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Edit (Directory)

Description

The edit operation changes the physical path and description properties of the directory. This is useful when changing the location of a directory from a local path to a network share. However, the API does not copy your content and data from the old path to the new path. This has to be done independently by the system administrator.

Note:

After editing a directory, the portal is automatically restarted. The restart takes a couple of minutes to complete; your portal is temporarily unavailable during this time.

Request parameters

ParameterDetails
physicalPath

The new path for the directory.

Example

physicalPath={"type": "fileStore","provider": "FileSystem","connectionString": "//server/share/content","isConnectionStringEncrypted": false}
description

The new description for the directory.

Example

description=The content directory.
f

The response format. The default is html.

Values: html | json | pjson

Example usage

Request at 10.5

The following is a sample POST request demonstrating the edit operation starting at 10.5, formatted for readability:


POST /webadaptor/portaladmin/system/directories/testDirectory/edit HTTP/1.1
Host: machine.domain.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: []

physicalPath={
  "type": "fileStore",
  "provider": "FileSystem",
  "connectionString": "//server/share/content",
  "isConnectionStringEncrypted": false
}&description=The content directory.&f=json

Request prior to 10.5

The following is a sample POST request demonstrating the edit operation prior to 10.5:


POST /webadaptor/portaladmin/system/directories/testDirectory/edit HTTP/1.1
Host: machine.domain.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: []

physicalPath=\\server\share\content&description=A network share to hold portal content.

JSON Response example


{
  "status": "success",
  "recheckAfterSeconds": 10
}