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micha80
Expert
10 years ago

Could not save profile value with REST API

Hi,   I want to save a profile variable with a new value using the rest api. I checked the normal form names and values and recreated a custom settings area.   I could read the most values with t...
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OlivierS
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micha80 

 

It shouldn't matter, but what happens if you change the order of the options?

 

<select class="lia-form-boardDistributionFrequency-input" name="boardDistributionFrequency" id="boardDistributionFrequency" data-key="board.sub_email_delivery_freq">
<option title="Sofort" value="immediate">Sofort</option>
<option title="Nie" value="never">Nie</option>
<option title="In einer Tagesübersicht" value="daily" selected="">In einer Tagesübersicht</option>
<option title="In einer Wochenübersicht" value="weekly">In einer Wochenübersicht</option>
</select>

 

Again, it shouldn't matter, but what happens if you keep the option for 'never' in English?

 

<select class="lia-form-boardDistributionFrequency-input" name="boardDistributionFrequency" id="boardDistributionFrequency" data-key="board.sub_email_delivery_freq">
<option title="Never" value="never">Never</option>
<option title="Sofort" value="immediate">Sofort</option>
<option title="In einer Tagesübersicht" value="daily" selected="">In einer Tagesübersicht</option>
<option title="In einer Wochenübersicht" value="weekly">In einer Wochenübersicht</option>
</select>

 

Lastly, what happen if you set the value to Immediate, manually. then try to set it up to Nie? You might receive an error 503 as the value is already set to Nie ...

 

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tripp-bishop
Mentor
10 years ago
it sounds to me like the values of that profile field are constrained and that "never" is probably not a recognized value. Sometimes, REST calls will display a list of legal entries. Can you make a direct call and see if you can get back a useful error message rather than a useless 503?
  • micha80's avatar
    micha80
    Expert
    10 years ago

    OlivierS 

    tripp-bishop 

     

    Thanks for your replies!

     

    When I paste the following URL in the browser then I get an error 100: /users/self/profiles/name/board.sub_email_delivery_freq/set?value=never

     

    The error message is that the value must be one of the following values: immediate, daily, weekly

     

    But what if I want to set it to never which is an option on the original forms?

     

    Regards,

    Michael

    • tripp-bishop's avatar
      tripp-bishop
      Mentor
      10 years ago
      Have you tried not specifying any value? Definitely sounds like "never" is not a legal value.
      • tripp-bishop's avatar
        tripp-bishop
        Mentor
        10 years ago
        Turns out a cohort of mine is having this same issue. Will post back when we sort it out.