| title | Create referenceDefinition |
|---|---|
| description | Create a new referenceDefinition object. |
| author | dakelle |
| ms.localizationpriority | medium |
| ms.subservice | industry-data-etl |
| doc_type | apiPageType |
| ms.date | 06/28/2024 |
Namespace: microsoft.graph.industryData
[!INCLUDE beta-disclaimer]
Create a new referenceDefinition object.
referenceDefinition objects associate incoming data with standardized reference types values for validation.
You can extend the following reference types with other codes that better align with your source data.
| Name | ReferenceType |
|---|---|
| Academic Subjects | RefAcademicSubject |
| Demographic: Race | RefRace |
| Demographic: Ethnicity | RefEthnicity |
| Grade Level | RefGradeLevel |
| Organization Types | RefOrgType |
| Person Flags | RefPersonFlagType |
[!INCLUDE national-cloud-support]
Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.
[!INCLUDE permissions-table]
POST /external/industryData/referenceDefinitions| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Authorization | Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization. |
| Content-Type | application/json. Required. |
In the request body, supply a JSON representation of the referenceDefinition object.
The following table lists the required and optional properties for creating a referenceDefinition object.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| referenceType | String | The categorical type for a collection enumerated values. Required. |
| displayName | String | A human-readable representation of the reference code value for display in a user interface. Optional. |
| code | String | Code value for the definition. Must be unique within the referenceType. Required. |
| isDisabled | Boolean | Indicates whether the definition is disabled. Required. |
| sortIndex | Int32 | The index that specifies the order in which to present the definition to the user. Must be unique within the referenceType. Required. |
If successful, this method returns a 201 Created response code and a microsoft.graph.industryData.referenceDefinition object in the response body.
The following example shows a request.
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/external/industryData/referenceDefinitions
Content-Type: application/json
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.industryData.referenceDefinition",
"referenceType": "RefGradeLevel",
"code": "TestGrade",
"isDisabled": false,
"sortIndex": 300,
"displayName": "New Test Grade Level"
}[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]
[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]
[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]
[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]
[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]
[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]
[!INCLUDE sample-code] [!INCLUDE sdk-documentation]
The following example shows the response.
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-Type: application/json
{
"@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.industryData.referenceDefinition",
"id": "RefGradeLevel-TestGrade",
"referenceType": "RefGradeLevel",
"displayName": "New Test Grade Level",
"code": "TestGrade",
"source": "Tenant Defined",
"isDisabled": false,
"sortIndex": 300,
"createdDateTime": "2024-03-13T18:20:26.3796502Z",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2024-03-13T18:20:26.3796502Z"
}