API

Human resource APIs

POST human-resources/work-items/api-operations/100835/instances

Starts a new work period. If employee is not provided, the period will be added to the current user.

This is an API operation. Read the documentation pages for more information about API operations.

HTTP method POST
URI https://api.rambase.net/human-resources/work-items/api-operations/100835/instances
Supported formats Xml, Html, Json (ex. $format=json)
Successful HTTP status code 200
API resource identifier 3778, version 5

The following body must be added to the request. Mouse over fieldnames for description and other useful information about the fields. Note that fields in bold are required/mandatory.

Format:
1
<Parameters
Parameters

This field is optional.

>
2
     <EmployeeId
EmployeeId

Employee identifier

Minimum value: 100

This field is optional.

>{Integer}</EmployeeId>
3
     <Source
Source

Source of the period data

Applicable domain values can be found here

This field is optional.

>{String}</Source>
4
     <Site
Site

Site at start time of work period

Applicable domain values can be found here

This field is optional.

>{String}</Site>
5
</Parameters>
1
{
2
     "parameters
Parameters

This field is optional.

": {
3
          "employeeId
EmployeeId

Employee identifier

Minimum value: 100

This field is optional.

": "{Integer}",
4
          "source
Source

Source of the period data

Applicable domain values can be found here

This field is optional.

": "{String}",
5
          "site
Site

Site at start time of work period

Applicable domain values can be found here

This field is optional.

": "{String}"
6
     }
7
}

The query string is placed after the resource URL, seperated with a questionmark (?). The query string is composed of a series of query parameters with values. See the page about query parameters on how to use these parameters.

$access_token String, optional After successful login you get an access token which needs to be provided in all API requests. Even though it is possible to pass this token as query parameter, we recommended passing it using the HTTP request header as described in Authorization. Note that all access tokens have an expiration time.
$db String, optional Set the database/company for the request
$useMinimumVersion Integer, optional Used to run a new version of an API resource when your API client is running a deprecated API resource. See the Breaking changes page for more information.
$lang String, optional Specifies the language used in the response, following the 3-letter ISO-639-1 [lll]

Read more about filters and sorting on how to use filter parameters and named filters.

Read more about filters and sorting on how to use sortable parameters

Requesting this resource will yield the following response. Mouse over fieldnames (or fieldgroups) for descriptions and other useful information about the fields.

Please note that some fields may be removed from the response, based on user roles/duties/permissions.

Format:
1
<OperationInstance>
2
     <OperationInstanceId
OperationInstanceId

Operation instance identifier

>{Integer}</OperationInstanceId>
3
     <Status
Status

Status of the instance, 2 = started, 7 = error, 9 = finished

>{Integer}</Status>
4
     <CreatedAt
CreatedAt

Date and time the operation instance was created

>{Datetime}</CreatedAt>
5
     <CreatedBy
CreatedBy

Reference to the creator

>
6
          <UserId
UserId

User identifier

>{Integer}</UserId>
7
          <UserLink
UserLink

User reference

>{String}</UserLink>
8
     </CreatedBy>
9
     <CreatedFor>
10
          <ObjectId
ObjectId

Identifier of the object

>{String}</ObjectId>
11
          <ObjectType
ObjectType

Type of object

>{String}</ObjectType>
12
          <ObjectLink
ObjectLink

API reference to the object

>{String}</ObjectLink>
13
          <ItemId
ItemId

Item-number of the object

>{Integer}</ItemId>
14
          <ItemType
ItemType

Type of item

>{String}</ItemType>
15
          <ItemLink
ItemLink

API reference to the item

>{String}</ItemLink>
16
          <RamBaseKey
RamBaseKey

Internal RamBase identifier of the object/item

>{String}</RamBaseKey>
17
     </CreatedFor>
18
     <ApiOperation>
19
          <ApiOprationId
ApiOprationId

Api operation identifiers

>{Integer}</ApiOprationId>
20
          <ApiOperationLink
ApiOperationLink

Api operation reference

>{String}</ApiOperationLink>
21
     </ApiOperation>
22
     <ObjectReference>
23
          <ObjectId
ObjectId

Identifier of the object

>{String}</ObjectId>
24
          <ObjectType
ObjectType

Type of object

>{String}</ObjectType>
25
          <ObjectLink
ObjectLink

API reference to the object

>{String}</ObjectLink>
26
          <ItemId
ItemId

Item-number of the object

>{Integer}</ItemId>
27
          <ItemType
ItemType

Type of item

>{String}</ItemType>
28
          <ItemLink
ItemLink

API reference to the item

>{String}</ItemLink>
29
          <RamBaseKey
RamBaseKey

Internal RamBase identifier of the object/item

>{String}</RamBaseKey>
30
     </ObjectReference>
31
     <Error>
32
          <Message
Message

Full error message/description. The message is generated from the specified ErrorMessage object, expanded with the given parameter(s).

