Cable API Calls

Read Call

Reading Data

In an effort to make the PCR-360 API more flexible, PCR has made the decision to no longer create individual endpoints for all the different data types. Instead, PCR is encouraging Users to use the SQL endpoint with a structured SELECT statement to retrieve exactly the data you want. Please see the SQL End Point documentation for more information.

Example SELECT query for retrieving related Cable records:

SQL

SELECT * FROM CABLES;

Lists

When doing an INSERT or UPDATE for Cable records, it is sometimes necessary to provide values that exist elsewhere in the system. The LIST method can help to retrieve available options for these values.

Below is how to make a LIST request:

PHP

   GET http://DOMAIN/api/API_KEY/cable.OUTPUT?LIST=LISTTYPE

Searchable

If a LISTTYPE is designated as searchable in the table below, adding the "SEARCH" param will return values that contain the provided value.

PHP

   GET http://DOMAIN/api/API_KEY/cable.OUTPUT?LIST=LISTTYPE&SEARCH=test

Parameter	Replace With
LISTTYPE	The type of List to be retrieved. Types can be found below.

List Types

Type	Description	Extra Parameters*	Results
PATH_STATUS	Retrieve Path Statuses		Path Status Results

*Extra Parameters can be appended to the URL in standard Query String fashion.

Write Call

Cable Paths can be easily updated or added to a Service or Location. If multiple Cable Paths need to be added or updated, then a separate POST request will need to be made for each Path.

Below is the proper format for making a separate request.

Note: "type=PATHS" is Required to indicate that this will process a Cable Path record. This can be added as a POST parameter or within the URI as shown below.

Cable Paths End point

PHP

http://DOMAIN/api/API_KEY/cable.OUTPUT

Using POST Calls

POST requests will ignore parameters supplied as a query string and need any additional parameters in the request Body.
To configure the number of Pages/Results returned by the API (this is most useful for the SQL Endpoint), you can send these as additional Parameter's in the Body.
Parameter
Data Type
Default
Description
limit
Interger
20
Number of listings to show.
page
Interger
1
Page number to show.
API fields are not case sensitive, and will always be returned in the lower case format.

UDF parameters are all lower case when processed by PCR-360. Since Organizations can create their own UDF fields, the generic use of IDENTIFIER is used as a placeholder for actual UDF Identifiers.

Available Fields

Field	Required	Data Type	Options	Notes
recid	yes*	Integer		The RECID of the Cable Path. *Required only if attempting an UPDATE.
service	yes*	Integer		RECID of the Service to assign to the Cable Path. *Either a Service OR Location is Required, but not both.
location	yes*	Integer		RECID of the Location to assign to the Cable Path. *Either a Service OR Location is Required, but not both.
status	yes	Integer	Value Lookups:	Status of the Cable Path.
type	yes*	String		"type=PATHS" is Required to indicate that this will process a Cable Path record. This can be added as a POST parameter or within the URI as shown below.

Sample Request

Call:

PHP

POST DOMAIN/KEY/cable.json

Headers:

Key	Value
Content-Type	application/json
Pcr-Html-Encoded	TRUE

Body:

Key	Value
service	5437
status	wired

Results

Cable Path Legs

Cable Path Legs can be easily updated or added. If multiple Cable Path Legs need to be added or updated, then separate POST requests will need to be made for each Path Leg.

Below is the proper format for making a separate request.

Note: "type=PATH_LEGS" is required to indicate that this is to process a Cable Path Leg record. This can be added as POST parameter or within the URI as shown below.

Cable Path Legs End point

PHP

http://DOMAIN/api/API_KEY/cable.OUTPUT

Available Fields

Field	Required	Data Type	Notes
recid	yes*	Integer	*Required only if attempting an UPDATE. RECID column from PATH_LEGS table.
from_equipment	no	Integer	RECID of the Equipment that the Path Leg is coming from.
from_ppl	no	Integer	RECID of the Port/Pin/Len that the Path Leg is coming from.
cable	no	Integer	RECID of the Cable that the Path Leg is associated with.
pair_strand	yes*	Integer	RECID of the Pair/Strand that the Path Leg belongs to. *Required if Cable is provided.
to_equipment	no	Integer	RECID of the Equipment that the Path Leg ends at.
to_ppl	no	Integer	RECID of the Port/Pin/Len that the Path Leg ends at.
instance	yes	Integer	Instance number of the Path Leg.
path	yes	Integer	RECID of the Path that the Path Leg belongs on.
backbone_service	no	Integer	RECID of the Backbone Service.
location	yes*	Integer	RECID of the Location of the Path Leg. *Required if the Service that this Path Leg's belongs to is multi-location Service.
type	yes*	String	"type=PATH_LEGS" is required to indicate that this is to process a Cable Path Leg record

Sample Request

Call:

CODE

POST DOMAIN/KEY/cable.json

Headers:

Key	Value
Content-Type	application/json
Pcr-Html-Encoded	TRUE

Body:

Key	Value
cable	58337
pair_strand	71
instance	1
path	927

Results

Locating Cable Data

Within PCR-360, these menu options lists a variety of Grids that can be used to help locate any of the required fields.

All grids have the option to show the ROW ID column, which is also the RECID for that particular record.

Parameter	Data Type	Default	Description
limit	Interger	20	Number of listings to show.
page	Interger	1	Page number to show.