REST API create new baseline

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Hi all,
I’m trying to create new baseline for monthly patching with REST API, but have errors. I would like to know where am I wrong.
I already went through all forum answers here but seems like something is missing.
I’m trying to use the Master Action Site (maybe I should use the patching support/BES Support/Patches for windows) but I guess maybe I’m using the non correct site type.
anyways…
this is my endpoint:
https://bigfixrootserver:52311/api/baselines/master/actionsite

Method: POST

My XML:

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Output I get:
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
SessionToken: cnAwclhRdENLNTBnT1dTbGhzbGxaT1hNbnN0ZWxpMUQybkl0cUVFMmhRMHZwVXdNVVJMQW1TRStDdkszUC9FWjE3eXJHN0JHVUZ0T25oQ0M1MFJXSmc9PQ==
Set-Cookie: SessionToken=“rp0rXQtCK50gOWSlhsllZOXMnsteli1D2nItqEE2hQ0vpUwMURLAmSE+CvK3P/EZ17yrG7BGUFtOnhCC50RWJg==”;Path=/api;Secure;HttpOnly;Max-Age=300;Expires=Wed, 16 May 2018 08:43:33 +0000;
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Length: 34

Requested resource does not exist.

Regards

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Try just
/api/baselines/master

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failed:

HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server Error

SessionToken: TDNPN2d3Z3NKcko4ek9wRG44VHhqMURMRi9BeEZ3TkFXZUdDUHEySGVEQXpkWSs1cHJoRERUWDk1OEpiWEVBaGxTa0lrRnRPRk1kcjhzVGFRRnBKTEE9PQ==
Set-Cookie: SessionToken=“L3O7gwgsJrJ8zOpDn8Txj1DLF/AxFwNAWeGCPq2HeDAzdY+5prhDDTX958JbXEAhlSkIkFtOFMdr8sTaQFpJLA==”;Path=/api;Secure;HttpOnly;Max-Age=300;Expires=Thu, 24 May 2018 09:41:23 +0000;
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 173

{“format”:“Unexpected server error: {message}”,“arguments”:[“XML parsing error: no declaration found for element \u0027SourcedBaselineComponent\u0027 Line 9, Character 58”]}

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What version of BigFix are you using?
Can you attache the XML you create?

In my environment that is running BigFix 9.5.8.38
I have the following in my BES XSD.

  <xs:element name="BaselineComponent" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
                        <xs:complexType>
                          <xs:choice minOccurs="0">
                            <xs:sequence>
                              <xs:element name="Relevance" type="RelevanceString" />
                              <xs:element name="Delay" type="NonNegativeTimeInterval" minOccurs="0" />
                              <xs:sequence minOccurs="0">
                                <xs:element name="ActionScript" type="ActionScript" />
                                <xs:element name="SuccessCriteria" type="ActionSuccessCriteria" minOccurs="0" />
                              </xs:sequence>
                            </xs:sequence>
                            <xs:sequence>
                              <xs:element name="ActionScript" type="ActionScript" />
                              <xs:element name="SuccessCriteria" type="ActionSuccessCriteria" minOccurs="0" />
                              <xs:element name="Relevance" type="RelevanceString" />
                              <xs:element name="Delay" type="NonNegativeTimeInterval" minOccurs="0" />
                            </xs:sequence>
                          </xs:choice>
                          <xs:attribute name="Name" type="xs:normalizedString" />
                          <xs:attribute name="ActionName" type="xs:normalizedString" />
                          <xs:attribute name="IncludeInRelevance" type="xs:boolean" />
                          <xs:attribute name="SourceSiteURL" type="xs:anyURI" use="optional" />
                          <xs:attribute name="SourceID" type="xs:nonNegativeInteger" use="optional" />
                          <xs:attribute name="SyncStatus" type="xs:string" use="optional" />
                        </xs:complexType>

-jgo

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I’m with jgo on this, SourcedBaselineComponent doesn’t appear to be a valid tag in the schema.

Easiest thing is to create a simple baseline, then export it from the console so you have a good idea of what you need to create.

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You may want to start by exporting a baseline from the console and then attempting to import that first through the console for validation AND then through the API.

Also I recommend using postman as it is straight forward and allows you to share artifacts…

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hi jgo,
I did created some simple baseline and exported it as XML and used it in my API client.
mission accomplished.

Thank a lot!!!

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Cool Cool.

Did you use import? Could you share an example? Thank you for marking this answered.
-jgo

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@borisre,can you please help to accomplish Base line creation and add component into it using rest api. If possible please share your XML file.

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hi guys,
sorry for my late reply…
please see my XML file for creating baseline:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<BES xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="BES.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
                <Baseline>
                                <Title>Patching - BorisTest</Title> <!-- Set relevant name -->
                                <Description> <!-- Set relevant description -->
                                                My API test
                                </Description>
                                <Relevance>true</Relevance>
                                <Category/>
                                <Source>Internal</Source>
                                <SourceID/>
                                                <SourceReleaseDate>2018-05-28</SourceReleaseDate> <!-- Set relevant date -->
                                <SourceSeverity/>
                                <CVENames/>
                                <SANSID/>
                                <MIMEField>
                                                <Name>x-fixlet-modification-time</Name>
                                                <Value>Mon, 28 May 2018 08:30:00 +0000</Value> <!-- Set relevant date&time -->
                                </MIMEField>
                                <Domain>BESC</Domain>
                                <BaselineComponentCollection>
                                                <BaselineComponentGroup/>
                                </BaselineComponentCollection>
                </Baseline>
</BES>
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Thanks for your reply. Its working for me:slight_smile: