CreateNewProject

Creates a new, empty project in the given program, as well as a list of the forms available for the project. Requires write access to the program.

HTTP verb: POST
Required inputs: ProgramId

URL Format

Format: https://{BaseURL}/Programs/{ProgramId}/NewProject

Sample: https://{BaseURL}/Programs/1HF29X4P/NewProject

Sample Response


<ProjectCreateResponseFacade1>
    <Project ProjectId="TY4XZ5QQ1N" ProgramId="1HF29X4P" Status="Unsubmitted" StatusTimestamp="2014-10-24T12:15:17-07:00" LastChangeTimestamp="2014-10-24T12:15:17.687164-07:00">
        <Url Value="http://testagency.powerclerk.com/Projects/ProjectList?ProgramId=1HF29X4P"/>
            <Forms>
                <Form FormId="PE1TP81B" ProgramId="1HF29X4P" Title="Interconnection Application">
                    <AvailableInStatuses>
                        <Status StatusId="3X8KK600" Name="Unsubmitted"/>
                    </AvailableInStatuses>
                    <LeadsToStatus StatusId="SE0BU2DG" Name="Application in Process"/>
                </Form>
                <Form FormId="2RN3XR30" ProgramId="1HF29X4P" Title="Supporting Documentation">
                    <AvailableInStatuses>
                        <Status StatusId="VZ8A5QD4" Name="Awaiting Documentation"/>
                    </AvailableInStatuses>
                    <LeadsToStatus StatusId="759NA6NH" Name="Inspection Pending"/>
                </Form>
                <Form FormId="FD78C9G2AV" ProgramId="1HF29X4P" Title="Net Meter Request">
                    <AvailableInStatuses>
                        <Status StatusId="93JH4U3Z" Name="Set Meter Request Pending"/>
                    </AvailableInStatuses>
                </Form>
           </Forms>
      </Project>
</ProjectCreateResponseFacade1>


<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" attributeFormDefault="unqualified" elementFormDefault="qualified" targetNamespace="http://service.powerclerk.com/api/v1/">
  <xs:element name="ProjectCreateResponseFacade1 ">
    <xs:complexType>
      <xs:sequence>
        <xs:element name="Project">
          <xs:complexType>
            <xs:sequence>
              <xs:element name="Url">
                <xs:complexType>
                  <xs:simpleContent>
                    <xs:extension base="xs:string">
                      <xs:attribute type="xs:anyURI" name="Value"/>
                    </xs:extension>
                  </xs:simpleContent>
                </xs:complexType>
              </xs:element>
              <xs:element name="Forms">
                <xs:complexType>
                  <xs:sequence>
                    <xs:element name="Form" maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0">
                      <xs:complexType>
                        <xs:sequence>
                          <xs:element name="AvailableInStatuses">
                            <xs:complexType>
                              <xs:sequence>
                                <xs:element name="Status" maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0">
                                  <xs:complexType>
                                    <xs:simpleContent>
                                      <xs:extension base="xs:string">
                                        <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="StatusId" use="required"/>
                                        <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="CustomId" use="optional"/>
                                        <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="Name" use="required"/>
                                        <xs:attribute type="xs:boolean" name="Deleted" use="required"/>
                                      </xs:extension>
                                    </xs:simpleContent>
                                  </xs:complexType>
                                </xs:element>
                              </xs:sequence>
                            </xs:complexType>
                          </xs:element>
                          <xs:element name="LeadsToStatus" minOccurs="0">
                            <xs:complexType>
                              <xs:simpleContent>
                                <xs:extension base="xs:string">
                                  <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="StatusId" use="required"/>
                                  <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="CustomId" use="optional"/>
                                  <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="Name" use="required"/>
                                  <xs:attribute type="xs:boolean" name="Deleted" use="required"/>
                                </xs:extension>
                              </xs:simpleContent>
                            </xs:complexType>
                          </xs:element>
                        </xs:sequence>
                        <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="FormId" use="required"/>
                        <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="CustomId" use="optional"/>
                        <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="ProgramId" use="required"/>
                        <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="Title" use="required"/>
                      </xs:complexType>
                    </xs:element>
                  </xs:sequence>
                </xs:complexType>
              </xs:element>
            </xs:sequence>
            <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="ProjectId" use="required"/>
            <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="ProgramId" use="required"/>
            <xs:attribute type="xs:string" name="Status" use="required"/>
            <xs:attribute type="xs:dateTime" name="StatusTimestamp" use="required"/>
            <xs:attribute type="xs:dateTime" name="LastChangeTimestamp" use="required"/>
          </xs:complexType>
        </xs:element>
      </xs:sequence>
      <xs:attribute type="xs:float" name="SchemaVersion"/>
    </xs:complexType>
  </xs:element>
</xs:schema>

Response XML Attributes

<Project> Attributes

ProjectId – Unique identifier for the project
ProgramId – Unique identifier for the program
Status – Current status of the project
StatusTimestamp – Timestamp of when the project entered the current status. Converted to user’s local timezone.
LastChangeTimestamp – Timestamp of the last change made to the project. Converted to user’s local timezone.

<Form> Attributes

FormId – Unique identifier for the form
ProgramId – Unique identifier for the program
Title – Form title

<AvailableInStatuses> and <LeadsToStatus>

<AvailableInStatuses> – A list of statuses in which the form is available
<LeadsToStatus> – Successful submission of the form will move a project into this status

<Status> Attributes

StatusId – Unique identifier for the status
Name – Status name

Sample Code


// Creates a new project in the given program.
// Returns the ProjectId of the new project.

public string CreateNewProject(string programId, string username, string password, string apiKey)
{
    string url = "/Programs/" + programId + "/NewProject";
    XDocument xmlResponse = MakePostRequest(BaseUrl + url, null, username, password, apiKey);
    
    XNamespace ns = "http://service.powerclerk.com/api/v1/";
    XElement projectElement = xmlResponse.Descendants(ns + "Project").ToList()[0];
    string projectId = projectElement.Attribute("ProjectId").Value;

    return projectId;
}


function createNewProject(programId) {
    // Use $.ajax jQuery method to execute the API call
    $.ajax({
        type: "POST",
        url: "https://{BaseURL}/Programs/" + programId + "/NewProject",
        dataType: "xml",
        beforeSend: function (xhr) {
            xhr.setRequestHeader("Authorization", "Basic " + hashedCredentials);
            xhr.setRequestHeader("X-ApiKey", apiKey);
        },
        success: function (xml) {
            // Display data
        },
        error: function (xhr) {
            // Display error
        }
    });
}

See Chapter Code Samples for MakePostRequest sample code.

What’s Next?

GetAllProjectData – Admin only

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