>{String}</Message>
33
          <TranslatedMessage
TranslatedMessage

Full translated error description. The language used is specified either in $lang or by user settings. If error message don't exist in desired language, english will be used.

>{String}</TranslatedMessage>
34
          <StackTrace
StackTrace

Stack trace for details about the error

>{String}</StackTrace>
35
          <ErrorMessage
ErrorMessage

Contains a reference to the error message, if an error occured

>
36
               <ErrorMessageId
ErrorMessageId

Error message identifier

>{Integer}</ErrorMessageId>
37
               <ErrorMessageLink
ErrorMessageLink

Error message reference

>{String}</ErrorMessageLink>
38
          </ErrorMessage>
39
          <Parameters>
40
               <Parameter>
41
                    <Index
Index

Error Key

>{Integer}</Index>
42
                    <Value
Value

Value of the error parameter

>{String}</Value>
43
               </Parameter>
44
          </Parameters>
45
          <InnerErrors>
46
               <Error>
47
                    <Message
Message

Full error message/description. The message is generated from the specified ErrorMessage object, expanded with the given parameter(s).

>{String}</Message>
48
                    <TranslatedMessage
TranslatedMessage

Full translated error description. The language used is specified either in $lang or by user settings. If error message don't exist in desired language, english will be used.

>{String}</TranslatedMessage>
49
                    <StackTrace
StackTrace

Stack trace for details about the error

>{String}</StackTrace>
50
                    <ErrorMessage
ErrorMessage

Contains a reference to the error message, if an error occured

>
51
                         <ErrorMessageId
ErrorMessageId

Error message identifier

>{Integer}</ErrorMessageId>
52
                         <ErrorMessageLink
ErrorMessageLink

Error message reference

>{String}</ErrorMessageLink>
53
                    </ErrorMessage>
54
                    <Parameters>
55
                         <Parameter>
56
                              <Index
Index

Error Key

>{Integer}</Index>
57
                              <Value
Value

Value of the error parameter

>{String}</Value>
58
                         </Parameter>
59
                    </Parameters>
60
               </Error>
61
          </InnerErrors>
62
     </Error>
63
     <ResultValues>
64
          <ResultValue>
65
               <Key
Key

Key of the result value

>{String}</Key>
66
               <Value
Value

Value of the result value

>{String}</Value>
67
          </ResultValue>
68
     </ResultValues>
69
     <SystemJob
SystemJob

Contains a reference to the system job, if a system job was started

>
70
          <ObjectId
ObjectId

{OIN.ObjectId}

>{Integer}</ObjectId>
71
          <ObjectType
ObjectType

Type of object

>{String}</ObjectType>
72
          <PercentComplete
PercentComplete

Percent complete

>{Integer}</PercentComplete>
73
          <ObjectLink
ObjectLink

API reference to the object

>{String}</ObjectLink>
74
     </SystemJob>
75
     <OperationInstanceLink
OperationInstanceLink

Operation instance reference

>{String}</OperationInstanceLink>
76
</OperationInstance>
1
{
2
     "operationInstance": {
3
          "operationInstanceId
OperationInstanceId

Operation instance identifier

": "{Integer}",
4
          "status
Status

Status of the instance, 2 = started, 7 = error, 9 = finished

": "{Integer}",
5
          "createdAt
CreatedAt

Date and time the operation instance was created

": "{Datetime}",
6
          "createdBy
CreatedBy

Reference to the creator

": {
7
               "userId
UserId

User identifier

": "{Integer}",
8
               "userLink
UserLink

User reference

": "{String}"
9
          },
10
          "createdFor": {
11
               "objectId
ObjectId

