General Ledger

This API is used to manage the general ledger, including accounts, projects, and journal entries. This API has a maximum request size limit of 8mb.

PATCH

Project

Edits an existing project.

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Request URL

Request parameters

Parameter Required Type Description
project_id Property is required integer

The identifier of the project to edit.

Request headers

Header Required Type Description
Content-Type string Media type of the body sent to the API.
Bb-Api-Subscription-Key Property is required string Subscription key which provides access to this API. Found in your Profile.
Authorization Property is required string OAuth 2.0 access token obtained from Blackbaud OAuth 2.0 Service. Supported grant types: Authorization code.

Request body

The changes to apply to the project.

{
  "ui_project_id": "2200",
  "description": "New Project",
  "status": "Fundraising",
  "type": "Administrative",
  "start_date": "2018-05-18T00:00:00Z",
  "end_date": "2018-12-18T00:00:00Z",
  "prevent_data_entry": true,
  "prevent_posting_after": true,
  "posting_date": "2018-05-18T00:00:00Z",
  "location": "Campus",
  "division": "Division",
  "department": "01 - Administration",
  "account_restrictions": {
    "allow_or_restrict": "Restrict",
    "criteria": "Selected",
    "selected_account_numbers": [
      "01-1000-00"
    ]
  },
  "custom_fields": [
    {
      "field_name": "Endowment Manager",
      "value": "Jack Stephens",
      "comments": "new comment",
      "date": "2018-05-18T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ]
}
{
  "description": "Edit project",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "description": {
      "description": "The project description.",
      "type": "string",
      "x-ms-summary": "Description"
    },
    "ui_project_id": {
      "description": "The project user-visible identifier.",
      "type": "string",
      "x-ms-summary": "Ui project id"
    },
    "start_date": {
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "The project start date, in ISO 8601 format: 2016-03-14.",
      "type": "string",
      "x-ms-summary": "Start date"
    },
    "end_date": {
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "The project end date, in ISO 8601 format: 2016-03-14.",
      "type": "string",
      "x-ms-summary": "End date"
    },
    "location": {
      "description": "The project location.",
      "type": "string",
      "x-ms-summary": "Location"
    },
    "division": {
      "description": "The project division.",
      "type": "string",
      "x-ms-summary": "Division"
    },
    "department": {
      "description": "The project department.",
      "type": "string",
      "x-ms-summary": "Department"
    },
    "type": {
      "description": "The project type.",
      "type": "string",
      "x-ms-summary": "Type"
    },
    "status": {
      "description": "The project status.",
      "type": "string",
      "x-ms-summary": "Status"
    },
    "prevent_data_entry": {
      "description": "If to prevent data entry for this project.",
      "type": "boolean",
      "x-ms-summary": "Prevent data entry"
    },
    "prevent_posting_after": {
      "description": "If preventing data entry, if to prevent posting after a certain date.",
      "type": "boolean",
      "x-ms-summary": "Prevent posting after"
    },
    "posting_date": {
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "The date after which to prevent posting, if applicable.",
      "type": "string",
      "x-ms-summary": "Posting date"
    },
    "custom_fields": {
      "description": "The custom fields for this project.",
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "description": "Custom field definition.",
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "custom_field_id": {
            "format": "int32",
            "description": "The identifier for this custom field.",
            "type": "integer",
            "x-ms-summary": "Custom field id"
          },
          "field_name": {
            "description": "The name of the custom field.",
            "type": "string",
            "x-ms-summary": "Field name"
          },
          "value": {
            "description": "The value for this custom field.",
            "type": "string",
            "x-ms-summary": "Value"
          },
          "comments": {
            "description": "The description for this custom field.",
            "type": "string",
            "x-ms-summary": "Comments"
          },
          "type": {
            "description": "The type of this custom field.",
            "enum": [
              "Text",
              "Number",
              "DateTime",
              "Currency",
              "Boolean",
              "Table",
              "FuzzyDate"
            ],
            "type": "string",
            "x-ms-summary": "Type"
          },
          "date": {
            "format": "date-time",
            "description": "The date on this custom field.",
            "type": "string",
            "x-ms-summary": "Date"
          }
        },
        "x-display-name": "Custom field",
        "x-ms-summary": "Custom field"
      },
      "x-ms-summary": "Custom fields"
    },
    "account_restrictions": {
      "description": "The account allowances or restrictions for this project.",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "allow_or_restrict": {
          "description": "Indicates if the criteria is allowed or restricted.",
          "enum": [
            "Allow",
            "Restrict"
          ],
          "type": "string",
          "x-ms-summary": "Allow or restrict"
        },
        "criteria": {
          "description": "The criteria for the allowance or restriction.",
          "enum": [
            "All",
            "Selected",
            "Range",
            "Query"
          ],
          "type": "string",
          "x-ms-summary": "Criteria"
        },
        "selected_account_numbers": {
          "description": "The selected account numbers for the project account restrictions.\r\nRequired when `criteria` is `Selected`",
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "x-ms-summary": "Selected account numbers"
        },
        "account_range_from_account_number": {
          "description": "The beginning account number for an account range for project account restrictions.\r\nRequired when `criteria` is `Range`",
          "type": "string",
          "x-ms-summary": "Account range from account number"
        },
        "account_range_to_account_number": {
          "description": "The beginning account number for an account range for project account restrictions.\r\nRequired when `criteria` is `Range`",
          "type": "string",
          "x-ms-summary": "Account range to account number"
        }
      },
      "x-hidden": true,
      "x-display-name": "Create project account restrictions",
      "x-ms-summary": "Account restrictions"
    }
  },
  "example": {
    "ui_project_id": "2200",
    "description": "New Project",
    "status": "Fundraising",
    "type": "Administrative",
    "start_date": "2018-05-18T00:00:00Z",
    "end_date": "2018-12-18T00:00:00Z",
    "prevent_data_entry": true,
    "prevent_posting_after": true,
    "posting_date": "2018-05-18T00:00:00Z",
    "location": "Campus",
    "division": "Division",
    "department": "01 - Administration",
    "account_restrictions": {
      "allow_or_restrict": "Restrict",
      "criteria": "Selected",
      "selected_account_numbers": [
        "01-1000-00"
      ]
    },
    "custom_fields": [
      {
        "field_name": "Endowment Manager",
        "value": "Jack Stephens",
        "comments": "new comment",
        "date": "2018-05-18T00:00:00Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "x-hidden": true,
  "x-display-name": "Edit project",
  "x-ms-summary": "Edit project"
}

