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10.2.1
Enterprise Data Catalog REST

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Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog REST API Reference
10.2.1
May 2018
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Table of Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Informatica Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Informatica Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Informatica Knowledge Base. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Informatica Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Informatica Product Availability Matrixes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Informatica Velocity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Informatica Marketplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Informatica Global Customer Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 1: Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Enterprise Data Catalog REST API Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Accessing the APIs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 2: Model REST APIs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Model REST APIs Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Model Information APIs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Association Kinds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Association Kind Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Attribute Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Class Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Data Type Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
List Association Kinds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
List Associations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
List Attributes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
List Classes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
List Data Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
List Reference Attributes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
List Reference Data Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Reference Attribute Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reference Data Type Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Model Modification APIs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Create Custom Reference Attribute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Create Custom Attributes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Delete Custom Attribute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Delete Custom Reference Attribute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Update Custom Attribute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Update Custom Reference Attribute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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Chapter 3: Object APIs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Object REST APIs Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Object Information APIs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Data Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Data Object IDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Relationships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Object Modification APIs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Data Objects Modification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Data Object Modification IDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter 4: Resource REST APIs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Resource REST APIs Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Resource Execution API. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Load Resource Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Resource Info API. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Monitor a Resource Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Chapter 5: Use Cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Sample Use Cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Retrieve Attribute Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Retrieve Attribute Details for a Class. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Retrieve Objects Using Object Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Retrieve Object Details Using Object ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Retrieve Relationships Between Objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Update Custom Attribute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Update a Custom Attribute and Custom Reference Attribute for an Object. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Create Custom Attribute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Create Reference Attribute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Load Resource Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Monitor a Resource Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
4 Table of Contents
Preface
The Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog REST API Reference is written for developers who want to customise
Enterprise Data Catalog by using the concepts exposed by the REST APIs. It is assumed that you have a good
understanding of REST concepts and experience using REST APIs.
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6 Preface
Chapter 1
Overview
This chapter includes the following topics:
• Enterprise Data Catalog REST API Overview, 7

• Prerequisites, 8
• Accessing the APIs, 8
Enterprise Data Catalog REST API Overview

Representational State Transfer (REST) Web Services provide interoperability between computers that
communicate through internet. You can use a REST Web Service to interact with Web resources and perform
updates on Web resources. A REST Web Service conforms to the principles of REST by being client-server
oriented and stateless and uses the HTTP protocol and methods for communication. APIs that conform to
the REST principles are known as REST APIs. You can use REST APIs to extract, create, modify or delete
information in the system through REST Web Services. The REST APIs are created using Swagger
specification.
You can use the Enterprise Data Catalog REST APIs to extract information from models and objects and
update models and objects. The APIs expose the following concepts:
Model
A model defines the structure for the metadata that the scanner ingests in the catalog.
Data
Data represents the metadata ingested in the catalog.
Concepts Exposed by the Model

Attributes
A model property that you can set on an object as a fact.
Association
A model link that you can create between two objects.
Association Kinds
Types of associations.
Data Types
Types of attributes.
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Classes
Types of objects.
Reference Attributes
Type of attribute that projects a value from a source object to a target object.
Concepts Exposed by Data

Object
An object is an asset in the catalog. The object includes facts and you can link an object to other
objects. Scanners or users create facts and links.
Fact
An instantiated attribute of an object. For example, Created by and Modified by are facts.
Links
An instantiated association between two objects.
Prerequisites
Verify that you perform the following prerequisites before you use the REST APIs:
• Install Enterprise Data Catalog.

• Identify and install the HTTP client that you want to use to call the REST APIs.
Accessing the APIs

You can use the following URL to view the list of REST APIs exposed: <catalogadminURL>:<port>/access/
swagger-ui.html#/
<catalogadminURL> represents the URL of the machine where you installed Catalog Administrator. <port>
represents the port number configured for the Catalog Service.
You can use the following URL format to call the REST APIs: <Type of HTTP method> http://
<eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/<REST API>. The models directory includes all the REST
APIs exposed for retrieving and updating information related to models. You can replace the models
directory with data directory to call the REST APIs exposed to retrieve information about objects.
For example, to call the REST API GET 2/catalog/models/associationKinds, use the following URL: GET
http://<eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/associationKinds
You can use any standard HTTP client or use the Java client provided with Enterprise Data Catalog to call the
REST APIs.
You can download the Java client and the source files with the Javadocs from the following locations:
• Java client. <catalogadminURL>:<port>/access/2/files/client.jar

• Source files and Javadocs. <catalogadminURL>:<port>/access/2/files/client-sources.jar
8 Chapter 1: Overview
Chapter 2
Model REST APIs

• Model REST APIs Overview, 9

• Model Information APIs, 10
• Model Modification APIs, 23
Model REST APIs Overview

To access and update the Enterprise Unified Metadata REST Web Services, you can use the Model REST APIs
that are classified into the following categories:
• Model Information APIs

• Model Modification APIs
You can use the Model Information APIs to perform the following operations to extract information
associated with the model:
• List types of associations.

