Using API for URI Management

[ids]

A question about this API function:

<MvASSIGN NAME = "l.genuri_result" VALUE = "{ [ g.Module_Feature_URI_UT ].URI_Generate_Category_Update( l.settings:uri_category ) }">

Am I seeing the correct result that the function does NOT replace the existing URI. It will always create a new record?

BTW: it makes some sense to me since I don't think you want to leave the old link as unreachable?

Thanks,

Scott
IDS

[dcarver]

It does whatever you behaves based on how you have the "Update Category URIs" settings in URI Management. See attached screenshot.

[ids]

Thanks for the transition into my follow up question. Is it possible to specify those settings programmatically? It's possible I would need to manage on the fly, per product or category code.

Scott
IDS

[dcarver]

You can modify the values using the domain level provisioning tag "URISettings_Update" but you cannot control the values on a per product / category basis.

[ids]

Cool, thanks.

With the API, am I able to change/update an existing ctgy/prod uri to another setting? The example I might need to handle is going from Normal to a 301? Or is it the same answer?
IOW, if I'm looping through a list of categories and test for a condition that needs to change to a 301 I need to update the global (only) settings to make it a 301 redirect, update the category record, then change back to the original if needed?

BTW: I'm just now looking the Feature URI functions and see there are specific functions for categories and products, etc.

Scott
IDS

[dcarver]

You could use the JSON API to import domain level provisioning. There are specific functions for categories / products but they all generate URIs based on the configured URI settings. You may be better off just creating / modifying / deleting the URIs programmatically yourself instead of relying on the URIs to be auto generated. I.e. callthe API function "ProductURI_Insert" directly

[ids]

Thanks David, I thought I got all the answers needed and would be done. If there were a product with multiple URIs where a portion shouldn't be deleted, could I delete specific URIs?

And lastly, using that _update function I asked about initially, it seems to insert duplicates. Is that possible or might I be applying the function incorrectly?

Scott
IDS

[dcarver]

You could use the "URI_Delete" API function and pass in one of "URI_ID", "Edit_URI", or "URI" as the identifier for which URI you wanted to delete. You could also call URIList_Delete which takes a "URI_IDs" array containing the URI IDs you wish to delete.

I would not expect the update function to insert duplicates, this could be happening based on the URI template and/or the settings configured.