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Akeneo: Create New Attribute

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Demonstrates how to create a new attribute.

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# Use your previously obtained access token.
# See Get Akeneo Access Token
$http->put_AuthToken("access_token");

# Build the following JSON to be sent in the request body:
# Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Code to Create JSON

# {
#   "code": "release_date",
#   "type": "pim_catalog_date",
#   "group": "marketing",
#   "unique": false,
#   "useable_as_grid_filter": true,
#   "allowed_extensions": [],
#   "metric_family": null,
#   "default_metric_unit": null,
#   "reference_data_name": null,
#   "available_locales": [],
#   "max_characters": null,
#   "validation_rule": null,
#   "validation_regexp": null,
#   "wysiwyg_enabled": null,
#   "number_min": null,
#   "number_max": null,
#   "decimals_allowed": null,
#   "negative_allowed": null,
#   "date_min": "2017-06-28T08:00:00",
#   "date_max": "2017-08-08T22:00:00",
#   "max_file_size": null,
#   "minimum_input_length": null,
#   "sort_order": 1,
#   "localizable": false,
#   "scopable": false,
#   "labels": {
#     "en_US": "Sale date",
#     "fr_FR": "Date des soldes"
#   }
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("code","release_date");
$json->UpdateString("type","pim_catalog_date");
$json->UpdateString("group","marketing");
$json->UpdateBool("unique",0);
$json->UpdateBool("useable_as_grid_filter",1);
$json->UpdateNewArray("allowed_extensions");
$json->UpdateNull("metric_family");
$json->UpdateNull("default_metric_unit");
$json->UpdateNull("reference_data_name");
$json->UpdateNewArray("available_locales");
$json->UpdateNull("max_characters");
$json->UpdateNull("validation_rule");
$json->UpdateNull("validation_regexp");
$json->UpdateNull("wysiwyg_enabled");
$json->UpdateNull("number_min");
$json->UpdateNull("number_max");
$json->UpdateNull("decimals_allowed");
$json->UpdateNull("negative_allowed");
$json->UpdateString("date_min","2017-06-28T08:00:00");
$json->UpdateString("date_max","2017-08-08T22:00:00");
$json->UpdateNull("max_file_size");
$json->UpdateNull("minimum_input_length");
$json->UpdateNumber("sort_order","1");
$json->UpdateBool("localizable",0);
$json->UpdateBool("scopable",0);
$json->UpdateString("labels.en_US","Sale date");
$json->UpdateString("labels.fr_FR","Date des soldes");

$json->put_EmitCompact(0);
# Show the JSON to be sent..
print $json->emit() . "\r\n";

$url = "http://pim.my-akeneo-site.com/api/rest/v1/attributes";
$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpJson("POST",$url,$json,"application/json",$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print "Response Status Code: " . $resp->get_StatusCode() . "\r\n";
print "Response Body: " . "\r\n";
print $resp->bodyStr() . "\r\n";