• List association type details.
• List associations.
• List association details.
• List attributes.
• List attribute details.
• List classes.
• List class details.
• List data types.
• List data type details.
• List reference attributes.
• List reference attribute details.
• List reference data types.
• List reference data type details.
You can use the Model Modification APIs to perform the following operations to create, delete, or update
information associated with the model:
• Create custom attributes.
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• Delete custom attributes.
• Update custom attributes.
• Create custom reference attributes.
• Delete custom reference attributes.
• Update custom reference attributes.
Model Information APIs

You can use the following Model Information REST APIs to extract information from the model:
Model Information REST API Description
GET associationKinds List association types.
GET associationKinds/{id} List association type details.
GET associations List associations.
GET associations/{id} List association details.
GET attributes List attributes.
GET attributes/{id} List attribute details.
GET classes List classes.
GET classes/{id} List class details.
GET dataTypes List data types.
GET dataTypes/{id} List data type details.
GET referenceAttributes List reference attributes.
GET referenceAttributes/{id} List reference attribute details.
GET referenceDataTypes List reference data types.
GET referenceDataTypes{id} List reference data type details.
10 Chapter 2: Model REST APIs

Association Kinds
associations/{id}
API to list details of an association.
REST API Element Input Format
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/associations/{id}
HTTP Method Type GET
URL Parameters
Parameter Required or Optional Description Parameter Type Data Type
id Required The ID of the Path String

association.
Response Codes
Code Reason
200 Listed association types successfully.
401 Missing credentials.
403 User does not have the required access permissions,
404 Requested object not found.
429 Rate limit for requests encountered.
Association Kind Details

associationKinds/{id}
API to list association type details.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/associationKinds/{id}
URL Parameters
id Optional The ID of the Path String

association.
Model Information APIs 11

Response Codes
Code Reason
200 Listed association type details successfully.
Attribute Details
attributes/{id}
API to list details of an attribute.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/attributes/{id}
URL Parameters

attribute.
Response Codes
Code Reason
200 Listed attribute details successfully.

Class Details
classes/{id}
API to list class details.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/classes/{id}
URL Parameters

class.
Response Codes
Code Reason
200 Listed class details successfully.
Data Type Details

dataTypes{id}
API to list types of association.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/dataTypes{id}
URL Parameters
id Required The ID of the data Path String

type.

Response Codes
Code Reason
List Association Kinds

associationKinds
API to list types of association.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/associationKinds?offset=0&pageSize=20
URL Parameters
id Optional The ID of the Query Array[string]

association. If you
want to provide
multiple IDs, verify
that you provide
each ID on another
line.
offset Optional The offset Query Integer

position from
which the
association types
must start for
listing. Default is
0.
pageSize Optional The number of Query Integer

results to be
displayed on a
page. Default is
20.

Response Codes
Code Reason
400 Missing or invalid parameter.
List Associations
associations
API to list associations.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/associations?offset=0&pageSize=20
URL Parameters

association. If you
want to provide
that you provide
each ID on another
line.

position from
which the
association types
must start for
listing. Default is
0.


results to be
displayed on a
page. Default is
20.
isA Optional Displays Query Array[string]

associations that
inherit the
specified
association types.
Response Codes
Code Reason
List Attributes
attributes
API to list attributes.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/attributes?offset=0&pageSize=20

URL Parameters

attribute. If you
want to provide
that you provide
each ID on another
line.
classId Optional ID of the class Query Array[string]

that you want to
use to filter the
attributes. If you
want to provide
that you provide
each ID on another
line.

position from
which the
attributes must
start for listing.
Default is 0.

results to be
displayed on a
page. Default is
20.
Response Codes
Code Reason
200 Listed attributes successfully.

List Classes
classes
API to list classes in a model.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/classes?offset=0&pageSize=20
URL Parameters

class. If you want
to provide multiple
IDs, verify that you
provide each ID on
another line.

position from
which the
association types
must start for
listing. Default is
0.

results to be
displayed on a
page. Default is
20.
isA Optional Displays classes Query Array[string]

that inherit the
specified class
types.
Response Codes
Code Reason

Code Reason
List Data Types

dataTypes
API to list types of data.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/dataTypes?offset=0&pageSize=20
URL Parameters
id Optional The ID of the data Query Array[string]

type. If you want
to provide multiple
provide each ID on
another line.

position from
which the data
types must start
for listing. Default
is 0.

results to be
displayed on a
page. Default is
20.
Response Codes
Code Reason

Code Reason
List Reference Attributes

referenceAttributes
API to list reference attributes.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/referenceAttributes?offset=0&pageSize=20
URL Parameters

reference
attribute. If you
want to provide
that you provide
each ID on another
line.
classId Optional The ID of the class Query Array[string]

based on which
you want to filter
the reference
attributes.

position from
which the
reference
attributes must
start for listing.
Default is 0.

results to be
displayed on a
page. Default is
20.

Response Codes
Code Reason
200 Listed reference attributes successfully.
List Reference Data Types

referenceDataTypes
API to list reference data types.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/referenceDataTypes?offset=0&pageSize=20
URL Parameters

reference data
type. If you want
to provide multiple
provide each ID on
another line.

position from
which the
reference data
types must start
for listing. Default
is 0.

results to be
displayed on a
page. Default is
20.

