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Edit Folder

Description

This operation allows you to change the description of an existing folder or change the web encrypted property. The web encrypted property indicates if all the services contained in the folder are only accessible over a secure channel (SSL). When setting this property to true, you also need to enable the virtual directory security in the security configuration.

Request parameters

ParametersDescription
description

A description for the folder.

Example

description=A folder for map services
webEncrypted

A Boolean to indicate if the services are accessible over SSL only.

Values: true | false

f

The response format. The default response format is html.

Values: html | json | pjson

Example usage

Below is a sample POST request for editFolder


POST /webadaptor/admin/services/Maps/editFolder HTTP/1.1
Host: machine.domain.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: []

description=A folder for map services&webEncrypted=false&f=json

JSON Response example

{"status": "success"}