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Partially update a BI folder

PATCH /folder/{id}/ will partially update a single Folder. 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
required

Username of the folder owner

integer

Count of reports contained within the folder

integer

Sum total of accesses of reports contained within the folder

string | null

external_id of the object's parent folder. To properly update, the parent must either exist on Alation or be contained in the POST request before the child.

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