Want to update multi valued fields like Tags through Patch Request API call

Question

I want to update tag field in capability with the patch request

I gave the request body as:

[
{
"path": "/tags",
"op": "add",
"value": "abc"

},
{
"path": "/tags",
"op": "add",
"value": "pqr"

},

]

however this is not adding the values abc and pqr,

it is replacing the values with the last operation that is pqr

the value of tags = "pqr"

Allan Maxwell · Answer

@Shuchi Shah The Tag field is just a String (not an Array) so you have to first get the current value and then append the additional tag strings.

Allan Maxwell · Answer

I did not see this listed as a know issue, so I created the following support request: ALIGNSP-24303

Allan Maxwell · Answer

The syntax for adding to an array is shown in image 1 and results in image 2.  Note the "/-" at the end of the "path". Image 3 seems to be indicating that it is broken for "Tags".  I have a script that I have run in the past that uses that syntax to add to Tags, so I am fairly certain it worked in the past.

I'll check if this is a known bug and report back.

image 1

image 2

image 3