itemprototype.update

Description

object itemprototype.update(object/array itemPrototypes)

This method allows to update existing item prototypes.

Parameters

(object/array) Item prototype properties to be updated.

The itemid property must be defined for each item prototype, all other properties are optional. Only the passed properties will be updated, all others will remain unchanged.

Additionally to the standard item prototype properties, the method accepts the following parameters.

Parameter	Type	Description
applications	array	IDs of the applications to replace the current applications.
applicationPrototypes	array	Names of the application prototypes to replace the current application prototypes.
preprocessing	array	Item prototype preprocessing options to replace the current preprocessing options.

Return values

(object) Returns an object containing the IDs of the updated item prototypes under the itemids property.

Examples

Changing the interface of an item prototype

Change the host interface that will be used by discovered items.

Request:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "method": "itemprototype.update",
           "params": {
               "itemid": "27428",
               "interfaceid": "132"
           },
           "auth": "038e1d7b1735c6a5436ee9eae095879e",
           "id": 1
       }

Response:

{
           "jsonrpc": "2.0",
           "result": {
               "itemids": [
                   "27428"
               ]
           },
           "id": 1
       }

Update dependent item prototype

Update Dependent item prototype with new Master item prototype ID. Only dependencies on same host (template/discovery rule) are allowed, therefore Master and Dependent item should have same hostid and ruleid.