Lookup Values API (/lookup_values)
Use the lookup values API to create a hierarchy of accounts.
The URL to access lookup
values is: https://<instance>/api/lookup_values
See Integration Best Practices for more info.
Actions
The Lookup Values API allows you to:
| Verb | Path | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| POST |
/api/lookup_values
|
create | Create lookup value |
| GET |
/api/lookup_values
|
index | Query lookup values |
| GET |
/api/lookup_values/:id
|
show | Show lookup value |
| PUT |
/api/lookup_values/:id
|
update | Update lookup value |
Elements
The following elements are available for the Lookup Values API:
| Element | Description | Required Field? | Unique? | Allowable Value | Api_In Field? | Api_Out Field? | Data Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| account-type | account_type | yes | yes | AccountType | |||
| active | A false value will inactivate the account making it no longer available to users. A true value will make it active and available to users. | yes | yes | boolean | |||
| created-at | Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ | yes | datetime | ||||
| created-by | User who created | yes | User | ||||
| depth | depth | yes | integer | ||||
| description | Description of the lookup value | yes | yes | string | |||
| external-ref-code | Used for Identification of individual Lookup Value when using Hierarchical Lookups. This field is a concatenation of the External Ref Num fields starting with the root LookupValue. It does not get set by the integration, but is used to identify an existing lookup to update. | yes | yes | string | |||
| external-ref-num | External Ref Num (actual account value when used in accounting) | yes | yes | yes | string | ||
| id | Coupa unique identifier | yes | integer | ||||
| is-default | is_default | yes | yes | boolean | |||
| lookup | Name of the lookup | yes | yes | yes | Lookup | ||
| lookup-id | lookup_id | yes | yes | integer | |||
| name | Name of the lookup value | yes | yes | yes | yes | string | |
| parent | External Ref Code of Parent element | yes | yes | LookupValue | |||
| parent-id | parent_id | yes | yes | integer | |||
| updated-at | Automatically created by Coupa in the format YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+HH:MMZ | yes | datetime | ||||
| updated-by | User who updated | yes | User |
