Replicate 'New link here' using SOAP API

(Pheasley) #1

Hi,


I need to replicate the functionality of left clicking an item in the asset tree, selecting a new location and clicking 'New link here', using the SOAP API. Is this possible?

When you create that new link, does it create a whole clone of the asset then link it to the original?



e.g. do I call Asset Service CloneAsset() then CreateAssetLink()?



So this means even though only 1 asset id will display for both pages there are in fact duplicate copies of the page (with different asset id's) in the database?

(Greg Sherwood) #2

Linking does not clone assets. It just gives them another parent. Both parents will not show the same asset as children and the asset will now have 2 lineages and 2 URLs.


So no, don't call cloneAsset unless you really really want a copy of the asset. If you are trying to replicate the functionality of the Java asset map, you just want to create a new link and pass the existing asset ID as the child.

(Pheasley) #3

That makes so much sense now. Thanks Greg :slight_smile: