system.mes.material.importFromJson

Description

Imports Materials from a JSON file provided as raw bytes. The service layer parses the JSON content and creates or updates material entities.

Recommended to export at least one pre-existing material to JSON using the Export Materials functionality to ensure the correct format of the JSON file.

Syntax

system.mes.material.importFromJson(importBytes)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Nullable	Description
importBytes	PyArray	False	The JSON content as raw bytes.

Returns

An ApiResponse object where data is the number of materials successfully imported or updated.

Code Examples

Here is an example of how to use the importFromJson method in the context of a Perspective File Upload Component onFileReceived event handler. Reference Perspective - File Upload Scripting for more information on the onFileReceived event handler.

def runAction(self, event):
	jsonBytes = event.file.getBytes()
	system.mes.material.importFromJson(jsonBytes)