Response Codes
Code Reason
200 Listed reference data types successfully.
Reference Attribute Details

referenceAttributes{id}
API to list details of a reference attribute.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/modelsreferenceAttributes{id}
URL Parameters

reference
attribute.
Response Codes
Code Reason

Reference Data Type Details
referenceDataTypes{id}
API to list details of a reference data type.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/referenceDataTypes{id}
URL Parameters

reference data
type.
Response Codes
Code Reason
200 Listed reference data type details successfully.
Model Modification APIs

You can use the following Model Modification REST APIs to create, delete, or update information in the
model:
Model Modification REST API Description
POST attributes Create custom attributes.
DELETE attributes/{id} Delete custom attributes.
PUT attributes/{id} Update custom attributes.
POST referenceAttributes Create custom reference attributes.
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DELETE referenceAttributes/{id} Delete custom reference attributes.
PUT referenceAttributes/{id} Update custom reference attributes.
Create Custom Reference Attribute

referenceAttributes
API to create a custom reference attribute.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/referenceAttributes
HTTP Method Type POST
URL Parameters
attribute Required Details of the Body Model

custom reference
attribute.
Attribute Parameters
Parameter Required or Optional Description Data Type Values
analyzer Optional Classification for String Provide one of the

the custom following values:
reference attribute - INT
type. - LONG
- FLOAT
- DOUBLE
- BOOLEAN
- DATE
- STRING
- TEXT_GENERAL
- PATH_HIERARC
HY
boost Optional Search ranking String Provide one of the

priority for the following values:
custom reference - LOWEST
attribute. - LOWER
- LOW
- MEDIUM
- HIGH

classes Optional List of classes Array Provide the list of

that might have classes in the
the custom following format:
reference
classes": [
attribute. {
"id":
"string",
}
]
dataTypeId Required ID of the model String User to provide

resource. the ID.
description Optional Description for the String User to provide

custom reference the description.
attribute.
facetable Optional Specifies if the Boolean Provide one of the

custom reference following values:
attribute must - true
appear on the list - false
of filters in
Enterprise Data
Catalog. Default is
true.
multivalued Optional Specifies if the Boolean Provide one of the

of filters in
Enterprise Data
Catalog. Default is
true.
name Required Name of the String User to provide

custom reference the name.
attribute.
searchable Optional Specifies if you Boolean Provide one of the

can use the following values:
custom reference - true
attribute to - false
perform searches
in Enterprise Data
Catalog. Default is
true.
sortable Optional Specifies if you Boolean Provide one of the

can sort the following values:
search results - true
using the custom - false
reference attribute
in Enterprise Data
Catalog. Default is
true.

suggestable Optional Specifies if the Boolean Provide one of the

appear in the list - false
of automatic
suggestions in
Enterprise Data
Catalog . Default
is true.
id ID of the model String User to provide

resource. the ID.
Response Codes
Code Reason
201 Custom reference attribute created successfully.
Create Custom Attributes

attributes
API to update a custom attribute.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/attributes
URL Parameters
attribute Required Details of the Body Model

custom attribute.


attribute type. - INT
- LONG
- FLOAT
- DOUBLE
- BOOLEAN
- DATE
- STRING
- TEXT_GENERAL
- PATH_HIERARC
HY

custom attribute. - LOWEST
- LOWER
- LOW
- MEDIUM
- HIGH

attribute.
classes": [
{
"id":
"string",
}
]
dataTypeId Required ID of the model String User to provide

resource. the ID.

custom attribute. the description.

custom attribute following values:
must appear on - true
the list of filters in - false
Enterprise Data
Catalog. Default is
true.
multivalued Optional Specifies if the Boolean Provide one of the

Enterprise Data
Catalog. Default is
true.

custom attribute. the name.

searchable Optional Specifies if you Boolean Provide one of the

can use the following values:
custom attribute - true
to perform - false
searches in
Enterprise Data
Catalog. Default is
true.
sortable Optional Specifies if you Boolean Provide one of the

can sort the following values:
search results - true
using the custom - false
attribute in
Enterprise Data
Catalog. Default is
true.
suggestable Optional Specifies if the Boolean Provide one of the

must appear in the - true
list of automatic - false
suggestions in
Enterprise Data
Catalog . Default
is true.
id ID of the model String User to provide

resource. the ID.
Response Codes
Code Reason
201 Custom attribute created successfully.

Delete Custom Attribute
attributes/{id}
API to delete a custom attribute.
HTTP Method Type DELETE
URL Parameters
id Required ID of custom Path String

attribute.
Response Codes
Code Reason
200 Custom attribute deleted successfully.
204 No content.
Delete Custom Reference Attribute

referenceAttributes/{id}
API to delete a custom reference attribute.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/referenceAttributes/{id}
HTTP Method Type DELETE

URL Parameters

reference
attribute.
Response Codes
Code Reason
200 Custom attribute deleted successfully.
204 No content.
Update Custom Attribute

attributes/{id}
API to update a custom attribute.
Note: You must index the catalog after you use the API.
HTTP Method Type PUT

URL Parameters

attribute.
attribute Required Details that you Body Model

want to update for
the custom
attribute.
if-Match Optional Identify the ETag Header String

for the resource.
Enterprise Unified
Metadata does not
update the
resource if the
ETag for the
resource has
changed.

attribute type. - INT
- LONG
- FLOAT
- DOUBLE
- BOOLEAN
- DATE
- STRING
- TEXT_GENERAL
- PATH_HIERARC
HY

custom attribute. - LOWEST
- LOWER
- LOW
- MEDIUM
- HIGH

attribute.
classes": [
{
"id":
"string",
}
]

id Required ID of the model String User to provide

resource. the ID.

custom attribute. the description.

