REST API - POST Navigation

This operation updates the Command Center navigation preferences.

Request

Syntax

Send the request using either XML or JSON:

XML

 
POST <webservice>/NavigationSettings?Organization=0 HTTP/1.1
Host: <host name>
Accept: {application/xml | application/json}
Authtoken: <authentication token>
Content-type: application/xml
<update_navigation_template.xml>

JSON

 
POST <webservice>/NavigationSettings?Organization=0 HTTP/1.1
Host: <host name>
Accept: {application/xml | application/json}
Authtoken: <authentication token>
Content-type: application/json
<update_navigation_template.json>

where <webservice> is the root path used to route the API requests to the Web Server.

For more information, see Available Web Services for REST API.

Request Parameters

Name	Description	Required
Organization	CommCell level: The valid value is 0. Company level: The organization ID for the organization. If the organization ID is not known, use the GET Organization API to retrieve it. The organization ID is the ID in the shortName element.	Yes

Request Headers

Name	Description
Host	The host name of the Web Server or Web Console used in the API request.
Accept	The format of the response. Valid values are: application/xml or application/json.
Authtoken	The authentication token received after successfully logging on. For details on receiving an authentication token, see Authentication.
Content-type	The media type contained in the request body.

Request Body

Download the XML or JSON file required for this request: update_navigation_template.xml or update_navigation_template.json. The following table displays the parameters for the request body.

Parameter	Description	Element
deniedNavItems	CommCell level: The left pane navigation nodes that the user role (persona) cannot access. For a list of valid values, see Navigation Codes and Titles.	globalSettings
defaultLandingPage	CommCell level: The landing page set for the user role (persona).	globalSettings
userRole	CommCell level: The user role (persona) that the navigation preferences apply to. Valid values are: 0, the CommCell administrator role 1, the tenant administrator role 2, the tenant user role 3, the CommCell user role 4, the restricted user role	globalSettings
deniedNavItems	Company level: The left pane navigation nodes that the user role (persona) cannot access. For a list of valid values, see Navigation Codes and Titles.	companySettings
defaultLandingPage	Company level: The landing page set for the user role (persona).	companySettings
userRole	Company level: The user role (persona) that the navigation preferences apply to. Valid values are: 0, the CommCell administrator role 1, the tenant administrator role 2, the tenant user role 3, the CommCell user role 4, the restricted user role	companySettings

Response

Response Parameters

Parameter	Description	Element
errorCode	The possible error codes. Valid values are: 0, successful completion. 2, a failure. a specific error code.	Api_GenericResp
errorMessage	The description of the error code. Not all error codes have an error message.	Api_GenericResp

Parameter

Description

Element

errorCode

The possible error codes.

Valid values are:

0, successful completion.
2, a failure.
a specific error code.

Api_GenericResp

errorMessage

The description of the error code. Not all error codes have an error message.

Api_GenericResp

Examples

Sample Request

XML

This request updates the company-level navigation preferences.

POST <webservice>/NavigationSettings?Organization=15 HTTP/1.1
Host: client.mydomain.com
Accept: application/xml
Authtoken: QSDK 38568012f4d1e8ee1841d283a47aa3ba78e124ea58354b5fc6
0f4dab8a63347d05cf5552484dafda3bfa4c5db84e580b1cb37bcf8e65b39f7f
8549a443e6f78a2c7be3f31b3d845e24776c835e498e8e883bb40c46bd15af4f
40ca94e823acedcdd4e9659e74b34a07a85c4586cd2ed914b6dce015874783ef7
68fda78183a4208930954a377f66eb56c8b92cexampl4s437a19317ca6ce7f323
3d5a01aca35dbad93468b833f2cf71010809006a937670adce711ca8be46638e8
Content-type: application/xml
<Api_UpdateNavItemsReq> <navSettings> <companySettings userRole="2" deniedNavItems="gettingStarted, vmGroups" /> <companySettings userRole="1" deniedNavItems="gettingStarted, servers" /> </navSettings>
</Api_UpdateNavItemsReq>

JSON

This request updates the CommCell-level navigation preferences.

POST <webservice>/NavigationSettings?Organization=0 HTTP/1.1
Host: client.mydomain.com
Accept: application/json
Authtoken: QSDK 38568012f4d1e8ee1841d283a47aa3ba78e124ea58354b5fc6
0f4dab8a63347d05cf5552484dafda3bfa4c5db84e580b1cb37bcf8e65b39f7f
8549a443e6f78a2c7be3f31b3d845e24776c835e498e8e883bb40c46bd15af4f
40ca94e823acedcdd4e9659e74b34a07a85c4586cd2ed914b6dce015874783ef7
68fda78183a4208930954a377f66eb56c8b92cexampl4s437a19317ca6ce7f323
3d5a01aca35dbad93468b833f2cf71010809006a937670adce711ca8be46638e8
Content-type: application/json
{ "navSettings": { "globalSettings": [{ "deniedNavItems": "gettingStarted, servers, servers, blrReplicationGroups, commCell, license", "userRole": 2 }, { "deniedNavItems": "replicationGroups,failover,lifeCyclePolicy, commCell, replicationTargets, gettingStarted,servers", "userRole": 4 }, { "deniedNavItems": "replicationTargets, replicationGroups,failover,lifeCyclePolicy", "userRole": 1 }, { "deniedNavItems": "replicationGroups,failover,lifeCyclePolicy, commCell, replicationTargets", "userRole": 3 }] }
}

Sample Response

<Api_GenericResp errorCode="0" errorMessage="" />