API Call Samples

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HTTP GET:

https://api.aceproject.com/?fct=savetaskgroup&guid=6f10039c-46f7-4f5f-a0cb-a6bc34b5bf7d&portfolioid=NULL&projectid=NULL&taskgroupid=NULL&taskgroupname=NULL&taskgroupdesc=NULL&myorder=NULL&isdefault=NULL&format=DS


Function Details
Name Guid Required Description
SaveTaskGroup True Creates a task group if no TaskGroupId is specified or updates an existing task group when a valid TaskGroupId is specified. You must be a project manager or an administrator to access this function.

Parameter Details
Name DataType Is Nullable Max length Domain Values Default Value Is Required
(Insert)		 Is Required
(Update)		 Is Required Description
Guid String False True Unique identifier for the authenticated user. The GUID has an expiry date and time which is managed automatically by the API.
PortfolioId Integer True NULL True
ProjectId Integer True NULL True False Auto-generated unique identifier of a project.
TaskGroupId Integer True NULL False True Auto-generated unique identifier of a task group.
TaskGroupName String True 50 NULL True False Unique name given to a task group. The name must be unique within the project.
TaskGroupDesc String True NULL False Describes any relevant task group information for the entry.
Myorder Decimal True NULL False Order number used for sorting related entries in lists.
IsDefault Boolean True True or False NULL False Indicates whether the entry is the default value selected in lists.
Format String False RS: RecordSet
DS: DataSet
JSON: JSON		 DS True Return Format

.Net Code: 
Public Class Sample

    Public Sub CodeSample_savetaskgroup()
        Dim strXML As String = String.Empty

        Dim dsOutput As DataSet = Nothing
        Dim guid As String = String.Empty
        Dim sb As New System.Text.StringBuilder
        Try
            sb = New System.Text.StringBuilder
            'Building API QueryString
            sb.Append("fct=savetaskgroup")
            sb.Append(String.Format("&guid={0}", "123b49c6-f7dc-48d6-a40f-6e50b4ed27a6"))
            sb.Append(String.Format("&portfolioid={0}", "NULL"))
            sb.Append(String.Format("&projectid={0}", "NULL"))
            sb.Append(String.Format("&taskgroupid={0}", "NULL"))
            sb.Append(String.Format("&taskgroupname={0}", "NULL"))
            sb.Append(String.Format("&taskgroupdesc={0}", "NULL"))
            sb.Append(String.Format("&myorder={0}", "NULL"))
            sb.Append(String.Format("&isdefault={0}", "NULL"))
            sb.Append(String.Format("&format={0}", "DS"))

            'Calling API
            strXML = CallHttp("https://api.aceproject.com/", sb.ToString)
            'Retreive Output structure generate by API
            dsOutput = Deserialize(Of DataSet)(strXML)
            If dsOutput IsNot Nothing AndAlso dsOutput.Tables.Count > 0 Then
                If dsOutput.Tables.Contains("dtAPIErrors") Then
                    Throw New Exception(String.Format("{0}: {1}", _
                                                      dsOutput.Tables(0).Rows(0).Item("ErrorNumber").ToString, _
                                                      dsOutput.Tables(0).Rows(0).Item("ErrorDescription").ToString))
                End If
            End If
        Catch ex As Exception
            Throw
        Finally
            If sb IsNot Nothing Then sb = Nothing
            If dsOutput IsNot Nothing Then
                dsOutput.Dispose()
                dsOutput = Nothing
            End If
        End Try
    End Sub

    Private Shared Function CallHttp( ByVal url As String, _ 
                                      ByVal params As String) As String
        Dim loHttp As System.Net.HttpWebRequest
        loHttp = CType(System.Net.WebRequest.Create(url), System.Net.HttpWebRequest)
        loHttp.Method = "POST"
        Dim requestWriter As System.IO.StreamWriter = New System.IO.StreamWriter(loHttp.GetRequestStream())

        If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(params) Then
            requestWriter.Write(params)
        End If
        requestWriter.Close()
        loHttp.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
        loHttp.Headers.Set("Pragma", "no-cache")
        loHttp.AllowAutoRedirect = True
        loHttp.KeepAlive = True
        loHttp.Timeout = 30 * 1000

        Dim loWebResponse As System.Net.HttpWebResponse = CType(loHttp.GetResponse(), System.Net.HttpWebResponse)
        Dim enc As Encoding = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8
        Dim loResponseStream As System.IO.StreamReader = New System.IO.StreamReader(loWebResponse.GetResponseStream(), enc)
        Dim lcHtml As String = loResponseStream.ReadToEnd()

        loWebResponse.Close()
        loResponseStream.Close()

        Return lcHtml
    End Function


    Private Shared Function Deserialize(Of T)( ByVal strXML As String) As T
        Dim objet As T = Nothing
        Dim objType As Type = GetType(T)
        Try
            If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(strXML) Then
                Dim objSerializer As New System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer(objType)
                Dim objText As New System.Text.StringBuilder()
                Dim objXmlReader As New System.IO.StringReader(strXML)
                objet = DirectCast(objSerializer.Deserialize(objXmlReader), T)
                objXmlReader.Close()
            End If
            Return objet
        Catch ex As Exception
            Throw
        Finally
            If objet IsNot Nothing Then objet = Nothing
        End Try
    End Function

End Class