Retrieval of releases to which a release instance can be reassigned

You use the GET operation on the api/sam/swinventory/targetBundlesOfReleases element to request information about the possible releases to which the instances of the requested software releases can be reassigned.

You must have the Manage Software Classification permission to perform this task.

Important: Use this REST API only for IBM products. This REST API returns only instances that are assigned to default license metrics.

Table 1. Operation descriptions
The table consists of two columns and 15 rows. For the eleventh row there are two levels.
Operation details	Description
Operation	`GET /api/sam/swinventory/targetBundlesOfReleases`
Purpose	Returns a list of possible releases to which the instances of the requested software releases can be reassigned.
HTTP method	`GET`
Resource URI	https://`server_host_name`:`port_number`/api/sam/swinventory/targetBundlesOfReleases
URL link relation	n/a
URI query parameters	For a list of applicable query parameters, see: Query parameters.
Request headers	Header `Accept-Language` (optional) Values en-US (only English is supported) Used to negotiate the language of the response. If this header is not specified, the content is returned in the server language.
Request payload	n/a
Request `Content-Type`	`Application/json`
Response headers	Header `Content-Type` Values Application/json Specifies the content type of the response.
Response headers	Header `Content-Language` Values en-US, … Specifies the language of the response content. If this header is not specified, the content is returned in the server language.
Response payload	`targetReleases` element
Response `Content-Type`	`Application/json`
Normal HTTP response codes	`200 – OK`
Error HTTP response codes	`400 – “Bad Request”` if a query parameter contains errors or is missing `401 – “Unauthorized”` if the user is not authorized to perform the operation `404 – “Not Found”` if a release or instance of the product or version that is requested does not exist Message body includes an error message with details.

Query parameters

You can use query parameters to narrow down the results of your search. The following table presents query parameters that you can use for the swinventory/targetBundlesOfReleases element.

Table 2. Query parameters for retrieving releases to which a release instance can be reassigned
The table consists of four columns and 11 rows.
Parameter	Description	Required	Value
confirmed_filter	The state of bundling confirmation. If the parameter is not specified, both confirmed and unconfirmed software instances are displayed.	No	truefalse
endDate	Discovery end date. If the parameter is not specified, the current date is used.	No	Date in the YYYY-MM-DD format
name_host_filter	The name of the computer on which the software item is installed.	No	String
name_server_filter	The name of the server on which the software item is installed.	No	String
operating_system_filter	Operating system of the computer on which the software item is installed.	No	String
part_number_filter	The part number to which the software item was assigned according to the imported part number list.	No	String
product_release_component_filter	The name of the software product, release, or component.	No	String
releases	A list of unique release identifiers separated with a comma.	Yes	Numeric
startDate	Discovery start date. If the parameter is not specified, the start date is set either to 90 days back, or to the server installation date, depending on which one of these dates is closer to the current date.	No	Date in the YYYY-MM-DD format
token	A unique user authentication identifier. Note: The token includes information about the computer group to which the user has access. Data that is retrieved is limited to data from computers that belong to this group.	Yes	Alphanumeric

Example HTTP conversation

Request

GET /api/sam/swinventory/targetBundlesOfReleases
?token=7adc3efb175e2bc0f4484bdd2efca54a8fa04623
&releases=64050&startDate=2012-09-29&endDate=2012-10-02 HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:9080 
Accept: application/json 
Accept-Language: en-US

Response header

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Language: en-US

Response body (JSON)

[{
	"productId": "72563",
	"isSelected": "false",
	"productInventoryId": "200223",
	"appliedRules": "the relation in the software catalog",
	"productName": "BigFix",
	"id": "72563",
	"branchType": "0",
	"isShared": "false"
}]