Find a user by id

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To configure a find a user by ID flow:

1. Click the Create Flow icon associated with finding a test user using their ID. The API Orchestration user interface is displayed.

2. Select and pull the testuser flow-node onto the flow editor from the Models list. Note that the Start flow-node is automatically connected to the input of the testuser flow-node.

3. Name the flow-node: Find a user by ID

4. Select the findByID method.

5. Select Parameters.

6. Configure the id parameter. If selector is selected from the selector drop-down menu, as you begin typing in the id parameter field, a drop-down menu of valid or previously used selector options is displayed. You may optionally choose a selector from the list, or continue typing to configure the parameter manually. For additional selector auto-complete information, refer to Manage flow-nodes. For additional information on the Model flow-node and General flow-node configuration parameters, refer to Flow-nodes.

7. Select Outputs.

8. Configure the next output. As you begin typing in the next field, a drop-down menu of valid or previously used output options is displayed. You may optionally choose an output from the list, or continue typing to configure the parameter manually.

9. Configure the notfound output. As you begin typing in the notfound field, a drop-down menu of valid or previously used output options is displayed. You may optionally choose an output from the list, or continue typing to configure the parameter manually.

10. Select and pull an HTTP flow-node onto the flow editor from the Core list.

11. Name the flow-node: Find succeeded

12. Select Parameters.

13. For the status parameter, select number and enter 200 in the field.

14. Enable the body parameter, select selector, and select $.model from the selector options drop-down menu or continue typing to complete the selector configuration manually. For additional selector auto-complete information, refer to Manage flow-nodes.

15. Leave the headers parameter disabled.

16. Connect the next output of the Find a user by ID flow-node to the input of the Find succeeded flow-node. For additional information on connecting flow-nodes in a flow, refer to Manage flow-nodes.

17. Select and pull an HTTP flow-node onto the flow editor from the Core list.

18. Name the flow-node: Find failed

19. Select Parameters.

20. For the status parameter, select number and enter 404 in the field.

21. Leave the body and headers parameters disabled.

22. Connect the notfound output of the Find a user by ID flow-node to the input of the User not found flow-node. For additional information on connecting flow-nodes in a flow, refer to Manage flow-nodes. The completed flow is displayed.

    

23. Click Apply.

24. On the next screen, click Proceed. The server will be restarted, the Find a user by ID flow will be saved and enabled, and you will be returned to the API Orchestration user interface.

25. To exit API Orchestration user interface and return to API Lists page, click Close.