9.1.58. Ask Manual Question Sensor With Filter And 3 Options¶

Ask the question ‘Get Operating System containing “Windows” from all machines’ and set max_age_seconds to 3600, all_values_flag to 1, and ignore_case_flag to 1 on the Operating System sensor, then wait for result data to be complete, and get result data

9.1.58.1. Step 1 - Authenticate to the SOAP API via /auth¶

URL: https://172.16.31.128:443/auth
HTTP Method: GET
Elapsed Time: 0:00:00.015767
Step 1 Request Body
Step 1 Response Body
Request Headers:

{
  "Accept": "*/*",
  "Accept-Encoding": "gzip, deflate",
  "Connection": "keep-alive",
  "User-Agent": "python-requests/2.7.0 CPython/2.7.10 Darwin/14.5.0",
  "password": "VGFuaXVtMjAxNSE=",
  "username": "QWRtaW5pc3RyYXRvcg=="
}

Response Headers:

{
  "connection": "Keep-Alive",
  "content-encoding": "gzip",
  "content-length": "112",
  "content-type": "text/plain; charset=us-ascii",
  "date": "Sat, 05 Sep 2015 05:45:02 GMT",
  "keep-alive": "timeout=5, max=100",
  "server": "Apache",
  "strict-transport-security": "max-age=15768000",
  "vary": "Accept-Encoding",
  "x-frame-options": "SAMEORIGIN"
}

9.1.58.2. Step 2 - Get the server version via /info.json¶

URL: https://172.16.31.128:443/info.json
HTTP Method: GET
Elapsed Time: 0:00:00.001034
Step 2 Request Body
Step 2 Response Body
Request Headers:

{
  "Accept": "*/*",
  "Accept-Encoding": "gzip, deflate",
  "Connection": "keep-alive",
  "User-Agent": "python-requests/2.7.0 CPython/2.7.10 Darwin/14.5.0",
  "session": "25-1658-91ba3767a240aa2418dc6ce4c06461a50f6e4cd0fdddecff3f01da9c49b0c85412e634c7f3a2033f63bf23fe02caf61512a2d3dd11dadaee989d3e6bb80a4f24"
}

Response Headers:

{
  "connection": "Keep-Alive",
  "content-length": "207",
  "content-type": "text/html; charset=iso-8859-1",
  "date": "Sat, 05 Sep 2015 05:45:02 GMT",
  "keep-alive": "timeout=5, max=99",
  "server": "Apache",
  "x-frame-options": "SAMEORIGIN"
}

9.1.58.3. Step 3 - Get the server version via /info.json¶

URL: https://172.16.31.128:444/info.json
HTTP Method: POST
Elapsed Time: 0:00:00.014047
Step 3 Request Body
Step 3 Response Body
Request Headers:

{
  "Accept": "*/*",
  "Accept-Encoding": "gzip, deflate",
  "Connection": "keep-alive",
  "Content-Length": "0",
  "User-Agent": "python-requests/2.7.0 CPython/2.7.10 Darwin/14.5.0",
  "session": "25-1658-91ba3767a240aa2418dc6ce4c06461a50f6e4cd0fdddecff3f01da9c49b0c85412e634c7f3a2033f63bf23fe02caf61512a2d3dd11dadaee989d3e6bb80a4f24"
}

Response Headers:

{
  "content-length": "11362",
  "content-type": "application/json"
}

9.1.58.4. Step 4 - Issue a GetObject to get the full object of a sensor for inclusion in a Select for a Question¶

URL: https://172.16.31.128:443/soap
HTTP Method: POST
Elapsed Time: 0:00:00.005473
Step 4 Request Body
Step 4 Response Body
Request Headers:

{
  "Accept": "*/*",
  "Accept-Encoding": "gzip",
  "Connection": "keep-alive",
  "Content-Length": "568",
  "Content-Type": "text/xml; charset=utf-8",
  "User-Agent": "python-requests/2.7.0 CPython/2.7.10 Darwin/14.5.0",
  "session": "25-1658-91ba3767a240aa2418dc6ce4c06461a50f6e4cd0fdddecff3f01da9c49b0c85412e634c7f3a2033f63bf23fe02caf61512a2d3dd11dadaee989d3e6bb80a4f24"
}

