Is there a method to call an IONAPI Endpoint from Python?

Greetings;

I'm attempting to pull in additional information for various BODs I'm processing in ION. Python has proven valuable for several tasks, including generating files for IDM. What I'm trying to do today is find a way to call an M3 API from a Python Script. I know it may have to go through IONAPI, but every network connection I attempt simply times out. Is there some special syntax, library, or a proxy I have to use in ION (MT) to call an API?

Thanks;

Billy

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Kevin Heiman

Hi Billy, in the scripting there is no external access allowed. The Input data and Output data are what is available to script against.

You would want to enrich your data with an ION API call before or after the Script.

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Kevin Heiman

Hi Billy, in the scripting there is no external access allowed. The Input data and Output data are what is available to script against.

You would want to enrich your data with an ION API call before or after the Script.

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Greetings;

Thank you for the reply! My difficulty stems from some of the limits using ION API calls for multiple child elements in XML.

For example, if I have an inbound order that is coming from a website, and I need to lookup Season (or Item # from SKU) for a Fashion M3 customer based on some complex customer rules, I've not found a reliable way to do this in a pure Document Flow.

I can write the rules in Python to determine what to pass for a lookup, but I'm unable to make the call from Scripting. Document Flows don't have a good method for looping, so even when I say, add an XML element with the command URL to call the API, once I pass it back out of Scripting to the Document flow, it only runs the first one because there is no looping. *I’ve had limited success trying to use looping in a Workflow to update documents this way

If I use the Split function to break it different BODs, I can run an IONAPI lookup for each single line, but then getting them back into one order for data entry is a new challenge with new complexities.

I can understand blocking general internet access, but blocking access to other ION functions seems very limiting when Scripting / Python could give us the extra flexibility we need to complete some of these common business cases that require many hoops to jump through with state of Document Flows as it stands today.

Thanks;

Billy

Lisa Howell

Billy, Did you find an way to pull additional information for multiple child elements? Have the same scenario - need to loop through line items, make call to get product information and possibly update.

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Greetings;

I have not. I finally found a way to make API calls for each child element in a loop, but I'm still trying to find a way to update a document. I'm doing the loop in a workflow, and it doesn't offer a direct way to update the document that I've yet found. As soon as I find a solution, I'll write-up something an post it out here.

Legacy Contributor

Greetings;

While this may be the official answer, I believe it makes things harder than they need to be for the people having to develop using the product. I wish Infor would consider access to it's own products endpoints from Python.

Billy

Legacy Contributor

Greetings;

Please review this post as I explain the only solution I've found so far.

https://community.inforxtreme.com/infor-ion/f/document-flows/13885/looping-in-ion-connect

Billy

Kevin Heiman

Historically we used the enrichment scenario in DB Connector for OnPrem, and using Enterprise Connector in Cloud. But as you note, zero footprint restricts that.

Have you evaluated API Flow for this? With API flow, you can make your own API with a Flow of APIs behind it. Scripting and looping is not in there yet, so it would appear to be hitting the same limits. These are in the road map of desired next features. Development would need to affirm what is planned

The fundamental limits on scripting are to protect code from malicious calls and long running code.

Do you have an Enhancement Request open? Possibly share that and get some votes on it.

Legacy Contributor

Greetings;

Yes, the database would be a good choice too. I had a template for that at one point.

I have not evaluated API Flow, do you have a resource or example I could look at?

This is what I have so far : https://community.inforxtreme.com/infor-ion/f/document-flows/13885/looping-in-ion-connect

There was an Enhancement Request as I recall by someone else on the team, I'll see if I can find it and share. Thanks!

Billy

Legacy Contributor

I have created an Enhancement Request for this, thank you!

https://ers.infor.com/Ers/

Enhancement Request - 55216 - Looping through Child Elements in ION Connect

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