Proc HTTP Method="Put" Running Correctly But Not Updating Product

[CR-Horton]

Hi All,

I am trying to test updating a product using a Proc HTTP Put statement, but not having much luck. The code runs fine and I get a successful response, however what I am trying to update is not getting updated. Here is my code:

proc json out="XXXXXXXX\SAS\SAS Output\Test.json";
export XX / nosastags;
run;

filename test 'XXXXXXXX\SAS\SAS Output\SAS Output\test.json';

filename resp 'XXXXXXXX\SAS\SAS Output\SAS Output\resp.txt';

filename head 'XXXXXXXX\SAS\SAS Output\SAS Output\head.txt';

proc http
method="put"
url="https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/XXXXXXX/v3/catalog/products/114"
ct="application/json"
in=test
out=resp headerout=head;
headers
"Accept"="application/json"
"x-auth-token"="XXXXXXXXXXXXXX";
run;

I have attached the headers (head.txt), response (resp.txt) and the json file I am using in the in statement (test.json) for proc http.

Any idea why it would be running fine but not updating the weight from 50 to 100?

[ChrisHemedinger]

According to the bigcommerce doc and what I see in your code, it seems you're doing the right things.

You might be able to simplify the call by including just the field you want to update (ex: weight) and see if that helps. Perhaps use a tool like Postman to verify that all works as expected before running in SAS.

[CR-Horton]

Thanks, @ChrisHemedinger 

I thought the same and did try and limit it to just the weight field and ended up with the same result. 

I sent a test request using the tool at the bottom of the page here and it worked successfully. I also verified I have the appropriate permissions. Just strange the response I am getting without anything successfully updating.

Thanks.

[CR-Horton]

Quick update - I was able to get this to work by removing the array wrapper "[" and "]" Is there a way to suppress this in the proc JSON statement?

Thanks!

Updating my proc JSON statement to the following works, but I don't want to have to define each specific value since in many cases I will be dealing with dozens at a time.
proc json out="XXXXX\SAS\SAS Output\Test.json" pretty nosastags;
write open object;
write values "id" "114";
write values "weight" "300";
write close ;
run;

I am hoping for a single statement that will suppress the array so I only have an object.

[CR-Horton]

Following up on my previous message.

Just curious is there is a way to suppress the array wrapper "[" and "]" within the proc JSON output file.

[BillM_SAS]

As you have found, there does not appear to be a way to get the export statement to give you the JSON format you want. While not ideal, one possibility is to write a program to strip off the outer array characters after the JSON file is created.

Another possibility might be to write a program to dynamically create the PROC JSON code that utilizes WRITE statements to produce the desired output. A proof-of-concept of this technique is in this post. I do not know enough about your requirements to be able to say if the dynamically generated PROC JSON code will work in your case.