Coupa Create

Overview

You can use this Snap to create a record in the selected Coupa resource, for example accounts, suppliers, approvals, and contracts by using the relevant resource APIs. You can use this Snap only to select the resource in which the record is to be created; all record-related parameters must be passed through an upstream Snap such as the Mapper Snap.



Supported Accounts

Prerequisites

  • A valid Coupa Account with appropriate permissions.
  • Resource parameters compliant with the resource's schema.

Limitations

None.

Snap views

Type Description Examples of upstream and downstream Snaps
Input

This Snap has exactly one document input view.

The record details as a JSON document.
Output

This Snap has at most one document output view.

Details of the record along with the record ID. Level of detail varies according to the configuration of the Response Type field. Each record is assigned a unique ID.
Learn more about Error handling.

Examples

Snap settings

Note: Learn about the common controls in the Snap settings dialog.
Field/Field set Description

Label

String

Required. Specify a unique name for the Snap. Modify this to be more appropriate, especially if more than one of the same Snaps is in the pipeline.

Default value: Coupa Create

Example: Coupa Create Users
Response Type

String

Specifies the level of detail required in the Snap's output. You can configure this keeping in mind the available memory and likely processing time that it would take to execute this Snap.

Available options are:

  • all: Output contains all details of the record created.
  • none: No output.
  • limited: Output contains only the ID.
  • shallow: Output contains ID and the direct child attributes of the record.

See API Return Formats for more details.

Default value: all

Example: shallow
API Path

String/Expression/ Suggestion

Required. The API name associated with the target resource. Select the target resource from the suggestions in the field. Suggestions vary based on the account.

Example: suppliers

Snap execution

Dropdown list
Choose one of the three modes in which the Snap executes. Available options are:
  • Validate & Execute: Performs limited execution of the Snap and generates a data preview during pipeline validation. Subsequently, performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during pipeline runtime.
  • Execute only: Performs full execution of the Snap during pipeline execution without generating preview data.
  • Disabled: Disables the Snap and all Snaps that are downstream from it.

Default value: Execute only

Example: Validate & Execute