Enterprise Data
Catalog. Default is
true.

custom attribute. the name.
Response Codes
Code Reason
201 Custom attribute updated successfully.
412 Conflicting update detected.
Update Custom Reference Attribute

referenceAttributes/{id}
API to update a custom reference attribute.
Note: You must index the catalog after you use the API.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/referenceAttributes/{id}

URL Parameters

reference
attribute.
attribute Required Details that you Body Model

want to updated
for the custom
reference
attribute.
if-Match Optional Identify the ETag Header String

for the resource.
Enterprise Unified
Metadata does not
update the
resource if the
ETag for the
resource has
changed.

reference attribute - INT
type. - LONG
- FLOAT
- DOUBLE
- BOOLEAN
- DATE
- STRING
- TEXT_GENERAL
- PATH_HIERARC
HY

custom reference - LOWEST
attribute. - LOWER
- LOW
- MEDIUM
- HIGH

reference
classes": [
attribute. {
"id":
"string",
}
]

id Required ID of the model String User to provide

resource. the ID.

custom reference the description.
attribute.

of filters in
Enterprise Data
Catalog. Default is
true.

custom reference the name.
attribute.
Response Codes
Code Reason
201 Custom reference attribute updated successfully.
412 Conflicting update detected.

Chapter 3
Object APIs
• Object REST APIs Overview, 35

• Object Information APIs, 35
• Object Modification APIs, 40
Object REST APIs Overview

To access, view, and update the data objects in Enterprise Data Catalog, you can use the Enterprise Unified
Metadata REST APIs, such as Object Information APIs and Object Modification APIs.
You can use the Object Information APIs to list the objects, view the details of the objects, and view the
relationships between the objects in the catalog. You can use the Object Modification APIs to update the
custom properties for one or multiple objects in the catalog.
Object Information APIs

You can use the following Object Information REST APIs for the objects in the catalog:
Model Information REST API Description
GET objects List the objects.
GET objects/{id} List the object details.
GET relationships List the relationships between the objects.
35
Data Objects
objects
The endpoint return the objects in the catalog. An endpoint is an object that has a connection to another
object in a different resource.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/data/objects
URL Parameters
q Required Use to create a query string

query that
searches
matching objects.
Uses Apache
Lucene to
interpret the
query.
id Optional The ID of the data query Arrary[string]

object. You can
use multiple
values to query
the catalog. Enter
each value in a
new line.
offset Optional The starting point query integer

in the results. The
results after the
offset value is
displayed. By
default, the offset
value is 0.
36 Chapter 3: Object APIs

pageSize Optional The number of query integer

results to display
in a page. By
default, you can
view 20 results per
page.
related Optional Returns the query boolean

related objects if
you set the
parameter to true
and configure the
q parameter. If q
parameter is not
configured, no
results are
generated. By
default, related
parameter is set
to false.
Response Codes
Code Reason
200 Returns objects and object details successfully.
403 User does not have the required access permissions.
Sample Call Using Curl

curl -X GET --header "Accept: application/json" "http://inrh65n3:7085/access/2/catalog/
data/objects?q=*"
Data Object IDs

objects/{id}
API returns the details about an object.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/data/objects/{id}
Object Information APIs 37

URL Parameters
id Required The ID of the data path string

object.
Response Codes
Code Reason
200 Returns the object and object details successfully.

data/objects/3371000366"
Relationships
relationships
The endpoint returns the relationship between an object and other objects in Enterprise Data Catalog. An
endpoint is an object that has a connection to another object in a different resource.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/data/relationships

URL Parameters
seed Required The ID of the data query Arrary[string]

asset. You can
enter multiple IDs.
Enter each ID in a
new line.
association Required The association ID query Arrary[string]

or association
kind ID. Lineage or
association
displays where the
data for an asset
comes from and
the assets that
impact it. You can
enter the
association ID or
association kind
ID.
depth Required The depth of query integer

traversal which is
the number of
return links in the
lineage. Enter 0 or
N as the depth of
traversal, where N
is an integer. Enter
0 to display
complete lineage.
Enter a number N
to display the
lineage for N hops
from the seed
node.
direction Optional Direction to query string

traverse for
lineage. Enter
BOTH, IN, or OUT.
By default, BOTH
is the configured
direction.
removeDuplicateA Optional When set to true, query boolean

ggregateLinks the duplicate
aggregate links do
not appear in the
response. By
default, this
parameter is set
to true.
Sometimes, the
scanners create
duplicate
aggregate links.
Object Information APIs 39

includeTerms Optional When set to true, query boolean

the connected
business terms
are embedded in
the response. By
default, this
parameter is set
to false.
includeAttribute Optional The attribute ID. query Array[string]

The fact related to
the attribute ID is
embedded in the
response. Enter
each ID in a new
line.
Response Codes
Code Reason

data/relationships?
seed=<seedValue>&association=<AssociationValue>&depth=<depthValue>&direction=<Direction>&
removeDuplicateAggregateLinks=<true/false>&includeTerms=<true/false>"
Object Modification APIs

You can use the following Object Modification REST APIs to update the custom properties of an object:
PUT attributes Update the custom properties for multiple objects.
PUT attributes/{id} Update the custom properties for an object.