Response Headers:

{
  "connection": "Keep-Alive",
  "content-encoding": "gzip",
  "content-length": "2156",
  "content-type": "text/xml;charset=UTF-8",
  "date": "Sat, 05 Sep 2015 05:45:02 GMT",
  "keep-alive": "timeout=5, max=98",
  "server": "Apache",
  "strict-transport-security": "max-age=15768000",
  "x-frame-options": "SAMEORIGIN"
}

9.1.58.5. Step 5 - Issue an AddObject to add a Question object¶

URL: https://172.16.31.128:443/soap
HTTP Method: POST
Elapsed Time: 0:00:00.012192
Step 5 Request Body
Step 5 Response Body
Request Headers:

{
  "Accept": "*/*",
  "Accept-Encoding": "gzip",
  "Connection": "keep-alive",
  "Content-Length": "861",
  "Content-Type": "text/xml; charset=utf-8",
  "User-Agent": "python-requests/2.7.0 CPython/2.7.10 Darwin/14.5.0",
  "session": "25-1658-91ba3767a240aa2418dc6ce4c06461a50f6e4cd0fdddecff3f01da9c49b0c85412e634c7f3a2033f63bf23fe02caf61512a2d3dd11dadaee989d3e6bb80a4f24"
}

Response Headers:

{
  "connection": "Keep-Alive",
  "content-encoding": "gzip",
  "content-length": "604",
  "content-type": "text/xml;charset=UTF-8",
  "date": "Sat, 05 Sep 2015 05:45:02 GMT",
  "keep-alive": "timeout=5, max=97",
  "server": "Apache",
  "strict-transport-security": "max-age=15768000",
  "x-frame-options": "SAMEORIGIN"
}

9.1.58.6. Step 6 - Issue a GetObject on the recently added object in order to get the full object¶

URL: https://172.16.31.128:443/soap
HTTP Method: POST
Elapsed Time: 0:00:00.012847
Step 6 Request Body
Step 6 Response Body
Request Headers:

{
  "Accept": "*/*",
  "Accept-Encoding": "gzip",
  "Connection": "keep-alive",
  "Content-Length": "493",
  "Content-Type": "text/xml; charset=utf-8",
  "User-Agent": "python-requests/2.7.0 CPython/2.7.10 Darwin/14.5.0",
  "session": "25-1658-91ba3767a240aa2418dc6ce4c06461a50f6e4cd0fdddecff3f01da9c49b0c85412e634c7f3a2033f63bf23fe02caf61512a2d3dd11dadaee989d3e6bb80a4f24"
}

Response Headers:

{
  "connection": "Keep-Alive",
  "content-encoding": "gzip",
  "content-length": "2608",
  "content-type": "text/xml;charset=UTF-8",
  "date": "Sat, 05 Sep 2015 05:45:02 GMT",
  "keep-alive": "timeout=5, max=96",
  "server": "Apache",
  "strict-transport-security": "max-age=15768000",
  "x-frame-options": "SAMEORIGIN"
}

9.1.58.7. Step 7 - Issue a GetResultInfo for a Question to check the current progress of answers¶

URL: https://172.16.31.128:443/soap
HTTP Method: POST
Elapsed Time: 0:00:00.003055
Step 7 Request Body
Step 7 Response Body
Request Headers:

{
  "Accept": "*/*",
  "Accept-Encoding": "gzip",
  "Connection": "keep-alive",
  "Content-Length": "497",
  "Content-Type": "text/xml; charset=utf-8",
  "User-Agent": "python-requests/2.7.0 CPython/2.7.10 Darwin/14.5.0",
  "session": "25-1658-91ba3767a240aa2418dc6ce4c06461a50f6e4cd0fdddecff3f01da9c49b0c85412e634c7f3a2033f63bf23fe02caf61512a2d3dd11dadaee989d3e6bb80a4f24"
}

Response Headers:

