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Hi,
with the NextGen REST API, do you have any idea what combination of request method and the 'x-method-override' and 'patchtype' headers is required to achieve behaviour identical to the Synch&AddChange of the MIF (link)? 
That is:
- create the record if it does not exist
- update the primary record if it exists
- update sub-records if they exist
- leave sub-records not included in the request intact

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Diego Visentin
Tempestive S.p.A.
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Hi Diego

• Create the record if it does not exist: POST call with Params
• Update the primary record if it exists: POST call with Params for a record ID and x-method-override : PATCH
• Update sub-records if they exist & leave sub-records not included in the request intact : POST call with Params for a record ID and x-method-override : PATCH and patchtype:MERGE

Framework matches child and update if finds match, otherwise leave them as it is or add new child if not found associated with Parent.

Hope this clarifies.

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Prashant Sharma
Sedin Technologies
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Hi Prashant ,
thank you for the summary which confirms what I knew. 
That's exactly why I was looking for a single REST API call that would work like the MIF Sync-AddChange.
Thanks to a suggestion from @Biplab Choudhury I tried the BULK method and from initial tests it seems to address my requirement well.

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Diego Visentin
Tempestive S.p.A.
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-22-2024 11:13
From: Prashant Sharma
Subject: NextGen REST API vs AddChange

Hi Diego

• Create the record if it does not exist: POST call with Params
• Update the primary record if it exists: POST call with Params for a record ID and x-method-override : PATCH
• Update sub-records if they exist & leave sub-records not included in the request intact : POST call with Params for a record ID and x-method-override : PATCH and patchtype:MERGE

Framework matches child and update if finds match, otherwise leave them as it is or add new child if not found associated with Parent.

Hope this clarifies.

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Prashant Sharma
Sedin Technologies
Connect with me @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/psharmamaximo/
Learn Maximo with me @https://www.youtube.com/@reliabilityodyssey/

#IBM Champion 2022
#IBM Champion 2023
#IBM Champion 2024
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