Working with the Composite Cost Object API

The Composite Cost Object API part of the unified Chargeback API allows you to define and manage composite cost objects.

This topic describes how can you can perform the following operations on Composite Cost Object using HTTP method calls provided by the Chargeback API.

To create a composite cost object

You can use the POST HTTP method to create and instantiate composite cost objects through the Chargeback API.

To instantiate a new instance of a composite cost object

To allocate a cost object (basic or composite) to the composite cost object specified

To retrieve a composite cost object

You can use the GET HTTP method to retrieve composite cost objects through the Chargeback API.

To retrieve a composite cost object by ID

To search all instances of a composite cost object

 To search cost objects allocated to the composite cost object

To update a composite cost object

You can use the PUT HTTP method to modify or update composite cost objects through the Chargeback API.

To modify data about a composite cost object by ID

To modify data about a cost object allocation by ID

To modify data about a cost object allocation for a specific period

For this operation, if period is not specified, the current allocation is used.

To delete a composite cost object

You can use the DELETE HTTP method to delete or remove composite cost objects through the Chargeback API.

To delete a composite cost object by ID

To delete a cost object allocation by ID

To delete a cost object allocation for a specific period

For this operation, if a period is not specified, the current allocation is used. 

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