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Create Vault object records in bulk.

You can use this endpoint to create User Tasks or User (user__sys) records. Learn more about User Tasks and the User & Person Objects in Vault Help.

  • The maximum input file size is 10 MB.
  • 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.

You can only add relationships on object fields using ID values or based on a unique field on the target object. This API does not support object lookup fields.

POST/api/{version}/vobjects/{object_name}
NameDescription
Content-Typetext/csv or application/json
Acceptapplication/json (default) or text/csv
X-VaultAPI-MigrationMode
If set to true, Vault bypasses entry criteria, entry actions, validation rules, and reference constraints when creating object records and allows you to create records in a specific state or state type. If a valid state or state type is not specified, records will be created in their initial state. You must have the Record Migration permission to use this header.
NameDescription
{object_name}The name of the object, for example, product__v.

Upload parameters as a JSON or CSV file. The following shows the required standard fields, but an Admin may set other standard or custom object fields as required in your Vault.

If an object has a field default configured, the value you use for that field overrides the default. Learn more about the order of operations for field defaults in Vault Help.

NameDescription
name__v
required
This field is required unless it is set to system-managed. To find out if an object uses system-managed naming, retrieve its name__v field and look for the system_managed_name property set to true or false. Learn more about system-managed naming in Vault Help.
object_type__v
optional
To create objects of a specific object type, add this field with the id of the object type. Requests may include either object_type__v or object_type__v.api_name__v, but not both.
object_type__v.api_name__v
optional
To create objects of a specific object type, add this field with the name of the object type. Requests may include either object_type__v or object_type__v.api_name__v, but not both.
source_record_id
optional
To copy an existing object record, add this field with the id of the existing object record. Any values specified for other fields will override the copied values. To perform a deep (hierarchical) copy of a record, see the Deep Copy endpoint.
state__v
optional
Specifies the lifecycle state of the record when X-VaultAPI-MigrationMode is set to true. For example, draft_state__c.
state_label
optional
Specifies the lifecycle state type of the record when X-VaultAPI-MigrationMode is set to true. Use the format base:object_lifecycle: followed by the object state type. For example, base:object_lifecycle:initial_state_type. When providing both a state and state type, the state_label value must map to the provided state__v value. For example, if the state__v value is set to draft_state__c, the state_label value must already be set to draft in the destination Vault.

Add Relationships on Object Fields

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Many object records have relationships with other object records. For example, the object record details for the Marketing Campaign "CholeCap Campaign" references its parent "CholeCap" Product record. When creating or upserting object records, there are instances where an object field in your input file indicates an object relationship. The API supports the use of reference relationships and parent-child relationships within fields, but not lookup fields. To refer to object relationships in an object field, set the column header in the input file to be a combination of the relationship name and a unique object field, such as name__v. For example, product__vr.name__v references the name of the related Product record.

Upsert is a combination of create and update. With idParam, you can identify an object record by any unique object field. This allows you to use one input file to create new object records and update existing records at the same time. If a matching record exists, Vault updates the record with the unique field values specified in the input. If no matching object record exists, Vault creates a new record using the values in the input.

Upsert expects unique idParam field values in the request and providing duplicate values will result in a FAILURE for the entire batch.

To upsert records in a specific state or state type, use the Migration Mode header. To set or change a record's object type, include object_type__v in the body of the request and use the X-VaultAPI-MigrationMode header. Without Migration Mode enabled, update operations for individual records that indicate object_type__v will fail. Records can indicate object_type__v if the provided value matches the existing value in Vault.

NameDescription
idParamTo upsert object records, add idParam={field_name} to the request endpoint. For example, idParam=external_id__v. You can use any object field which has unique set to true in the object metadata. For example, idParam=external_id__v.
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Admin may set other standard or custom object fields to required. Use the Object Metadata API to retrieve all fields configured on objects. You can add any object field with editable: true.

