NSX-T Data Center REST API

PartialPatchConfig (type)

{
  "additionalProperties": false, 
  "description": "Basic Concept: Partial Patch is a specialized feature in NSX that allows you to update only a specific part of an object's properties, instead of updating the entire object. This is particularly useful for making incremental changes to an object. Enabling Partial Patch: By default, Partial Patch is disabled. You need to explicitly enable this feature to use it. When enabled, you can update a subset of an object's fields, merging your new data with the existing object's data. Usage in API Operations: When Partial Patch is disabled, complete object data is required for both PUT and PATCH operations in /policy APIs. Once enabled, you can provide only the necessary subset of data for these operations. Important Considerations:In a partial patch, array properties are entirely replaced, not merged. If a PATCH operation targets a non-existing object, NSX will create a new object after performing all required validations. Be aware of fields that depend on each other (like username and password, or IP address and thumbprint). In such cases, either all or none of these inter-dependent fields should be provided in a Partial Patch request. Partial Patch does not support certain objects, such as 'Infra'. Objects like Labels, Security Policies, and Services have specific attributes that are treated differently in PATCH requests. This special handling won't change with Partial Patch. For example, in Security Policies, adding 'rules' through PATCH merges them with existing rules, while a PUT operation replaces them entirely. Partial Patch won't work if the new value for a property is of a different polymorphic type than the existing value.", 
  "id": "PartialPatchConfig", 
  "module_id": "PolicySystemConfig", 
  "properties": {
    "enable_partial_patch": {
      "description": "boolean value used to activate/deactivate partial patch", 
      "required": true, 
      "title": "This object will contain the partial patch configuration.", 
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  }, 
  "title": "Contains configuration for Partial patch.", 
  "type": "object"
}