Response 200 OK

Returned when the operation successfully edits the project. The response body contains the project id.

{
  "record_id": 0
}
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "record_id": {
      "format": "int32",
      "type": "integer",
      "x-ms-summary": "Record id"
    }
  },
  "x-hidden": true,
  "x-display-name": "Created result `1",
  "x-ms-summary": "Created result `1"
}

Response 400 Bad Request

Returned when the request is not in the correct format or are invalid.

{
  "Error": "Failed to save {record}",
  "Details": [
    "The total percent distributed must equal 100%."
  ],
  "ErrorPath": null
}
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "Error": {
      "type": "string",
      "x-ms-summary": "Error"
    },
    "Details": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "x-ms-summary": "Details"
    },
    "ErrorPath": {
      "type": "string",
      "x-ms-summary": "Error path"
    }
  },
  "x-display-name": "Domain error message",
  "x-ms-summary": "Domain error message"
}

Response 403 Forbidden

Returned when the user does not have permission to edit projects.

{
  "error": "The specified record could not be found. The record has either been deleted or you do not have rights to view it."
}
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "Error": {
      "type": "string",
      "x-ms-summary": "Error"
    }
  },
  "x-display-name": "Basic error message",
  "x-ms-summary": "Basic error message"
}

Response 404 Not Found

Returned when no project is found with the specified ID.

{
  "error": "The specified record could not be found. The record has either been deleted or you do not have rights to view it."
}
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "Error": {
      "type": "string",
      "x-ms-summary": "Error"
    }
  },
  "x-display-name": "Basic error message",
  "x-ms-summary": "Basic error message"
}

Code samples

@ECHO OFF

curl -v -X PATCH "https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/generalledger/v1/projects/{project_id}"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-H "Bb-Api-Subscription-Key: {subscription key}"
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access token}"
--data-ascii "{body}"
using System;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Text;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Web;

namespace CSHttpClientSample
{
    static class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            MakeRequest();
            Console.WriteLine("Hit ENTER to exit...");
            Console.ReadLine();
        }

        static async void MakeRequest()
        {
            var client = new HttpClient();
            var queryString = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(string.Empty);

            // Request headers
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Bb-Api-Subscription-Key", "{subscription key}");
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("Authorization", "Bearer {access token}");

            var uri = "https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/generalledger/v1/projects/{project_id}?" + queryString;

            // Request body
            byte[] byteData = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("{body}");

            using (var content = new ByteArrayContent(byteData))
            {
               content.Headers.ContentType = new MediaTypeHeaderValue("< your content type, i.e. application/json >");
               var request = new HttpRequestMessage(new HttpMethod("PATCH"), uri);
               request.Content = content;

               var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
            }

        }
    }
}
// // This sample uses the Apache HTTP client from HTTP Components (http://hc.apache.org/httpcomponents-client-ga/)
import java.net.URI;
import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;
import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet;
import org.apache.http.client.utils.URIBuilder;
import org.apache.http.impl.client.HttpClients;
import org.apache.http.util.EntityUtils;

public class JavaSample 
{
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
        HttpClient httpclient = HttpClients.createDefault();

        try
        {
            URIBuilder builder = new URIBuilder("https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/generalledger/v1/projects/{project_id}");


            URI uri = builder.build();
            HttpPatch request = new HttpPatch(uri);
            request.setHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
            request.setHeader("Bb-Api-Subscription-Key", "{subscription key}");
            request.setHeader("Authorization", "Bearer {access token}");

            // Request body
            StringEntity reqEntity = new StringEntity("{body}");
            request.setEntity(reqEntity);

            HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(request);
            HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();

            if (entity != null) 
            {
                System.out.println(EntityUtils.toString(entity)); 
            }
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            System.out.println(e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>JSSample</title>
    <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.9.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>

<script type="text/javascript">
    $(function() {
        var params = {
            // Request parameters
        };

        $.ajax({
            url: "https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/generalledger/v1/projects/{project_id}?" + $.param(params),
            beforeSend: function(xhrObj){
                // Request headers
                xhrObj.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");
                xhrObj.setRequestHeader("Bb-Api-Subscription-Key","{subscription key}");
                xhrObj.setRequestHeader("Authorization","Bearer {access token}");
            },
            type: "PATCH",
            // Request body
            data: "{body}",
        })
        .done(function(data) {
            alert("success");
        })
        .fail(function() {
            alert("error");
        });
    });
</script>
</body>
</html>
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

int main(int argc, const char * argv[])
{
    NSAutoreleasePool * pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];

    NSString* path = @"https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/generalledger/v1/projects/{project_id}";
    NSArray* array = @[
                         // Request parameters
                         @"entities=true",
                      ];

    NSString* string = [array componentsJoinedByString:@"&"];
    path = [path stringByAppendingFormat:@"?%@", string];

    NSLog(@"%@", path);

    NSMutableURLRequest* _request = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:path]];
    [_request setHTTPMethod:@"PATCH"];
    // Request headers
    [_request setValue:@"application/json" forHTTPHeaderField:@"Content-Type"];
    [_request setValue:@"{subscription key}" forHTTPHeaderField:@"Bb-Api-Subscription-Key"];
    [_request setValue:@"Bearer {access token}" forHTTPHeaderField:@"Authorization"];
    // Request body
    [_request setHTTPBody:[@"{body}" dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];

    NSURLResponse *response = nil;
    NSError *error = nil;
    NSData* _connectionData = [NSURLConnection sendSynchronousRequest:_request returningResponse:&response error:&error];

    if (nil != error)
    {
        NSLog(@"Error: %@", error);
    }
    else
    {
        NSError* error = nil;
        NSMutableDictionary* json = nil;
        NSString* dataString = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:_connectionData encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
        NSLog(@"%@", dataString);

        if (nil != _connectionData)
        {
            json = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:_connectionData options:NSJSONReadingMutableContainers error:&error];
        }

        if (error || !json)
        {
            NSLog(@"Could not parse loaded json with error:%@", error);
        }

        NSLog(@"%@", json);
        _connectionData = nil;
    }

    [pool drain];

    return 0;
}
<?php
// This sample uses the PEAR HTTP client from http://pear.php.net/package/HTTP_Request2
require_once 'HTTP/Request2.php';

$request = new Http_Request2('https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/generalledger/v1/projects/{project_id}');
$url = $request->getUrl();

$headers = array(
    // Request headers
   'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
   'Bb-Api-Subscription-Key' => '{subscription key}',
   'Authorization' => 'Bearer {access token}',
);

$request->setHeader($headers);

$parameters = array(
    // Request parameters
);

$url->setQueryVariables($parameters);

$request->setMethod(HTTP_Request2::METHOD_PATCH);

// Request body
$request->setBody("{body}");

try
{
    $response = $request->send();
    echo $response->getBody();
}
catch (HttpException $ex)
{
    echo $ex;
}

?>
########### Python 2.7 #############
import httplib, urllib, base64

headers = {
    # Request headers
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Bb-Api-Subscription-Key': '{subscription key}',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer {access token}',
}

params = urllib.urlencode({
})

try:
    conn = httplib.HTTPSConnection('api.sky.blackbaud.com')
    conn.request("PATCH", "/generalledger/v1/projects/{project_id}?%s" % params, "{body}", headers)
    response = conn.getresponse()
    data = response.read()
    print(data)
    conn.close()
except Exception as e:
    print("[Errno {0}] {1}".format(e.errno, e.strerror))

####################################

########### Python 3.2 #############
import http.client, urllib.request, urllib.parse, urllib.error, base64

headers = {
    # Request headers
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Bb-Api-Subscription-Key': '{subscription key}',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer {access token}',
}

params = urllib.parse.urlencode({
})

try:
    conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection('api.sky.blackbaud.com')
    conn.request("PATCH", "/generalledger/v1/projects/{project_id}?%s" % params, "{body}", headers)
    response = conn.getresponse()
    data = response.read()
    print(data)
    conn.close()
except Exception as e:
    print("[Errno {0}] {1}".format(e.errno, e.strerror))

####################################
require 'net/http'

uri = URI('https://api.sky.blackbaud.com/generalledger/v1/projects/{project_id}')

request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(uri.request_uri)

# Request headers
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request['Bb-Api-Subscription-Key'] = '{subscription key}'
request['Authorization'] = 'Bearer {access token}'

# Request body
request.body = "{body}"

response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, :use_ssl => uri.scheme == 'https') do |http|
    http.request(request)
end

puts response.body

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