Data Objects Modification
objects
API to update the custom properties of multiple objects.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/data/objects
URL Parameters
objects Required The data objects body model

for which you want
to update the
custom
properties.
If-Match Optional Enter a value to header string

display the results
that match the
value. Do not
update if the entity
tag or etag for the
resource has
changed.
Object Modification APIs 41

businessTerms Optional Associated Array[string] Provide a list of

business terms. business terms for
the data object in
the following
format:
ObjectRefReque
st {
id (string):
Id of object
resource
}
facts Optional List of facts that Array[string] Provide a list of

apply to this attribute IDs and
object. values for the
facts in the
following format:
FactRequest {
attributeId
(string):
Attribute id ,
value
(string,
optional):
Fact value
}
id Required The ID of the string Enter the resource

object resource. ID.

srcLinks Optional An upstream of Array[string] Provide a list of

objects. association IDs,
object resource
IDs, attribute IDs,
and property value
for source links in
the following
format:
LinkedObjectRe
quest {
association
(string):
Association
id ,
id (string):
Id of object
resource ,
linkProperties
(Array[LinkPro
pertyRequest],
optional)
}
LinkPropertyRe
quest {
attributeId
(string):
Attribute id ,
value
(string,
optional):
Property value
}
attributeId Required The ID of the string Provide the

attribute. attribute ID.
value Optional The fact value. string Provide the fact

value.
association Required The ID of the string Provide the

association. association ID.

linkProperties Optional The request Array[string] Provide a request

includes attribute for link properties
ID and property in the following
value. format:
LinkPropertyRe
quest {
attributeId
(string):
Attribute id ,
value
(string,
optional):
Property value
}
value Optional The property string Provide a property

value. value.
Response Codes
Code Reason
201 Created.
412 Conflicting edit detected.

curl -X PUT --header "Content-Type: application/json" --header "Accept: application/
json" -d "28037" "http://inrh65n3:7085/access/2/catalog/data/objects"
Data Object Modification IDs

objects/{id}
API to update custom object properties of an object.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/data/objects/{id}

URL Parameters
id Required The ID of the path string

object.
objects Required The data object body model

for which you want
to update the
custom
properties.
If-Match Optional Enter a value to header string

display the results
that match the
value. Do not
update if the entity
tag or etag for the
resource has
changed.
businessTerms Optional Associated Array[string] Provide a list of

business terms. business terms in
the following
format:
ObjectRefReque
st {
id (string):
Id of object
resource
}
facts Optional List of facts that Array[string] Provide a list of

apply to this attribute IDs and
object. values for the
facts in the
following format:
FactRequest {
attributeId
(string):
Attribute id ,
value
(string,
optional):
Fact value
}
id Required The ID of the string Provide the

object resource. resource ID.

srcLinks Optional An upstream of Array[string] Provide a list of

objects. association IDs,
object resource
IDs, attribute IDs,
and property value
for the source
links in the
following format:
LinkedObjectRe
quest {
association
(string):
Association
id ,
id (string):
Id of object
resource ,
linkProperties
(Array[LinkPro
pertyRequest],
optional)
}
LinkPropertyRe
quest {
attributeId
(string):
Attribute id ,
value
(string,
optional):
Property value
}
attributeId Required The ID of the string Provide the

attribute. attribute ID.
value Optional The fact value. string Provide the fact

value.
association Required The ID of the string Provide the

association. association ID.

linkProperties Optional The request Array[string] Provide a request

includes attribute for link properties
ID and property in the following
value. format:
LinkPropertyRe
quest {
attributeId
(string):
Attribute id ,
value
(string,
optional):
Property value
}
value Optional The property string Provide the

value. property value.
Response Codes
Code Reason
201 Created.
412 Conflicting edit detected.

curl -X PUT --header "Content-Type: application/json" --header "Accept: application/
json" -d "cust" "http://inrh65n3:7085/access/2/catalog/data/objects/100"

Chapter 4
Resource REST APIs

• Resource REST APIs Overview, 48

• Resource Execution API, 48
• Resource Info API, 49
Resource REST APIs Overview

To manually load a resource and monitor a resource job in Enterprise Data Catalog, you can use Enterprise
Unified Metadata REST APIs, such as Resource Execution API and Resource Info API.
Resource Execution API

You can use the POST loads Resource Execution REST API to manually load the specified resource.
Load Resource Job

loads
API to trigger resource run for the specified resource.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/resources/jobs/loads
URL Parameters
resourceExecution Required Resource name Body String

Request
48
Response Codes
Code Reason
200 Submitted the resource job to run.
201 Created a resource.
400 Missing or invalid resource name.
401 Missing login credentials.
403 User does not have the access permission to view or edit the resource.
404 Requested resource not found.
Resource Info API

You can use the GET loads/{id} Resource Info REST API to get the job status for the specified resource.
Monitor a Resource Job

loads/{id}
API to list the job status of the specified resource.
Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/resources/jobs/loads/{id}
URL Parameters
id Required ID of the resource Path String

job
Response Codes
Code Reason
200 List the details of the specified resource job.
400 Missing or invalid resource name.
Resource Info API 49

Code Reason
401 Missing login credentials.
403 User does not have the access permission to view or edit the resource.
404 Requested resource not found.
50 Chapter 4: Resource REST APIs

Chapter 5
Use Cases
• Sample Use Cases, 51

• Retrieve Attribute Details, 52
• Retrieve Attribute Details for a Class, 53
• Retrieve Objects Using Object Name, 53
• Retrieve Object Details Using Object ID, 54
• Retrieve Relationships Between Objects, 54
• Update Custom Attribute, 55
• Update a Custom Attribute and Custom Reference Attribute for an Object, 56
• Create Custom Attribute, 57
• Create Reference Attribute, 58
• Load Resource Job, 59
• Monitor a Resource Job, 59
Sample Use Cases

The sample use cases provide scenarios to show you how you can use the REST APIs to retrieve or update
information. The samples include Java code samples that you can use with the bundled Java client and the
Curl call samples for the REST APIs.
The following are the list of sample use cases for the REST APIs:
• Retrieve the last modified details of an attribute.

