system.mes.material.newMaterialClass
Generates an empty non-persisted Material Classes object to provide the structure required by the API to save a new record into the database. This method must be combined with the saveMaterialClass method in order to persist the record.
Syntax
system.mes.material.newMaterialClass()
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| None | - | This method does not take any parameters. |
Returns
Returns a JSON representation of the newly created material class object. The following is a list of keys and default values:
| Key | Default Value |
|---|---|
name | null |
description | null |
path | null |
parentId | null |
id | null |
notes | null |
enabled | true |
spare1 | null |
spare2 | null |
spare3 | null |
Code Examples
# Generate the object structure for a new material class object with no initial arguments
new_material_class = system.mes.material.newMaterialClass()
# Set basic attributes for the new material class
new_material_class['name'] = 'RAW'
# (You can continue setting other properties as needed here)
# Save the new material class to the system
saved_material_class = system.mes.material.saveMaterialClass(**new_material_class)
# Output the JSON representation of the saved material class
print(saved_material_class)