I'm trying to automate regular creation of dashboards and seeing if it's possible to change the data in widgets programmatically through the API. Is it possible for this to be done?
I've tried programming with the API in both C# and Python, but always get stuck at finding a way to edit the contents of a widget.
Example of what I've tried in C#
Sight newSight = new Sight();
newSight.Name = "New Sight Name";
newSight.Id = 1111222223333;
Widget widg = new Widget();
widg.Type = Smartsheet.Api.Models.WidgetType.TITLE;
widg.Contents.HtmlContent = "<p>New Title</p>";
newSight.Widgets[0] = widg;
smartsheet.SightResources.UpdateSight(newSight);
Error message for this one I get is:
"System.NullReferenceException: 'Object reference not set to an instance of an object.'
Smartsheet.Api.Models.Widget.Contents.get returned null."
For the HtmlContent line.
Another error message I've gotten is saying:
"Smartsheet.Api.InvalidRequestException: 'Unable to parse request. The following error occurred: Field "contents" was of unexpected type.'"
Which is when get a Sight and then try to change the contents in one of its widgets.
I'm also open to ideas on automating dashboard creations if possible.
Thank you.
At this moment, it's only possible to update the name of a dashboard via the API. Additional functionality is on the roadmap, but for now, you'll need to either edit the widgets in the UI, or edit the source data, i.e., in the reports or sheets that populate the dashboard.
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Background:
I have a Google Form that asks clients to upload files. The form is attached to a Google Sheet where I want the files to be accessible to processing staff. A problem occurs when multiple files are uploaded. The Google sheet seems to not be able to create hyperlinks for the all the individual files.
There is a question about this already that has been resolved here:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/70799922/google-app-script-to-convert-a-comma-seperated-list-of-urls-to-hyperlinks-in-she?answertab=modifieddesc#tab-top
The answer poses a custom function using Google App Script:
function onFormSubmit(e) {
// Get a Range reference to the cell containing the urls, possibly by using the event object passed in the form submit trigger:
var cell = e.range.getCell(1, urlColumn); // where urlColumn is the index of the column that contains the urls in question
var text = cell.getValue();
var richTextValueBuilder= SpreadsheetApp.newRichTextValue()
richTextValueBuilder.setText(text);
var urls = text.split(', ')
urls.forEach(function(url){
var startIndex = text.indexOf(url)
var endIndex = startIndex + url.length;
richTextValueBuilder.setLinkUrl(startIndex,endIndex,url)
})
cell.setRichTextValue(richTextValueBuilder.build())
}
My question is on how to use this as I have not had success.
First, when I run this script in the editor, I receive this:
TypeError: Cannot read property 'range' of undefined onFormSubmit # Code.gs:3
I'm pretty unfamiliar with java and have a working knowledge of python and am sure alot is missed in the details of how this script works.
As I understand it this error occurs if the script is run in the app script test function due to the formula being activated on an event which I believe is the submission of the form from the client.
I'm assuming that the custom function is to be set in a blank column that references the original results of the Google form links and converts them into the rich text links.
I've tested the script on the sheet on a blank column referencing the link information in the form results column and submitted a new form with the same result:
Link addresses appear as text and do not pull the documents.
Can anyone give me some clarity?
I have an endpoint, you can have información about products
{{URL_API}}/products/
If i perform a GET method over that endpoint i will obtain the information of every product
BUT i can also specify the product that i want to know about, i.e:
{{URL_API}}/products/9345TERFER (the last code is the id of the product, called SKU)
The problem is that if i want to make a CSV in order to update the information of different products i have to define a variable called sku in the endpoint so i will be able to pass the corresponding SKU
I want to create the variable {{sku}} but i do not understand how to do that.. i tried so many times and i failed, i've searched a lot but i do not really understand
Also, should i use ":" before the declaration of the variable? i mean:
{{URL_API}}/products/:{{sku}}
or simply:
{{URL_API}}/ns/products/{{sku}}
Can you help me?
I'm super lost :(
EDIT:
I want to perform a PUT method, i want to pass different values to the body and then.. send the request (it throws an error: 404 not found)
This is what i did:
PUT|{{URL_API}}/products/{{sku}}
body:
{
"tax_percentage":"{{tax_percentage}}",
"store_code":"{{store_code}}",
"markup_top":"{{markup_top}}",
"status":"{{status}}",
"group_prices": [
{
"group":"{{class_a}}",
"price":"{{price_a}}",
"website":"{{website_a}}"
}
]
}
CSV:
POSTMAN:
Your issue seems to be just a basic understanding of how data files work with variables in Postman, here's a simple example that will work the same way for you too.
This is a basic request I'm using to resolve the variable from the data file - It's a GET request but that doesn't matter as all we're look at here is using a data file to resolve variables. All you need to do is ensure the URL is correct and that you SAVE the request before using the runner.
Here's a simple CSV file created in a text editor. The heading sku in the name on the variable it will reference inside the Postman request. Each value under that is the value that will be used for each iteration.
In the Runner, select your Collection from the list (If you have more than one) then select the CSV file. Once imported, you will be able to see a preview of the data.
