Overview

Universal Controller supports the following RESTful-based web services for Universal Task operations, which are listed alphabetically on this page.

Create a Universal Task
Modify a Universal Task
Read a Universal Task

Formatting specifications for each web service, including details about parameter requirements, are provided.

Links to detailed information about the properties used in these web services also is located on this page.

For information on Task web services that are applicable to all task types, see:

Create a Universal Task

	Description
URI	http://host_name/uc/resources/task
HTTP Method	POST
Description	Creates a new Universal task. To persist sysIds, use the retainSysIds property.
Example URI	http://localhost:8080/uc/resources/task
Consumes Content-Type	application/xml, application/json
Produces Content-Type	n/a
Example	See Universal Task: XML and JSON Examples, below.
Properties	See Properties.
Example Response	Status 200 /OK Successfully created the <task type> task with sysId <sysId>.

Modify a Universal Task

	Description
URI	http://host_name/uc/resources/task
Consumes Content-Type	application/xml, application/json
Produces Content-Type	n/a
HTTP Method	PUT
Description	Modifies the task specified by the sysId in the request. To modify Universal Task properties without modifying related records, use the excludeRelated property.
Example	See Universal Task: XML and JSON Examples.
Properties	See Properties.
Example Response	Status 200 /OK Successfully updated the <task type> task with sysId <sysId> to version <version>.

Read a Universal Task

	Description
URI	http://host_name/uc/resources/task
HTTP Method	GET
Description	Retrieves information on the specified task.
Request Parameters	`taskid` or `taskname`
Mutually Exclusive Parameters	`taskid` and `taskname`
Example URI	http://localhost:8080/uc/resources/task?taskname=testTask http://localhost:8080/uc/resources/task?taskid=d26265a2c4f345359d9b356f18a462c1
Consumes Content-Type	n/a
Produces Content-Type	application/xml, application/json
Example Response	Status 200 /OK (See Universal Task: XML and JSON Examples.) Status 404 /Not Found A task with id "f87848b00a0001037f43e7c81c8ec969" does not exist.
Properties	See Properties.

Universal Task: XML and JSON Examples

The retainSysIdsand versionproperties are specified as attributes in XML.

The exportReleaseLevel and exportTable properties are specified as attributes in XML.

