateable via the API per the XML error message returned.

I want to add a value to the tasks.tasklistid and have the system populated tasks.tasklistid_RecordID to link to tasklistid.RecordID.

Can this be done?

If so how?