Export & Import Data Import Job Profiles via API
- Ryan Taylor
The following steps allow for a user to Export & Import a Data Import Job Profiles, including all sub-profiles (Match, Action, etc.), from one tenant to another using API calls. See below for step-by-step instructions and a demo recording for using this functionality.
Preconditions:
Before completing following steps, user must be authenticated into necessary tenants using preferred API platform. For more information on how to get started using API calls with FOLIO, see this page here on using Postman API software: Getting started with Postman
Instructions:
Export
Use GET call for {SOURCE TENANT API BASE URL}/data-import-profiles/profileSnapshots/{JOB PROFILE ID}?profileType=JOB_PROFILE&jobProfileId={JOB PROFILE ID}
Example:
Send GET call
Response will include all necessary details of targeted Job Profile
Example:
Import
Use POST call for {DESTINATION TENANT API BASE URL}/data-import-profiles/profileSnapshots
Copy entire response from the previous Export GET call and paste it into the Body of this POST call
Example:
Send POST call
Once you Send this call, you should see the desired Job profiles begin to appear in the destination tenant
Demo recording:
Additional information:
The functionality described above was introduced in Ramsons release.
Work to support this functionality was completed by Folijet team via the following projects:
Backend information on the approach taken to implement this can be found here: