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Filter attributes not working for every Query

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Hi all,

i currently try to filter my API Request.
This works perfectly:
api/query?type=BackupJobSession&filter=jobname==TestJob;result==success&format=entities&sortDesc=CreationTime&pageSize=1&page=1

But this wont work:
api/query?type=BackupTaskSession&filter=VmDisplayName==VMName;result==success&format=entities&sortDesc=CreationTime&pageSize=1&page=1

If I remove the second filter (result==success) it works again.
If I try to filter for the result wihtin the BackupTaskSession it wont work at all.
Within BackupJobSession it works.
Are the filters for the types (BackupJobSession vs. BackupTaskSession) different?

Thanks.
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Re: Filter attributes not working for every Query

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Update:
So I read the documentation regarding the Query Parameters for a BackupTaskSession and it lists the Result attribute as a parameter which can be filtered. So I'm quite confused because everytime I try to filter a BackupTaskSession for the Result I get:

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{"FirstChanceExceptionMessage":null,"StackTrace":null,"Message":"Failed to parse query. Format: [entities], Fields: [], SortAsc: [], SortDesc: [CreationTime], PageSize: [1], PageNum: [1], Filter: [result==success]","StatusCode":500,"Status":"InternalServerError"}
If I query for a BackupJobSession with the same parameters everything works fine.
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Re: Filter attributes not working for every Query

Post by oleg.feoktistov » 1 person likes this post

Hi @@fhabers,

I'd start with putting "&" instead of ";" right before result==success parameter in your query for BackupTaskSession:

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api/query?type=BackupTaskSession&filter=VmDisplayName==VMName&result==success&format=entities&sortDesc=CreationTime&pageSize=1&page=1
Not sure why it works for BackupJobSessions though as such syntax is not correct.
Ampersand is required to separate each query parameter.

Thanks,
Oleg
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Re: Filter attributes not working for every Query

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Hi @oleg.feoktistov

Thanks for your reply.
Unfortunately the code provided doesn't work. I do not get an error but if I change the parameter within the result filter (e.g. from success to failed) the code provided by the API doesn't change.
The BackupTaskSession I get as a response is always with the Result "Success" (even if I change my filter to warning/failed). So the result filter gets ignored.

I use ";" as a logical "AND" Operator as described in the API reference.
What confuses me is that I cannot filter for the result at all no matter if there are two filters or just one.

But again, thanks for your help.
Fhabers
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Just to confirm, what version of Enterprise Manager do you have installed, and what version of the API are you querying?
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Re: Filter attributes not working for every Query

Post by oleg.feoktistov » 1 person likes this post

Hi @fhabers,

I am sorry, you are right. Logical operators should be accepted. Reproduced it in my lab with v10 P2.
Raised this question with QA internally, so stay tuned. It would be also helpful to know your EM and API versions, as Joe asked.

Thanks,
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Re: Filter attributes not working for every Query

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Thanks for your help.

So for the API authentication I use the SessionManager version 1.5 (api/sessionMngr/?v=v1_5).
So I guess the API Version is 1.5. Am I right?

EM Version is 10.0 (10.0.0.4461).
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Post by oleg.feoktistov » 1 person likes this post

That's correct. Talked to QA and confirmed it as a bug, which is to be fixed in v11.
Also, temporarily removed Result field as an available query parameter from the corresponding page.
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Re: Filter attributes not working for every Query

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Hi @Oleg,

thanks for helping.
Is there a ETA for v11?
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No precise ETA yet, but should be coming this year.
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