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Partially update a Datasource

PATCH /datasource/{id}/ will partially update a single Datasource. This method is not allowed for non-virtual BI Servers.

Path Params
integer
required

ID of the containing server

integer
required

The ID of the object

Body Params
string
required

The user-friendly name of the object

string
required

The identifier of the object as generated by the BI Server. This is used as an identifier for bulk create/update operations.

date-time

Date and time of object creation on the BI Server

date-time

Most recent update time of the object on the BI Server

string
required

Path to the object on the BI Server

string
required

The type of the object, as defined by the BI Server

string
required

Object description on the BI Server

string | null

external_id of the parent folder. Note that the folder must exist on Alation to properly update this

array of strings

external_ids of all parent connections. Note that the connections must exist on Alation to properly update this

parent_connections
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