Examples

XML

JSON

Example for Task

XML

<taskUniversal exportReleaseLevel="7.2.0.0" exportTable="ops_task_universal" retainSysIds="true" version="1">
       <actions />
       <variables />
       <notes />
       <virtualResources />
       <exclusiveTasks />
       <agent />
       <agentCluster>uc Demo Cluster</agentCluster>
       <agentClusterVar />
       <agentVar />
       <avgRunTime>3</avgRunTime>
       <avgRunTimeDisplay>3 Seconds</avgRunTimeDisplay>
       <broadcastCluster />
       <broadcastClusterVar />
       <cpDuration />
       <cpDurationUnit>Minutes</cpDurationUnit>
       <credentials />
       <credentialsVar />
       <customField1 label="Domain">web.com</customField1>
       <customField2 />
       <efDayConstraint>Nth</efDayConstraint>
       <efDuration>00:00:00:00</efDuration>
       <efEnabled>false</efEnabled>
       <efNthAmount>10</efNthAmount>
       <efOffsetDuration />
       <efOffsetDurationUnit>Minutes</efOffsetDurationUnit>
       <efOffsetPercentage>0</efOffsetPercentage>
       <efOffsetType>Percentage</efOffsetType>
       <efTime>00:00</efTime>
       <efType>Time</efType>
       <executionRestriction>Run</executionRestriction>
       <firstRun>2021-03-15 13:59:37 -0400</firstRun>
       <holdResources>false</holdResources>
       <lastRun>2021-03-16 17:12:42 -0400</lastRun>
       <lastRunTime>9</lastRunTime>
       <lastRunTimeDisplay>9 seconds</lastRunTimeDisplay>
       <lfDayConstraint>Nth</lfDayConstraint>
       <lfDuration>00:00:00:00</lfDuration>
       <lfEnabled>false</lfEnabled>
       <lfNthAmount>1</lfNthAmount>
       <lfOffsetDuration />
       <lfOffsetDurationUnit>MInutes</lfOffsetDurationUnit>
       <lfOffsetPercentage>0</lfOffsetPercentage>
       <lfOffsetType>Percentage</lfOffsetType>
       <lfTime>00:00</lfTime>
       <lfType>Time</lfType>
       <lsDayConstraint>Nth</lsDayConstraint>
       <lsDuration>00:00:00:00</lsDuration>
       <lsEnabled>false</lsEnabled>
       <lsNthAmount>7</lsNthAmount>
       <lsTime>00:00</lsTime>
       <lsType>Time</lsType>
       <maxRunTime>9</maxRunTime>
       <maxRunTimeDisplay>9 Seconds</maxRunTimeDisplay>
       <minRunTime>3</minRunTime>
       <minRunTimeDisplay>3 Seconds</minRunTimeDisplay>
       <name>uc - Test Email</name>
       <opswiseGroups /> 
       <resolveNameImmediately>false</resolveNameImmediately>
       <resPriority>10</resPriority>
       <restrictionPeriod>Span</restrictionPeriod>
       <restrictionPeriodAfterDate>2017-11-10</restrictionPeriodAfterDate>
       <restrictionPeriodAfterTime>10:30</restrictionPeriodAfterTime>
       <restrictionPeriodBeforeDate>2017-11-20</restrictionPeriodBeforeDate>
       <restrictionPeriodBeforeTime>15:00</restrictionPeriodBeforeTime>
       <restrictionPeriodDateList />
       <runCount>32</runCount>
       <runTime>108</runTime>
       <startHeld>false</startHeld>
       <startHeldReason /> 
       <summary>Test Email</summary>
       <sysId>fb59a227517a421a92c15ff5aefe3b66</sysId>
       <timeZonePref>-- System Default --</timeZonePref>
       <twDelayAmount />
       <twDelayDuration>00:00:00:00</twDelayDuration>
       <twDelayType>None</twDelayType>
       <twWaitAmount />
       <twWaitDayConstraint>NONE</twWaitDayConstraint>
       <twWaitDuration>00:00:00:00</twWaitDuration>
       <twWaitTime>00:00</twWaitTime>
       <twWaitType>None</twWaitType>
       <twWorkflowOnly>-- System Default --</twWorkflowOnly>
       <userEstimatedDuration />
       <arrayField1 name="array1" label="Customers" nameTitle="Custom Name" valueTitle="Custom Id">
           <field>
               <name>John Doe Jr.</name>
               <value>1234567</value>
           </field>
           <field>
               <name>Max</name>
               <value>888888</value>
           </field>
       </arrayField1>
       <arrayField2 name="array2" label="Array2">
           <field>
               <name>A1</name>
               <value>test1</value>
           </field>
           <field>
               <name>A2</name>
               <value>test2</value>
           </field>
       </arrayField2>
       <booleanField1 name="run_immediately" label="Run Immediately">false</booleanField1>
       <choiceField1 name="progname" label="Program Name">val 1</choiceField1>
       <createConsole>false</createConsole>
       <credentialField1 name="credname" label="Credential Name">cred 1</credentialField1>
       <databaseConnectionField1 name="acme_database_connection" label="Acme Database Connection">Acme</databaseConnectionField1>
       <desktopInteract>false</desktopInteract>
       <elevateUser>false</elevateUser>
       <environment />
       <exitCodeOutput />
       <exitCodeProcessing>Success Exitcode Range</exitCodeProcessing>
       <exitCodes>0</exitCodes>
       <exitCodeText />
       <floatField1 name="float1" label="float1">2.1274</floatField1>
       <intField1 name="error_level" label="Error Level">12</intField1>
       <largeTextField1 name="respapp" label="Responsibility Application">test text</largeTextField1>
       <outputFailureOnly>true</outputFailureOnly>
       <outputReturnFile />
       <outputReturnNline>100</outputReturnNline>
       <outputReturnSline>1</outputReturnSline>
       <outputReturnText />
       <outputReturnType>NONE</outputReturnType>
       <outputType>STDOUT</outputType>
       <retryExitCodes />
       <retryIndefinitely>false</retryIndefinitely>
       <retryInterval>60</retryInterval>
       <retryMaximum>0</retryMaximum>
       <retrySuppressFailure>false</retrySuppressFailure>
       <runtimeDir />
       <sapConnectionField1 name="acme_sap_connection" label="Acme SAP connection">Acme</sapConnectionField1>
       <scriptField1 name="s1" label="Script 1">Data3.txt</scriptField1>
       <template>test template</template>
       <textField1 name="username" label="Application User">test text</textField1>
</taskUniversal>

