Create Multiple Document Versions

Create or add document versions in bulk.

The maximum CSV input file size is 1GB.
The values in the input must be UTF-8 encoded.
CSVs must follow the standard RFC 4180 format, with some exceptions.
The maximum batch size is 500.

POST/api/{version}/objects/documents/versions/batch

Headers

Name	Description
`Content-Type`	`text/csv`
`Accept`	`application/json` (default) or `text/csv`
`X-VaultAPI-MigrationMode`	Must be set to `true`. Vault applies Document Migration Mode limitations to document versions created with the request. You must have the Document Migration permission to use this header. Learn more about Document Migration Mode in Vault Help.

Body Parameters

Name	Description
`file`	The filepath of your source files.
`id`	The system-assigned document ID of the document to add the versions to.
`external_id__v`	Optional: Instead of `id`, you can use this user-defined document external ID.
`name__v`	Enter a name for the new document. This may be the same name as the existing document/version or a different name.
`type__v`	Enter the name of the document type to assign to the new document.
`subtype__v`	Enter the name of the document subtype (if one exists on the document type).
`classification__v`	Enter the name of the document classification (if one exists on the document subtype).
`lifecycle__v`	Enter the name of the document lifecycle to assign to the new document. This may be the same lifecycle as the existing document/version or a different lifecycle.
`major_version_number__v`	Enter the major version number to assign to the new document version. This must be a version that does not yet exist on the document being updated.
`minor_version_number__v`	Enter the minor version number to assign to the new document. This must be a version that does not yet exist on the document being updated.
`status__v`	Enter a status for the new document, e.g., Draft, In Review, Approved, etc.
`product__v`	Example: This is an example object reference field. To assign value for this field type, include either the document field name `product__v` or the document field name plus the name field on the object `product__v.name__v`.

Query Parameters

Name	Description
`idParam`	If you're identifying documents in your input by a unique field, add `idParam={fieldname}` to the request endpoint. You can use any object field which has `unique` set to `true` in the object metadata, with the exception of picklists. For example, `idParam=external_id__v`.

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Note: In PromoMats Vaults with Automated Claims Linking enabled, when a reference document is updated with the Create Multiple Document Versions API, the associated claim record is updated to reference the new version and remains in the approved state, and the reference is not removed.

Request

curl -X POST -H "Authorization: {SESSION_ID}" \
-H "Content-Type: text/csv" \
-H "Accept: text/csv" \
--data-binary @"filename" \
https://myvault.veevavault.com/api/v22.2/objects/documents/versions/batch

Response

{
    "responseStatus": "SUCCESS",
    "data": [
        {
            "responseStatus": "SUCCESS",
            "id": 771,
            "external_id__v": "ALT-DOC-0771",
            "major_version_number__v": 0,
            "minor_version_number__v": 2
        },
        {
            "responseStatus": "SUCCESS",
            "id": 772,
            "external_id__v": "CHO-DOC-0772",
            "major_version_number__v": 0,
            "minor_version_number__v": 2
        },
        {
            "responseStatus": "SUCCESS",
            "id": 773,
            "external_id__v": "GLU-DOC-0773",
            "major_version_number__v": 1,
            "minor_version_number__v": 0
        },
        {
            "responseStatus": "FAILURE",
            "errors": [
                {
                    "type": "INVALID_DATA",
                    "message": "Error message describing why this document version was not added."
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}