Java API

The Java API is a set of built-in calls that are made to programmatically customize and extend the platform.

1 About the Java API

The following platform elements provide the ability to make Java API calls from the user interface (UI):

• Standard Java classes, to create custom business logic that models your organization's environment
• JSP Pages, which can invoke Java APIs

2 Prerequisites

You must know the Java programming language to make the Java API calls. This includes knowing the basic elements of Java such as conditional structures (if statement), looping structures (while and for loop statements), variable declaration and assignment, use of operators, variable naming conventions, debugging techniques, and so on.

Learn more about the platform:

• Getting Started with the Java API
• Java Code Samples
• Java API Cheatsheet
• System Object Types
• Java Code in the Developer Suite
• Java API javadocs

Learn more about web services and programming:

• Java Programming Language
• Java Tutorial

3 Classes, Objects, and APIs

This table lists the APIs and links to detail pages. For a quick synopsis of syntax, see the Java API Cheatsheet.

3.1 Record Handling

3.1.1 Objects

Handle records in standard Objects:

• addRecord
• updateRecord
• changeOwnerShipInfo
• deleteRecord
• getRecord
• getRecordCount
• searchRecords
• replaceTemplateVariables
• execSQL

Learn more: Java_API:Record_Handling

3.1.2 Composite Objects

Operate on records in Composite Objects:

• getRecordCount
• getRecord
• searchRecords

Learn more: Working with Composite Objects

3.1.3 Tenant Data Sharing

Handle records in Objects shared using Tenant Data Sharing Policies:

• addRecord
• updateRecord
• deleteRecord
• searchRecords
• getRecord

Learn more: Tenant_Data_Sharing_Policies#Using the JAVA API to Access Shared Data

3.1.4 Data Import

Import CSV data into Objects

• getMappingProfiles
• importData
• getImportStatus

Learn more: Java_API:Data Import

3.2 Email

• sendEmail
• sendEmailUsingTemplate

3.3 Document Management

• generateDocument
• getDocument
• Example: Generate an Attachment

3.4 Transaction Management

Provides the ability to Rollback transactions to a SavePoint

• addSavePoint
• doesSavePointExist
• getAllSavePoints
• rollback
• rollbackToSavePoint
• removeSavePoint

Learn more: Java_API:Transaction_Management

3.5 Support Classes and Objects

Use these support classes and objects when you work with the Java API.

• Functions class
• Logger class

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• HttpConnection class
• Parameters class
• ParametersIterator class
• Result class
• SearchContext class

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• request object - used in Pages
• TenantContext Object

Learn more: Java_API:Support_Classes_and_Objects

3.6 Localization Functions

Use these functions to convert between Database Formats and localized User Formats.

• formatCurrency
• formatDate
• formatDateTime
• formatNumber
• formatPercent
• formatTime
• parseCurrency
• parseNumber
• parsePercent
• validateCurrency
• validateNumber
• validatePercent

Learn more: Localization

3.7 Utility Functions

Logger functions:

• info
• warn
• error
• fatal

General-purpose operations.

• getEnv
• getParametersInstance
• getTimezonesUtility
• getTimezoneUtility
• getLoggedInUserInfo
• setTargetPage
• showMessage
• sleep
• throwError
• translateToken

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• getServiceName
• getServiceDomainURL

Learn more: Utility functions

3.8 Customization APIs

Use these Provisional APIs give to manage metadata for program entities.

• Object Metadata
• Field Metadata

  • Enumerated Fields
  • Global Picklists

Learn more: Customize

3.9 Status

Check status of scheduled jobs.

• getStatus

Learn more: getStatus

4 Finding Identifiers

4.1 Object ID

An object type identifier uniquely identifies an object type. It is used to specify object types in APIs.

There are two kinds of type identifiers:

• objectName: This identifier is a human-readable name for both System Objects and Custom Objects.
• objectID: This identifier is a human-readable name for System Objects (e.g. "cases"), but for Custom Objects, it is a computer-generated string with no humanly-interpretable semantic value (e.g. 123qwe456rty).

See also:

• Session Identifier - session identifier
• Record Id - record id

To find an object type identifier:

1. Click > Customization > Objects
2. In the Display Title column, find the object you're looking for.
3. The Object Name column has the identifier you need.

Alternatively:

1. Go to > Customization > Objects > {object}
2. Click Properties
3. The object name appears at the top of the page

Note: For objects that are not listed, see the System Objects page. The Object Name is typically used as the identifier, because it is human-readable for both System Objects and Custom Objects. Object ID can be used, as well, but it is human-readable only for System Objects.

4.2 Record ID

A record ID is a unique value used to access and update data. Record IDs can appear as: id, record_id, or recordId, depending on the tool. The record ID is used in APIs and some Formula Expressions.

Typically, the record ID is stored in a record's id field. Those fields generally are not displayed in common Views or Reports.

5 Get a Record ID Programmatically

Record IDs can be obtained using:

• Java API
• REST API

In the REST APIs, the record ID is stored in the id field.

To get a record ID using the Java APIs: Field values are stored in the Parameters object that is delivered to code that is running in the platform.

• To get the ID of the record in that object, use the get method on that object, specifying 'id' as the name field to get.

• A field of type Lookup stores the Record ID for the object it points to. To retrieve the record ID it contains, use the get specifying 'field _name' (the name of the field, in single quotes) as the field to get.

Considerations

• Record Identifier has a Range of: 1 - 2,147,483,647
• In most Objects, the record id is an integer
• Exception:In these objects, the record ID is a text string:

• User
• Template

• Lookup fields require a string value.

To convert a numeric Record ID to a string, use the CONCAT Formula Function:

CONCAT (id, '') where: id is a Record Identifier '' is two single quote (') characters

5.1 Session ID

The Session Identifier (session_id or sessionId) is used in HTTP communications to identify a series of related message exchanges, or "sessions".

Learn more: session identifier

5.2 Commonly Used Constants

Constants are defined in the CONSTANTS class. On that page, follow the links in the Nested Class Summary for a complete guide to AgileApps Cloud platform constants. For convenience, some of the more common constants used in the Java APIs are listed here.

Note: Constants have all-uppercase names, and are listed as static in the Field Summary. For example: static String CONTAINS Some of the classes have nested classes of their own. Keep drilling down until you find the constant you need.

5.2.1 Documents

Constant Name	Description	Used in function
CONSTANTS.DOCUMENT.HTML	HTML format	generateDocument
CONSTANTS.DOCUMENT.PDF	PDF format	generateDocument

5.2.2 Search

Constant Name	Description	Used in function
CONSTANTS.SEARCH.SORT_ASCENDING	Ascending order	searchRecords
CONSTANTS.SEARCH.SORT_DESCENDING	Descending order	searchRecords

5.2.3 HttpConnection

Constant Name	Description	Used in function
CONSTANTS.HTTP. METHOD.GET	HTTP GET request	HttpConnection Constructor
CONSTANTS.HTTP. METHOD.POST	HTTP POST request	HttpConnection Constructor

5.2.4 Request Parameter

Constant Name	Description	Used in
...	...	...
CONSTANTS.SEARCH.SEARCH_RESULTS	Retrieve search results