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Create defaultDimensions for entities

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Creates the default dimensions for entities in Business Central.

HTTP request

Replace the URL prefix for Business Central depending on environment following the guideline.

POST businesscentralPrefix/companies({id})/defaultDimensions({id})
POST businesscentralPrefix/companies({id})/items({id})/defaultDimensions({id})
POST businesscentralPrefix/companies({id})/customers({id})/defaultDimensions({id})
POST businesscentralPrefix/companies({id})/vendors({id})/defaultDimensions({id})
POST businesscentralPrefix/companies({id})/employees({id})/defaultDimensions({id})

Request headers

Header Value
Authorization Bearer {token}. Required.
Content-Type application/json

Request body

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of defaultDimensions object.

Response

If successful, this method returns 201 Created response code and a defaultDimensions object in the response body.

Example

Request
Here's an example of a request.

Note

The response object shown here may be truncated for brevity. All of the properties will be returned from an actual call.

POST https://{businesscentralPrefix}/api/v2.0/companies({companyId})/items({itemId})/defaultDimensions
POST https://{businesscentralPrefix}/api/v2.0/companies({companyId})/vendors({vendorId})/defaultDimensions
POST https://{businesscentralPrefix}/api/v2.0/companies({companyId})/employees({employeeId})/defaultDimensions
POST https://{businesscentralPrefix}/api/v2.0/companies({companyId})/customers({customerId})/defaultDimensions

Request body

{
    "parentId":"b3fbe87a-61b8-4a6c-85de-0555f1627a67",
    "dimensionId":"d5fc81ea-8687-4e9d-9c49-7fde28ccdb1a",
    "dimensionValueId":"1045a902-070a-4d31-b2b1-b9431e9e5b26",
    "postingValidation":"Same Code"
}

Response

{
    "id": "5b049aad-bde4-ea11-bbf2-00155df3a615",
    "parentId": "b3fbe87a-61b8-4a6c-85de-0555f1627a67",
    "dimensionId": "d5fc81ea-8687-4e9d-9c49-7fde28ccdb1a",
    "dimensionCode": "DEPARTMENT",
    "dimensionValueId": "1045a902-070a-4d31-b2b1-b9431e9e5b26",
    "dimensionValueCode": "SALES",
    "postingValidation": "Same Code"
}

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