Create / Update Asset

Creating and updating an asset from the API can be done by posting your asset object to Supportbench.

The only difference between asset creations and updates is including an asset id within the asset object.

When creating or updating an asset, the below fields are available to you.

Name	Required	Limit	Default	Availability	Summary
id_prefix	no	5 characters	"A"	New	The prefix of the asset. You can assign new asset prefix's within the API administration section.
id_source	no	25 characters		New	The source id of the asset. You can assign custom ID's from existing systems or assign your own id.
id	no - when creating yes - when updating	30 characters		Update	The full asset id including the prefix.
parent_id	no	30 characters		New / Update	The parent asset id to assign to this asset.
name	yes	50 characters		New / Update	The asset name.
version	no	10 characters		New / Update	The asset version.
description	no	250 characters		New / Update	The description of the asset.
active_on	no	DateTime		New / Update	The date the asset was or will be active on in UTC.
expires_on	no	DateTime		New / Update	The date the asset was or will be expired on in UTC.
active	no	Boolean		New / Update	Is the company active or not.
fields	no	See field object		New / Update	A field array of custom fields to insert or update. Please see the field object below.

Fields Object

Name	Required	Limit	Default	Summary
id	yes	Integer		The field id of the field you wish to update. The field id must map to a valid field in the asset.
value	yes	Dropdown list - Integer Checkbox - Boolean Text box - Unlimited		The value of the custom field. The value is dependent on the field type.