• Retrieve the attribute details of a class.
• Retrieve objects using object name.
• Retrieve object details using object ID.
• Retrieve relationships for columns.
• Create a custom attribute with specific properties to search for locations based on a ZIP code.
• Update a custom attribute and custom reference attribute for an object.
• Update a custom attribute.
• Create a custom reference attribute that updates a change to the attribute across all the fields where the
attribute is associated.
51
The commands common for all the sample use cases to import the package, included models, HTTP client,
and the code to initialize the Java client are provided for reference:
// Copyright (c) 2017 Informatica Corporation. All rights reserved.
package com.infa.products.ldm.ingestion.rest.api.samples;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.api.CatalogApi;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.invoker.ApiException;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.invoker.ApiResponse;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.models.AttributePostRequest;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.models.AttributePutRequest;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.models.AttributeResponse;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.models.AttributesRequest;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.models.AttributesResponse;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.models.FactRequest;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.models.Link;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.models.Links;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.models.ModelRefRequest;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.models.ObjectIdRequest;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.models.ObjectResponse;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.models.ObjectsResponse;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.models.RefAttributePost;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.models.RefAttributesPost;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.models.RefAttributesResponse;
import com.infa.products.ldm.core.rest.v2.client.utils.ObjectAdapter;
import java.math.BigDecimal;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import com.squareup.okhttp.CurlLogger;
public class RestSamples {
private final CatalogApi api;
/**
* Initialize the api client. Must be done once before it can be used.
*
* @param username
* @param password
* @param basePath Base URL of rest api ex. http://localhost:8080/access/2
*/
public RestSamples(String username, String password, String basePath) {
this.api = new CatalogApi();
this.api.getApiClient().setUsername(username);
this.api.getApiClient().setPassword(password);
this.api.getApiClient().setBasePath(basePath);
}
Retrieve Attribute Details

The sample use case is to retrieve the last modified details of an attribute.
You can use the REST API to retrieve the information in one of the following ways:
Using Java code and the Bundled Java Client
public void getAttributeLastModifiedDetails() throws ApiException {
final String attributeId = "core.lastModified";
// Method 1, filter catalog/models/attributes using id parameter
AttributesResponse attrsResponse = this.api.catalogModelsAttributesGet(
new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(attributeId)), null, null, null);
AttributeResponse attrResponse = attrsResponse.getItems().get(0);
attrResponse.getSearchable();
//Method 2, use the attributeId to directly fetch the details
52 Chapter 5: Use Cases

attrResponse = this.api.catalogModelsAttributesIdGet(attributeId);
attrResponse.getDataTypeId();
}
}
Using Curl
// Method 1, filter catalog/models/attributes using id parameter
curl -X GET --header "Accept: application/json" "http://localhost:13000/2/
catalog/models/attributes?id=core.lastModified"//
//Method 2, use the catalog/models/attributes/{id} to directly fetch the details
catalog/models/attributes/core.lastModified"
Retrieve Attribute Details for a Class

The sample use case is to retrieve the attribute details of a class ad all the included sub classes.
You can use the REST API and create the custom reference attribute in one of the following ways:
public void getAttributesForClassDataElement() throws ApiException {
final String classId = "core.DataElement";
AttributesResponse response = null;

List<String> attributeNames = new ArrayList<>();
int offset = 0;
do {
response = this.api.catalogModelsAttributesGet(null,
new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(classId)),
new BigDecimal(offset),
new BigDecimal(20));
// Increment offset to fetch next page

offset += 20;
for (AttributeResponse attr : response.getItems()) {

attributeNames.add(attr.getName());
}
// If there are more than 20 results, you can do a loop operation to fetch all
the results
} while (offset < response.getMetadata().getTotalCount().intValue());
}
}
}
Using Curl
curl -X GET --header "Accept: application/json" "http://localhost:13000/2/catalog/
models/attributes?classId=core.DataElement&offset=0&pageSize=20"
Retrieve Objects Using Object Name

The sample use case is to find all the tables that has the word Customer in the table name.
Retrieve Attribute Details for a Class 53

public void searchForObjects() throws ApiException {
BigDecimal offset = BigDecimal.ZERO;
final BigDecimal pageSize = BigDecimal.valueOf(20);
ObjectsResponse response = null;
do {
response = this.api.catalogDataObjectsGet(
"core.name:*customer* AND core.classType:com.infa.ldm.relational.Table",
null, offset, pageSize, false);
for (ObjectResponse obj : response.getItems()) {

// Do something with the returned objects
obj.getFacts();
}
offset = offset.add(pageSize);
} while (response.getMetadata().getTotalCount().longValue() >
pageSize.longValue());
}
Using Curl
curl -X GET --header "Accept: application/json" --header "Content-Type: application/
json" "http://localhost:13000/2/catalog/data/objects?q=core.name%3A*customer*%20AND
%20core.classType%3Acom.infa.ldm.relational.Table&offset=0&pageSize=20&related=false"
Retrieve Object Details Using Object ID

The sample use case is to use the object ID resource://1262125 to retrieve the details of the object.
public void getObjectDetails() {
try {
ObjectResponse response = this.api.catalogDataObjectsIdGet("resource://
1262125");
// Do something with the returned object
response.getFacts();
} catch (ApiException e) {}
}} catch (ApiException e) {}
}
Using Curl
curl -X GET --header "Accept: application/json" --header "Content-

Type: application/json" "http://localhost:13000/2/catalog/data/objects/
resource~3a~~2f~~2f~1262125"
ObjectResponse response = this.api.catalogDataObjectsIdGet("resource://
1262125");
Retrieve Relationships Between Objects

