v1/containers/{containerId}/expenses/{expenseId}/items/{id}
Updates an expense item in the specified expense of a given project.
Resource Information
Method and URI | PATCH https://developer.api.autodesk.com/cost/v1/containers/:containerId/expenses/:expenseId/items/:id |
Authentication Context | user context required |
Required OAuth Scopes | data:write |
Data Format | JSON |
Request
Headers
Authorization* string | Must be Bearer <token> , where <token> is obtained via a three-legged OAuth flow. |
Content-Type* string | Must be application/json |
region string | The region where the project data resides, to which this request is routed.
This header is optional because the request is automatically routed to a target region based on the project ID or container ID. Using the header, though, can save lookup time on each API call. For information about verifying the region the data resides in, see the Working with BIM 360 Services in Different Regions section on the API Basics page. Possible values: |
Request
URI Parameters
containerId string: UUID | The ID of the cost container for the project. Each project is assigned a container that stores all of the cost data for the project.
To find the container ID, see the Retrieve a Cost Container ID tutorial. In ACC projects, the container ID is the same as the project ID. To obtain a project ID, use GET projects. |
expenseId string: UUID | The unique ID of the expense to which the new expense item belongs. You can obtain this ID from the response to the POST expenses or GET expenses endpoint. |
id string: UUID | The unique ID of the expense item. You can obtain this ID from the response to the POST expenses/:expenseId/items or GET expenses/:expenseId/items endpoint. |
Request
Body Structure
The Expense Item
name string | The name of the expense item.
Max length: 1024 |
number string | The number for the expense item.
Max length: 255 |
budgetId string,null | The ID of the budget to which the expense item belongs. |
contractId string,null | The ID of the contract to which the expense item belongs. |
description string | A detailed description of the expense item.
Max length: 2048 |
note string | A note to attach to the expense item. The note consists of Tiptap-formatted rich text. |
scope string,null | The applicable scope of the expense item. Possible values: full , partial . |
quantity number | The number of units of the expense item. |
unitPrice number,string,null | The price per unit of the expense item. |
unit string | The expense item’s unit of measure. |
amount number,string,null | The amount of the expense item. |
lockedField string,null | The expense item field to lock if you’re recalculating the item’s price. |
aggregateBy string,null | The aggregate type of the expense item.
Possible values: workCompleted , workCompletedQty , materialsOnSite , materialsBilled |
exchangeRate number,string,null | The exchange rate that applies to the expense item’s base currency price. For example, provide the value 0.7455 for a foreign currency that’s worth 0.7455 of your base currency. Default:1 . It’s also 1 if multi-currency is not enabled. |
externalId string | The identifier assigned to an item in its original external ERP system. Use this ID to track and look up data within the integrated system. Note that this value comes from the item’s ID in the external system.
Max length: 255 |
externalSystem string | The name of the external ERP system integrated with Cost Management. Use this name to identify and search for data within the integrated system.
Max length: 255 |
externalMessage string | A message generated by the external ERP system that explains the sync status of the integration. For example, common values include success or fail to indicate the result of the integration operation.
Max length: 255 |
lastSyncTime datetime: ISO 8601 | The date and time when the item was last synchronized with the external ERP system. This value is updated by the external system and is in ISO 8601 format. |
integrationState string,null | The state of the item during the integration with the external ERP system (such as SignNow). An item can be a budget , contract , main contract , main contract item , cost item , expense , expense item , change order , or schedule of value . For more details, see Integrate with External System tutorial.
Possible values:
For more information regarding integrations within the Cost Management system, see Integrations in Cost Management. |
Response
HTTP Status Code Summary
200 OK | Success |
400 Bad Request | The parameters are invalid. |
401 Unauthorized | The provided bearer token is invalid. |
403 Forbidden | Forbidden. The user or service represented by the bearer token does not have permission to perform this operation. |
404 Not Found | The resource or endpoint cannot be found. |
409 Conflict | The request could not be completed due to a conflict with the current state of the resource. |
429 Too Many Requests | Rate limit exceeded. Retry your request after a few minutes. |
500 Internal Server Error | An unexpected error occurred on the server. |
503 Service Unavailable | Service unavailable. |
Response
Body Structure (200)
id string: UUID | The unique identifier of the expense item. |
budgetId string,null | The ID of the budget to which the expense item belongs. |
contractId string: UUID | The ID of the contract to which the expense item belongs. |
number string | The sequence number for the expense item. |
name string | The name of the expense item.
Max length: 1024 |
description string | The detailed description of the expense item.