Vault does not update records and includes a responseStatus of WARNING for operations that result in saving a record without making any changes. Learn more about record changes that result in no operation (no-ops).

To create user__sys records, your input file must have all required fields on user__sys. You can choose to create new users in pending state and defer welcome emails by setting activation_date__sys to a future date.

Use the Retrieve Object Metadata endpoint on user__sys to retrieve a full list of fields.

This API does not support the following:

  • Creating cross-domain users. To create cross-domain users, use the Create Single User endpoint.
  • Adding users to a domain without assigning them to a Vault. To add users to a domain only, use the Create Single User endpoint.
  • Changing user passwords.

The following fields are required in your input file to create user__sys records:

NameDescription
email__sys
required
The user’s email address. For example, ewoodhouse@email.com An email address is required to prevent adding duplicate users in error. For example, users John and Jane Smith may both use “jsmith” as a user name. An email address ensures adding the correct user.
first_name__sys
required
The user's first name.
last_name__sys
required
The user's last name.
username__sys
required
The user’s Vault user name (login credential). username__sys is a multi-part field. To set the user name, provide the entire value. For example, ewoodhouse@veepharm.com.
language__sys
required
The user's preferred language.
locale__sys
required
The user's location.
timezone__sys
required
The user's time zone.
license_type__sys
optional
The user’s license type. If omitted, default value is full__v.
security_profile__sys
required
The user’s security profile.
status__v
optional
The status of the user.
source_person_id__v
optional
The person record to be associated with this user. This field is only available in Clinical Operations Vaults. See Managing the Person & Organization Objects for more information.
activation_date__sys
optional
The date the user will first be able to access Vault in YYYY-MM-DD format. If excluded, defaults to today’s date.
send_welcome_email__sys
optional
Set to true to defer welcome email until user’s account activation date. Set to false to send no welcome email.
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Note that when you create, add, or update user__sys, Vault synchronizes those changes with users across all Vaults to which that user is a member. This includes cross-domain Vaults.

curl -X POST -H "Authorization: {SESSION_ID}" \ -H "Content-Type: text/csv" \ -H "Accept: text/csv" \ --data-binary @"C:\Vault\Object Records\create_object_records.csv" \ https://myvault.veevavault.com/api/v23.2/vobjects/product__v
{ "responseStatus": "SUCCESS", "data": [ { "responseStatus": "SUCCESS", "data": { "id": "0PR0771", "url": "api/v8.0/vobjects/product__v/0PR0771" } }, { "responseStatus": "SUCCESS", "data": { "id": "0PR0772", "url": "api/v8.0/vobjects/product__v/0PR0772" } }, { "responseStatus": "SUCCESS", "data": { "id": "0PR0773", "url": "api/v8.0/vobjects/product__v/0PR0773" } }, { "responseStatus": "FAILURE", "errors": [ { "type": "INVALID_DATA", "message": "Error message describing why this object record was not created." } ] } ] }

Vault returns a responseStatus for the request:

  • SUCCESS: This request executed with no warnings. Individual records may be failures.
  • WARNING: When upserting records, this request executed with at least one warning on an individual record. Other individual records may be failures.
  • FAILURE: This request failed to execute. For example, an invalid sessionId.

On SUCCESS or WARNING, Vault returns a and responseStatus for each individual record input, which is one of the following one of the following:

  • SUCCESS: Vault successfully updated at least one field value on this record.
  • WARNING: When upserting records, Vault successfully evaluated this record and reported a warning. For example, Vault returns a warning for records that process with no changes (no-op).
  • FAILURE: This record could not be evaluated and Vault made no field value changes. For example, an invalid or duplicate record ID.

Note that in CTMS Vaults, if you do not specify a milestone record ID when creating a new Monitoring Event record, this call will automatically create a new Milestone record. However, the id of the new Milestone record is not returned in this response. Learn more about automated CTMS object creation in Vault Help.