Hello guys,
I am trying to create jobs through API calls using Postman. I found this question (link) with some guidelines, but I couldn’t find where to check the expected body for this specific call.
Could you help me with that?
Thank you in advance!
Hi Miguel,
In summary, we are trying to create a job using Dataminer's API. We are receiving the job creation call through the User-Defined API; however, we are facing an issue with triggering the job creation, even though the job table in the element is correctly populated. The job is not being created in the database. How can we achieve this?
By now, our proposed solution is to trigger the job creation via the Dataminer API, using the same method that the Job Manager App in Chrome utilizes. We believe this approach might allow us to create a job in the database so that the script can identify it and proceed as expected.
Hi Yohan,
Are you using the Skyline Job Manager connector (catalog) in your solution? If so, which version/range are you using? If you are using the Skyline Job Manager connector with version 3.0.0.x and the Jobs app, you should use the DataMiner WebServices API (docs – createJob).
As Miguel mentioned, the Job Manager app has reached end-of-life (EOL) as of DataMiner version 10.5.x. Depending on your use case, we have other solutions available that can be used with or without the mentioned connector.
Hope this helps!
Hello Flavio,
Yes, I am using the 3.0.0.7 version of the protocol.
We actually found this documentation and are trying to create a job using the following endpoint:
https://{{hostname}}/API/v1/Json.asmx/CreateJob
Below is the Postman body we are using (https://gist.github.com/yohancapistrano/bc6889c6f296807dcc28d872264bb25c):
We are receiving the following response:
System.InvalidOperationException: CreateJob Web Service method name is not valid.
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.HttpServerProtocol.Initialize()
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.ServerProtocolFactory.Create(Type type, HttpContext context, HttpRequest request, HttpResponse response, Boolean& abortProcessing)
Our Dataminer version is 10.2.1.0, and the Jobs/SRM module is working fine.
Could you help us understand what might be causing this issue?
Hi, I'm not very familiar with this version, but after doing a quick test, I noticed a few issues in your request URL and body.
URL: https://{{hostname}}/API/v1/soap.asmx (to match with the body)
Body: Start and End times should be the time of the job in UTC format (milliseconds since midnight January 1, 1970 GMT). Also, if you have as Status column you may need to add it to your request.
Hi Yohan,
The Job Manager is being retired (see DataMiner Docs):
https://docs.dataminer.services/user-guide/Advanced_Modules/Job_Manager/Job_Manager.html
Could you let elaborate about your use case so we can suggest another option?