The sample use case is to retrieve the columns that are downstream in the data flow from the
Employee_Name column.

public void getDownstreamColumns() {
try {
Links links = this.api.catalogDataRelationshipsGet(new
ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList("resource://Employees/Name")),
new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList("core.DataFlow")), BigDecimal.ZERO, "OUT",
true, false,
new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList("core.name")));
for (Link link : links.getItems()) {

// Do something with the returned link
link.getOutEmbedded().getFacts();
}
}
Using Curl
json" "http://localhost:13000/2/catalog/data/relationships?seed=resource%3A%2F
%2FEmployees
%2FName&association=core.DataFlow&direction=OUT&removeDuplicateAggregateLinks=true&de
pth=0&includeTerms=false&includeAttribute=core.name"
Update Custom Attribute

The sample use case is to search for a custom attribute by the name Region that needs to be updated with
the following properties:
• Boost value for the custom attribute to be made High.

• The custom attribute must be displayed in the list of facets.
• The description of the custom attribute must be updated to Custom attribute to search for
locations based on ZIP code.
You can use the REST API and update the custom attribute in one of the following ways:
public void updateRegionCustomAttribute(String regionAttributeId) throws
ApiException {
// Fetch attribute to be updated
ApiResponse<AttributeResponse> httpResponse =
this.api.catalogModelsAttributesIdGetWithHttpInfo(
regionAttributeId);
// ETag ensures there are no conflicting edits
String etag = httpResponse.getHeaders().get("ETag").get(0);
AttributeResponse attrResponse = httpResponse.getData();
// Copy the response into a request so that you can modify the request.
AttributePutRequest attrRequest =
ObjectAdapter.INSTANCE.copyIntoAttributePutRequest(attrResponse);
attrRequest.boost(AttributePutRequest.BoostEnum.HIGH);
attrRequest.addClassesItem(new ModelRefRequest().id("core.DataElement"));
attrRequest.facetable(true);
attrRequest.description("Custom attribute to search for locations based on ZIP
code.");
this.api.catalogModelsAttributesIdPut(regionAttributeId, attrRequest, etag);
}
}
Using Curl
// Fetch attribute to be updated
Update Custom Attribute 55

catalog/models/attributes/
com.infa.appmodels.ldm.LDM_a496a2d3_0c07_47e6_a941_fe081ff90f01"
// Send request to update
curl -X PUT --header "If-Match: 49590122486d7e1d2a726f4ff1bf3276" --header
"Accept: application/json" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{
\"boost\": \"HIGH\",
\"name\": \"Region\",
\"facetable\": true,
\"description\": \"Custom attribute to search for locations based on ZIP code.\",
\"classes\": [
{
\"id\": \"core.DataElement\"
}
]
}" "http://localhost:13000/2/catalog/models/attributes/
com.infa.appmodels.ldm.LDM_a496a2d3_0c07_47e6_a941_fe081ff90f01"
Update a Custom Attribute and Custom Reference

Attribute for an Object
The sample use case is to update a custom attribute and a custom reference attribute for an object. To
update the object, you fetch the object and create a request object from the response. Next, configure the
facts and send the request.
public void setContactAndRegion(String contactAttrId, String regionAttrId) {
try {
// Fetch the object you want to update
ApiResponse<ObjectResponse> objApiResponse =
this.api.catalogDataObjectsIdGetWithHttpInfo("resource://obj1");
String etag = objApiResponse.getHeaders().get("ETag").get(0);

ObjectResponse obj = objApiResponse.getData();
// Always create a request object from response.

ObjectIdRequest request = ObjectAdapter.INSTANCE.copyIntoObjectIdRequest(obj);
// Set the fact values.

// Since the contact is a reference attribute, set the projectedFrom field to
the id of the object that you are referencing instead of the value
request.getFacts().add(new
FactRequest().attributeId(contactAttrId).projectedFrom("resource://User1"));
// Region is a string, so set the value directly

request.getFacts().add(new
FactRequest().attributeId(regionAttrId).value("North East"));
// Send the request, etag is required to ensure no concurrent modifications

are made to the object.
this.api.catalogDataObjectsIdPut("resource://obj1", request, etag);

Using Curl
Fetch the object JSON to has to be updated. Also, read the ETag header returned in the response.
json" "http://localhost:13000/2/catalog/data/objects/resource~3a~~2f~~2f~obj1"
From the returned JSON, remove all the read only facts and links. Do not remove any custom facts and
links or they get deleted. Add the updated facts to JSON. Send the JSON along with ETag using curl
command.
curl -X PUT --header "If-Match: 0f7ddbbfc724c49364bf632aa73a906b" --header "Accept:

application/json" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{
\"facts\": [
{
\"attributeId\":
\"com.infa.appmodels.ldm.LDM_c952777e_e2bd_4dfe_871c_80fa1a51087f\",
\"projectedFrom\": \"resource://User1\"
},
{
\"attributeId\":
\"com.infa.appmodels.ldm.LDM_de552671_6939_4f13_b68c_7b4f8d5e4c80\",
\"value\": \"North East\"
}
],
\"srcLinks\": [],
\"businessTerms\": []
}" "http://localhost:13000/2/catalog/data/objects/resource~3a~~2f~~2f~obj1"
Create Custom Attribute

The sample use case is to create a custom attribute with the with the following properties:
• The custom attribute must be named Region.