Max length: 2048 |
note string | The note attached to the expense item, if returned. The note consists of Tiptap formatted rich text. For more information, see https://tiptap.dev. |
scope string,null | The applicable scope of the expense item. Possible values: full , partial . |
quantity number | The number of units of the expense item. |
unitPrice number,string,null | The price per unit of the expense item. |
unit string | The expense item’s unit of measure. |
amount number,string,null | The total price of the expense item. |
aggregateBy string,null | The aggregate type of the expense item.
Possible values: workCompleted , workCompletedQty , materialsOnSite |
exchangeRate number,string,null | The exchange rate that applies to the expense item’s base currency price. For example, provide the value 0.7455 for a foreign currency that’s worth 0.7455 of your base currency. Default:1 . It’s also 1 if multi-currency is not enabled. |
originalExchangeRate number,string,null | The original exchange rate from the expense item’s associated contract. Default:1 . It’s also 1 if multi-currency is not enabled. |
realizedGainOrLoss number,string,null | The gain or loss on the expense item, calculated as follows:amount * exchangeRate / originalExchangeRate - amount |
externalId string | The identifier assigned to an item in its original external ERP system. Use this ID to track and look up data within the integrated system. Note that this value comes from the item’s ID in the external system.
Max length: 255 |
externalSystem string | The name of the external ERP system integrated with Cost Management. Use this name to identify and search for data within the integrated system.
Max length: 255 |
externalMessage string | A message generated by the external ERP system that explains the sync status of the integration. For example, common values include success or fail to indicate the result of the integration operation.
Max length: 255 |
lastSyncTime datetime: ISO 8601 | The date and time when the item was last synchronized with the external ERP system. This value is updated by the external system and is in ISO 8601 format. |
createdAt datetime: ISO 8601 | The date and time that the item was created, in ISO 8601 format. |
updatedAt datetime: ISO 8601 | The date and time that the item was last updated, in ISO 8601 format. |
integrationState string,null | The state of the item during the integration with the external ERP system (such as SignNow). An item can be a budget , contract , main contract , main contract item , cost item , expense , expense item , change order , or schedule of value . For more details, see Integrate with External System tutorial.
Possible values:
For more information regarding integrations within the Cost Management system, see Integrations in Cost Management. |
integrationStateChangedAt string,null | The date and time that the item’s integration status was last changed. |
integrationStateChangedBy string,null | The user who last changed the integration status. This is the ID of a user managed by the BIM 360/ACC Admin. |
Example
Success
Request
curl -v 'https://developer.api.autodesk.com/cost/v1/containers/e94b9bc8-1775-4d76-9b1d-c613e120ccff/expenses/f6445638-ca68-4e3c-9160-15864de6b818/items/f6445638-ca68-4e3c-9160-15864de6b818' \
-X 'PATCH' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer AuIPTf4KYLTYGVnOHQ0cuolwCW2a' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"name": "Site Management Staff",
"number": "0001",
"budgetId": "48934441-e392-49d7-bf58-8dea43d413ae",
"contractId": "f4e86537-9b28-4192-9498-39a5e5931e2f",
"description": "Site Management Staff",
"note": "Site Management Staff",
"scope": "full",
"quantity": "The quantity of the expense item. For example 1.",
"unitPrice": "1000.0000",
"unit": "ls",
"amount": "1000.0000",
"lockedField": "amount",
"aggregateBy": "workCompleted",
"exchangeRate": "1.0000",
"externalId": "10010-99-AB",
"externalSystem": "Sage300",
"externalMessage": "Success.",
"lastSyncTime": "2019-09-05T01:00:12.989Z",
"integrationState": "locked"
}'
Response
{
"id": "48934441-e392-49d7-bf58-8dea43d413ae",
"budgetId": "48934441-e392-49d7-bf58-8dea43d413ae",
"contractId": "48934441-e392-49d7-bf58-8dea43d413ae",
"number": 1,
"name": "Site Management Staff",
"description": "Site Management Staff",
"note": "Site Management Staff",
"scope": "full",
"quantity": "The quantity of the expense item. For example 1.",
"unitPrice": "1000.0000",
"unit": "ls",
"amount": "1000.0000",
"aggregateBy": "workCompleted",
"exchangeRate": "1.0000",
"originalExchangeRate": "1.0000",
"realizedGainOrLoss": "1000.0000",
"externalId": "10010-99-AB",
"externalSystem": "Sage300",
"externalMessage": "Success.",
"lastSyncTime": "2019-09-05T01:00:12.989Z",
"createdAt": "2019-01-06T01:24:22.678Z",
"updatedAt": "2019-09-05T01:00:12.989Z",
"integrationState": "locked",
"integrationStateChangedAt": "2019-09-05T01:00:12.989Z",
"integrationStateChangedBy": "CED9LVTLHNXV"
}