Update an element template by replacing items in its definition in Osisoft PI 2018 SP1 Swagger Spec
A documented Osisoft PI 2018 SP1 Swagger Spec operation that changes something in your account. Describe the outcome you want in plain words — HumDay writes the program, proves it, and runs it.
What this operation does
Update an element template by replacing items in its definition.
- PATCHChanges data · ElementTemplate
devdata.osisoft.com/elementtemplates/{webId}
How HumDay uses it
- You describe the outcome. Not this operation by name — what you want to happen. HumDay works out which operations it needs.
- The contract names it. Before anything is built, you see exactly which Osisoft PI 2018 SP1 Swagger Spec operations the program may use, and this is one of them.
- You approve access. Because this one changes data, it cannot run until you have explicitly granted it.
Other Osisoft PI 2018 SP1 Swagger Spec operations
- Update a notification contact template by replacing items in itsPATCH · changes data
- Create a new attribute of the specified event framePOST · changes data
- Create a notification contact templatePOST · changes data
- Create a link for a "Search Elements By Attribute Value" operationPOST · changes data
- Create a security entry owned by the notification contact templatePOST · changes data
- Create a link for a "Search EventFrames By Attribute Value"POST · changes data
- Update an event frame by replacing items in its definitionPATCH · changes data
- Update a notification rule by replacing items in its definitionPATCH · changes data
Questions
- Can HumDay update an element template by replacing items in its definition in Osisoft PI 2018 SP1 Swagger Spec?
- Yes. This operation is published in Osisoft PI 2018 SP1 Swagger Spec's own API description, so HumDay can use it without a hand-built connector — once you have approved it for your automation.
- Will this change my Osisoft PI 2018 SP1 Swagger Spec data?
- Yes — this is a PATCH operation, so it changes something in Osisoft PI 2018 SP1 Swagger Spec. HumDay holds anything that writes behind an approval you grant explicitly, and the contract you approve says what it may touch.
- Do I need to write code?
- No. You describe the outcome you want in plain words. HumDay agrees a contract with you, writes the program, and shows you a proof run before anything touches your Osisoft PI 2018 SP1 Swagger Spec account.
Where this came from
Read from a published API description for Osisoft PI 2018 SP1 Swagger Spec at devdata.osisoft.com/piwebapi/help/specification. The description above is the provider’s own wording, not ours. Last published 2020-07-22.