Identifier of the object

": "{String}",
12
               "objectType
ObjectType

Type of object

": "{String}",
13
               "objectLink
ObjectLink

API reference to the object

": "{String}",
14
               "itemId
ItemId

Item-number of the object

": "{Integer}",
15
               "itemType
ItemType

Type of item

": "{String}",
16
               "itemLink
ItemLink

API reference to the item

": "{String}",
17
               "ramBaseKey
RamBaseKey

Internal RamBase identifier of the object/item

": "{String}"
18
          },
19
          "apiOperation": {
20
               "apiOprationId
ApiOprationId

Api operation identifiers

": "{Integer}",
21
               "apiOperationLink
ApiOperationLink

Api operation reference

": "{String}"
22
          },
23
          "objectReference": {
24
               "objectId
ObjectId

Identifier of the object

": "{String}",
25
               "objectType
ObjectType

Type of object

": "{String}",
26
               "objectLink
ObjectLink

API reference to the object

": "{String}",
27
               "itemId
ItemId

Item-number of the object

": "{Integer}",
28
               "itemType
ItemType

Type of item

": "{String}",
29
               "itemLink
ItemLink

API reference to the item

": "{String}",
30
               "ramBaseKey
RamBaseKey

Internal RamBase identifier of the object/item

": "{String}"
31
          },
32
          "error": {
33
               "message
Message

Full error message/description. The message is generated from the specified ErrorMessage object, expanded with the given parameter(s).

": "{String}",
34
               "translatedMessage
TranslatedMessage

Full translated error description. The language used is specified either in $lang or by user settings. If error message don't exist in desired language, english will be used.

": "{String}",
35
               "stackTrace
StackTrace

Stack trace for details about the error

": "{String}",
36
               "errorMessage
ErrorMessage

Contains a reference to the error message, if an error occured

": {
37
                    "errorMessageId
ErrorMessageId

Error message identifier

": "{Integer}",
38
                    "errorMessageLink
ErrorMessageLink

Error message reference

": "{String}"
39
               },
40
               "parameters": [
41
                    {
42
                         "index
Index

Error Key

": "{Integer}",
43
                         "value
Value

Value of the error parameter

": "{String}"
44
                    }
45
               ],
46
               "innerErrors": [
47
                    {
48
                         "message
Message

Full error message/description. The message is generated from the specified ErrorMessage object, expanded with the given parameter(s).

": "{String}",
49
                         "translatedMessage
TranslatedMessage

Full translated error description. The language used is specified either in $lang or by user settings. If error message don't exist in desired language, english will be used.

": "{String}",
50
                         "stackTrace
StackTrace

Stack trace for details about the error

": "{String}",
51
                         "errorMessage
ErrorMessage

Contains a reference to the error message, if an error occured

": {
52
                              "errorMessageId
ErrorMessageId

Error message identifier

": "{Integer}",
53
                              "errorMessageLink
ErrorMessageLink

Error message reference

": "{String}"
54
                         },
55
                         "parameters": [
56
                              {
57
                                   "index
Index

Error Key

": "{Integer}",
58
                                   "value
Value

Value of the error parameter

": "{String}"
59
                              }
60
                         ]
61
                    }
62
               ]
63
          },
64
          "resultValues": [
65
               {
66
                    "key
Key

Key of the result value

": "{String}",
67
                    "value
Value

Value of the result value

": "{String}"
68
               }
69
          ],
70
          "systemJob
SystemJob

Contains a reference to the system job, if a system job was started

": {
71
               "objectId
ObjectId

{OIN.ObjectId}

": "{Integer}",
72
               "objectType
ObjectType

Type of object

": "{String}",
73
               "percentComplete
PercentComplete

Percent complete

": "{Integer}",
74
               "objectLink
ObjectLink

API reference to the object

": "{String}"
75
          },
76
          "operationInstanceLink
OperationInstanceLink

Operation instance reference

": "{String}"
77
     }
78
}

List of available operations/actions for this resource.
See the operations documentation for more information about API operations.

Possible error codes the response might return:

Error 101015 HTTP 404 Permission not found
Error 100481 HTTP 404 Time type not found
Error 100511 HTTP 400 Invalid date
Error 100027 HTTP 400 Missing mandatory parameter {0}
Error 104731 HTTP 400 Please enter a note
Error 104753 HTTP 400 Please enter a note with at least 3 characters
Error 100629 HTTP 400 Please specify a valid time
Error 100631 HTTP 400 Only time types of the category Ordinary work (10) can be used with Clock In