• The custom attribute must be of data type string.
• The boost value for the custom attribute must be Medium.
• The custom attribute can have multiple values.
• You must be able to search in the catalog using the custom attribute.
• You must be able to sort the catalog search results based on the custom attribute.
• The custom attribute must appear in suggestions.
public String createRegionCustomAttribute() throws ApiException {
AttributesRequest attributes = new AttributesRequest()
.addItemsItem(new AttributePostRequest()
.name("Region")
.dataTypeId("core.String")
.boost(AttributePostRequest.BoostEnum.MEDIUM)
.multivalued(true)
.searchable(true)
.sortable(true)
.suggestable(true));
AttributesResponse response = this.api.catalogModelsAttributesPost(attributes);
AttributeResponse createdAttribute = response.getItems().get(0);
// Unique id is created by the system
return createdAttribute.getId();
}
}
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}
Using Curl
curl -X POST --header "Accept: application/json" --header "Content-Type: application/
json" -d "{
\"items\": [
{
\"boost\": \"MEDIUM\",
\"name\": \"Region\",
\"dataTypeId\": \"core.String\",
\"multivalued\": true,
\"suggestable\": true,
\"sortable\": true,
\"searchable\": true,
\"facetable\": false,
\"classes\": []
}
]
}" "http://localhost:13000/2/catalog/models/attributes
Create Reference Attribute

The sample use case is to create a reference attribute with the with the following properties:
• The custom reference attribute must be named Contact.

• The custom reference attribute projects the name of an ISP user into the Contact attribute field of an
object.
• If the name of the ISP user changes, all the Contact custom reference attribute fields must be updated.
• The Contact custom reference attribute can be associated with any class.
• Provide the description for the custom reference attribute as Person to contact for more
information.
• You must be able to search in the catalog using the custom reference attribute.
public void createContactReferenceAttribute() throws ApiException {
this.api.catalogModelsReferenceAttributesPost(new RefAttributesPost()
.addItemsItem(new RefAttributePost()
.name("Contact")
.refDataTypeId("com.infa.ldm.isp.UserDatatype")
.description("Person to contact for more information.")
.searchable(false)
.addClassesItem(new ModelRefRequest().id("core.IClass"))));
}
}
Using Curl
json" -d "{
\"items\": [
{
\"refDataTypeId\": \"com.infa.ldm.isp.UserDatatype\",
\"name\": \"Contact\",
\"description\": \"Person to contact for more information.\",
\"searchable\": false,
\"classes\": [

{
\"id\": \"core.IClass\"
}
]
}
]
}" "http://localhost:13000/2/catalog/models/referenceAttributes"
Load Resource Job

The sample use case is to load a resource using the resource name.
public void loadResource() throws ApiException {
JobPostRequest request = new JobPostRequest().resourceName("<resourceName>");
JobMonitor response = this.api.catalogResourcesJobsLoadsPost(request);
//Do something with the returned job details;
}
Using Curl
json" -d "{
"resourceName": "string"}"
"http://localhost:13000/2/catalog/resources/jobs/loads"
Monitor a Resource Job

The sample use case is to use the job ID to retrieve the details of the job.
You can use the REST API to retrieve the job details in one of the following ways:
public void getJobDetails(){
try {
JobMonitor response=
this.api.catalogResourcesJobsLoadsIdGet("<jobID>");
//Do something with the returned job details;
} catch (ApiException e){
}
}
Using Curl
json"
"http://localhost:13000/2/catalog/resources/jobs/loads/<jobID>"
JobMonitor response = this.api.catalogResourcesJobsLoadsIdGet("<jobID>");
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Enterprise Data Catalog REST

Publication Date: 2018-06-19

Chapter 2: Model REST APIs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Chapter 4: Resource REST APIs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Chapter 5: Use Cases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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• Enterprise Data Catalog REST API Overview, 7

Enterprise Data Catalog REST API Overview

Data represents the metadata ingested in the catalog.

Concepts Exposed by the Model

A model property that you can set on an object as a fact.

A model link that you can create between two objects.

Concepts Exposed by Data

An instantiated association between two objects.

• Install Enterprise Data Catalog.

Accessing the APIs

• Java client. <catalogadminURL>:<port>/access/2/files/client.jar

Model REST APIs

• Model REST APIs Overview, 9

Model REST APIs Overview

• Model Information APIs

• List types of associations.

• Create custom attributes.

Model Information APIs

Model Information REST API Description

GET associationKinds List association types.

GET associationKinds/{id} List association type details.

GET associations List associations.

GET associations/{id} List association details.

GET attributes List attributes.

GET attributes/{id} List attribute details.

GET classes List classes.

GET classes/{id} List class details.

GET dataTypes List data types.

GET dataTypes/{id} List data type details.

GET referenceAttributes List reference attributes.

GET referenceAttributes/{id} List reference attribute details.

GET referenceDataTypes List reference data types.

GET referenceDataTypes{id} List reference data type details.

10 Chapter 2: Model REST APIs

API to list details of an association.

REST API Element Input Format

Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/associations/{id}

HTTP Method Type GET

Parameter Required or Optional Description Parameter Type Data Type

id Required The ID of the Path String

200 Listed association types successfully.

401 Missing credentials.

403 User does not have the required access permissions,

404 Requested object not found.

429 Rate limit for requests encountered.

Association Kind Details

API to list association type details.

REST API Element Input Format

Request URL <eumadminURL>:<port>/access/2/catalog/models/associationKinds/{id}