JSON

{
  "type": "taskUniversal",
  "actions": {
    "abortActions": [],
    "emailNotifications": [],
    "setVariableActions": [],
    "snmpNotifications": [],
    "systemOperations": []
  },
  "agent": null,
  "agentCluster": "uc Demo Cluster",
  "agentClusterVar": null,
  "agentVar": null,
  "arrayField1":{
        "fields":[
            {
                "name": "John Doe Jr.",
                "value": "1234567"
            },
            {
                "name": "Max",
                "value": "888888"
            }
        ],
        "label": "Customers",
        "name": "array1",
        "nameTitle": "Custom Name",
        "valueTitle": "Custom Id"
  },
    "arrayField2": {
        "fields":[
            {
                "name": "A1",
                "value": "test1"
            },
            {
                "name": "A2",
                "value": "test2"
            }
        ],
        "label": "Array2",
        "name": "array2"
},
  "avgRunTime": 3,
  "avgRunTimeDisplay": "3 Seconds",
  "booleanField1": {
    "label": "Run Immediately",
    "name": "run_immediately",
    "value": false
  },
  "broadcastCluster": null,
  "broadcastClusterVar": null,
  "choiceField1": {
    "label": "Program Name",
    "name": "progname",
    "value": "1"
  },
  "cpDuration": null,
  "cpDurationUnit": "Minutes",
  "createConsole": false,
  "credentialField1": {
    "label": "Credential Name",
    "name": "credname",
    "value": "A"
  },
  "credentials": null,
  "credentialsVar": null,
  "customField1": {
    "label": "Domain",
    "value": "http://qa-cntlr-mssql:8080/uc/"
  },
  "customField2": {
    "label": null,
    "value": null
  },
  "databaseConnectionField1": {
    "label": "Acme Database Connection",
    "name": "acme_database_connection",
    "value": "Acme"
  },
  "desktopInteract": false, 
  "efDayConstraint": "Nth Day",
  "efDuration": "00:00:00:00",
  "efEnabled": false,
  "efNthAmount": 10,
  "efOffsetDuration": null,  
  "efOffsetDurationUnit": "Minutes",
  "efOffsetPercentage": 0,
  "efOffsetType": "Percentage",
  "efTime": "00:00",
  "efType": "Time",
  "elevateUser": false,
  "environment": null,
  "excludeRelated": false,
  "exclusiveTasks": [],
  "executionRestriction": "Run",
  "exitCodeOutput": null,
  "exitCodeProcessing": "Success Exitcode Range",
  "exitCodes": 0,
  "exitCodeText": null,
  "exportReleaseLevel": "7.2.0.0",
  "exportTable": "ops_task_universal",
  "firstRun": "2021-03-15 13:59:37 -0400",
  "floatField1": { 
    "label": "float 1",
    "name": "float 1",
    "value": 2.1274 
  },
  "holdResources": false,
  "intField1": {
    "label": "Error Level",
    "name": "error_level",
    "value": 12
  },
  "largeTextField1": {
    "label": "Responsibility Application",
    "name": "respapp",
    "value": "test text"
  },
  "lastRun": "2021-03-16 17:12:42 -0400",
  "lastRunTime": 9,
  "lastRunTimeDisplay": "9 Seconds",
  "lfDayConstraint": "Nth Day",
  "lfDuration": "00:00:00:00",
  "lfEnabled": false,
  "lfNthAmount": 1,
  "lfOffsetDuration": null,  
  "lfOffsetDurationUnit": "Minutes",
  "lfOffsetPercentage": 0,
  "lfOffsetType": "Percentage",
  "lfTime": "00:00",
  "lfType": "Time",
  "lsDayConstraint": "Nth Day",
  "lsDuration": "00:00:00:00",
  "lsEnabled": false,
  "lsNthAmount": 7,
  "lsTime": "00:00",
  "lsType": "Time",
  "maxRunTime": 9,
  "maxRunTimeDisplay": "9 Seconds",
  "minRunTime": 3,
  "minRunTimeDisplay": "3 Seconds",
  "name": "uc - Test Email",
  "notes": [],
  "opswiseGroups": null, 
  "outputFailureOnly": true,
  "outputReturnFile": null,
  "outputReturnNline": 100,
  "outputReturnSline": 1,
  "outputReturnText": null,
  "outputReturnType": "NONE",
  "outputType": "STDOUT",
  "resolveNameImmediately": false,
  "resPriority": 10,
  "restrictionPeriod": "Span",
  "restrictionPeriodAfterDate": "2017-11-10",
  "restrictionPeriodAfterTime": "10:30",
  "restrictionPeriodBeforeDate": "2017-11-20",
  "restrictionPeriodBeforeTime": "15:00",
  "restrictionPeriodDateList": [],
  "retainSysIds": true,
  "retryExitCodes": null,
  "retryIndefinitely": false,
  "retryInterval": 60,
  "retryMaximum": 0,
  "retrySuppressFailure": false,
  "runCount": 32,
  "runTime": 108,
  "runtimeDir": null,
  "sapConnectionField1": {
    "label": "Acme SAP connection",
    "name": "acme_sap_connection",
    "value": "Acme"
  },
  "scriptField1": {
    "label": "Script 1",
    "name": "s1",
    "value": "Data3.txt"
  },
  "startHeld": false,
  "startHeldReason": null,  
  "summary": "Test Email",
  "sysId": "fb59a227517a421a92c15ff5aefe3b66",
  "template": "test template",
  "textField1": {
    "label": "Application User",
    "name": "username",
    "value": "test text"
  },
  "timeZonePref": "-- System Default --",
  "twDelayAmount": null,
  "twDelayDuration": "00:00:00:00",
  "twDelayType": "None",
  "twWaitAmount": null,
  "twWaitDayConstraint": "NONE",
  "twWaitDuration": "00:00:00:00",
  "twWaitTime": "00:00",
  "twWaitType": "None",
  "twWorkflowOnly": "-- System Default --",
  "userEstimatedDuration": null,
  "variables": [],
  "version": 1,
  "virtualResources": []
}

See Task Web Services - Task Actions for XML and JSON examples of task actions.

See Task Web Services - Task-Related Records for XML and JSON examples of task-related records.

Properties

See All Tasks Properties
See Universal Task Properties

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