{
  "connection": "Keep-Alive",
  "content-encoding": "gzip",
  "content-length": "703",
  "content-type": "text/xml;charset=UTF-8",
  "date": "Sat, 05 Sep 2015 05:45:02 GMT",
  "keep-alive": "timeout=5, max=95",
  "server": "Apache",
  "strict-transport-security": "max-age=15768000",
  "x-frame-options": "SAMEORIGIN"
}

9.1.58.8. Step 8 - Issue a GetResultInfo for a Question to check the current progress of answers¶

URL: https://172.16.31.128:443/soap
HTTP Method: POST
Elapsed Time: 0:00:00.003428
Step 8 Request Body
Step 8 Response Body
Request Headers:

{
  "Accept": "*/*",
  "Accept-Encoding": "gzip",
  "Connection": "keep-alive",
  "Content-Length": "497",
  "Content-Type": "text/xml; charset=utf-8",
  "User-Agent": "python-requests/2.7.0 CPython/2.7.10 Darwin/14.5.0",
  "session": "25-1658-91ba3767a240aa2418dc6ce4c06461a50f6e4cd0fdddecff3f01da9c49b0c85412e634c7f3a2033f63bf23fe02caf61512a2d3dd11dadaee989d3e6bb80a4f24"
}

Response Headers:

{
  "connection": "Keep-Alive",
  "content-encoding": "gzip",
  "content-length": "716",
  "content-type": "text/xml;charset=UTF-8",
  "date": "Sat, 05 Sep 2015 05:45:07 GMT",
  "keep-alive": "timeout=5, max=94",
  "server": "Apache",
  "strict-transport-security": "max-age=15768000",
  "x-frame-options": "SAMEORIGIN"
}

9.1.58.9. Step 9 - Issue a GetResultInfo for a Question to check the current progress of answers¶

URL: https://172.16.31.128:443/soap
HTTP Method: POST
Elapsed Time: 0:00:00.003437
Step 9 Request Body
Step 9 Response Body
Request Headers:

{
  "Accept": "*/*",
  "Accept-Encoding": "gzip",
  "Connection": "keep-alive",
  "Content-Length": "497",
  "Content-Type": "text/xml; charset=utf-8",
  "User-Agent": "python-requests/2.7.0 CPython/2.7.10 Darwin/14.5.0",
  "session": "25-1658-91ba3767a240aa2418dc6ce4c06461a50f6e4cd0fdddecff3f01da9c49b0c85412e634c7f3a2033f63bf23fe02caf61512a2d3dd11dadaee989d3e6bb80a4f24"
}

Response Headers:

{
  "connection": "Keep-Alive",
  "content-encoding": "gzip",
  "content-length": "719",
  "content-type": "text/xml;charset=UTF-8",
  "date": "Sat, 05 Sep 2015 05:45:12 GMT",
  "keep-alive": "timeout=5, max=93",
  "server": "Apache",
  "strict-transport-security": "max-age=15768000",
  "x-frame-options": "SAMEORIGIN"
}

9.1.58.10. Step 10 - Issue a GetResultData to get answers for a question¶

URL: https://172.16.31.128:443/soap
HTTP Method: POST
Elapsed Time: 0:00:00.003638
Step 10 Request Body
Step 10 Response Body
Request Headers:

{
  "Accept": "*/*",
  "Accept-Encoding": "gzip",
  "Connection": "keep-alive",
  "Content-Length": "525",
  "Content-Type": "text/xml; charset=utf-8",
  "User-Agent": "python-requests/2.7.0 CPython/2.7.10 Darwin/14.5.0",
  "session": "25-1658-91ba3767a240aa2418dc6ce4c06461a50f6e4cd0fdddecff3f01da9c49b0c85412e634c7f3a2033f63bf23fe02caf61512a2d3dd11dadaee989d3e6bb80a4f24"
}

Response Headers:

{
  "connection": "Keep-Alive",
  "content-encoding": "gzip",
  "content-length": "849",
  "content-type": "text/xml;charset=UTF-8",
  "date": "Sat, 05 Sep 2015 05:45:12 GMT",
  "keep-alive": "timeout=5, max=92",
  "server": "Apache",
  "strict-transport-security": "max-age=15768000",
  "x-frame-options": "SAMEORIGIN"
}

Footnotes

[1]	this file automatically created by BUILD/build_api_examples.py