If that's correct, press the Run button. The Runner will then iterate through the file and pick up the sku value in the CSV file and use it in the request. I've expanded one of the requests so you can see that the value was used in the request.
I’m using Typo3 (Version 6.2.14) and upgraded WEC_Map to version 3.1.3 because I saw a warning on my map which says that I need to use an API key for Google Maps.
So I’ve generated an API key for "Maps Static API" and inserted it in WEC Map Admin. (I’ve used the same key for Browser API Key and Server API Key. Only difference is that I’ve added the secret for the Browser API Key separated by a comma.)
If I’ve visit my FE User Map in the backend the map is showing.
In the frontend instead I get the following error: "
There doesn't seem to be anything to display. Make sure the map is configured correctly and there are users or markers set".
Inspecting the source code I saw that the script tag to maps.googleapis.com is not generated. It looks like this is causing the issue, but I don't know why it is happening.
I hope that someone using a similar setup can point me into the right direction.
Thank you guys. (It would be nice if someone could add the Tag for WEC_Map)
Ok I resolved this. The problem was that I was using the userGroups setting to filter the map markers by multiple user groups.
plugin.tx_wecmap_pi2 {
height = 500
width = 500
showDirections = 1
prefillAddress = 0
initialMapType = G_HYBRID_MAP
controls.mapControlSize = large
controls.showOverviewMap = 1
controls.showMapType = 1
controls.showScale = 1
userGroups = 2,3,5
pid = 2,3,5 # <-- This uses a AND condition
}
Since this setting is using an AND condition under the hood I received the error "There doesn't seem to be anything to display. Make sure the map is configured correctly and there are users or markers set"
In fact I opened a feature request for this 3 years ago. Unfortunately the feature request never made it into the plugin. But Jan Bartels posted a workaround as reply to the feature request. This workaround got lost while updating the extension.
Also recomment to the extension authors to make it more clear in their documentation that the property userGroups uses a AND condition.
In the last 2 weeks or so, I've suddenly started getting reports of users getting an error in our application saying "Expected response code 200, got 400. Unable to convert document." This is code that has been in place for years without any issue. We are using Zend Framework (GData) in conjunction with Google Docs (AuthSub).
We are logging the issue to a text file when it happens. When it gets logged, the user often tries multiple times (sometimes separated by a few seconds, other times separated by longer times) and it continues to fail. The code in question just creates a new Google document in the user's account and gives it a title (no body content).
Originally, I used this code:
// Create new document
$data = new Zend_Gdata_Docs_DocumentListEntry();
$data->setCategory(
array(new Zend_Gdata_App_Extension_Category(
"http://schemas.google.com/docs/2007#document",
"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind"
)));
$data->setTitle(new Zend_Gdata_App_Extension_Title($title, null));
// Add document to your list
$test = $sharedocs->insertDocument($data, Zend_Gdata_Docs::DOCUMENTS_LIST_FEED_URI);
To experiment and see if there was an issue with that particular function, I tried creating a blank word doc and changing the code to:
$test = $sharedocs->uploadFile('/mypath/empty.doc', $title, null, Zend_Gdata_Docs::DOCUMENTS_LIST_FEED_URI);
However, I'm still seeing the "Unable to convert document" errors. They are relatively infrequent, and I am not able to reproduce the issue on my own computers here. The $title variable does not contain anything unusual (special characters, etc.).
This code was all working fine before -- is there a known issue with the Google Docs API right now? What else can I try?
NOTE: Please see my follow-up comments below, where I have identified the reproducible scenario in which this error occurs.
I had exactly the same problem, but I noticed that I could use the api to save a presentation if not a document... so, it is a terrible hack, but I try to save the document (works if the account has already been accessed)... if that fails, I save and delete a presentation and retry to save the document, which then works. Horrible, horrible, horrible hack
I am using the google api to update some spreadsheets (using 2 legged oauth as explained here, except that I check the Two legged access control box ).
Creating the spreadsheets work fine, creating new worksheets inside a spreadsheet also works fine. But I can not seem to interact with the data on the spreadsheet....
I get either:
using listFeed
We're sorry, a server error occurred. Please wait a bit and try reloading your spreadsheet.
or
using CellFeed
com.google.gdata.util.AuthenticationException
Any ideas ?
Thanks
I ran into both of these errors when learning the Google spreadsheets API. I wish Google did a better job documenting these.
My issue with the listFeed method was that I was using upper case letters and spaces in my GDataSpreadsheetCustomElement names. Google doesn't like this. Here is what I posted on a similar question: Add row in spreadsheet (List-based feed) but it not works
"This very misleading error can occur if the GDataEntrySpreadsheetList you're trying to insert contains no GDataSpreadsheetCustomElements that are relevant to the worksheet.
When creating a GDataSpreadsheetCustomElement, the string you use for "name" must match the value in the first row of the spreadsheet for the column you're interested in, EXCEPT that it must be converted to all lower-case and have all spaces removed."
My issue with authentication using CellFeed was that I was using the wrong FeedURL. The feedURL you want when updating cells is [[worksheet cellsLink] URL]; where worksheet is the GDataEntryWorksheet object for the worksheet you're editing.