Update PC Option Profile
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Update PC Option Profile

POST/api/2.0/fo/subscription/option_profile/pc/?action=update

Update a PC option profile for compliance scans (using SCA or PC) in the user's account.

Permissions - A Manager will be able to update option profiles in the subscription. A Unit Manager will be able to update option profiles owned by users in their business unit.

Note: The update PC option profile API is available as part of one of the following subscription combinations only:
- PC and API add-on
- PC, SCA, and API add-on
- VMDR, SCA, and API add-on

Input ParametersInput Parameters

Parameter

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

action=update

Required

 String

Specify action to update PC option profile.

echo_request={0|1}

Optional

 Integer 

Specify 1 to view (echo) input parameters in the XML output. By default these are not included.

id={value}

Required

 Integer 

The ID of option profile to update.

For the list of optional parameters, see input parameters for Create PC option profile.

Sample - Update PC Option ProfileSample - Update PC Option Profile

API request

curl -u "USERNAME:PASSWORD" -H "X-Requested-With:curl" -X POST"action=update&title=pc-jp&id=51491401" "http://<qualys_base_url>/api/2.0/fo/subscription/option_profile/pc/"

XML output

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE SIMPLE_RETURN SYSTEM "http://<qualys_base_url>/api/2.0/simple_return.dtd">
<SIMPLE_RETURN>
  <RESPONSE>
    <DATETIME>2018-04-10T11:10:36Z</DATETIME>
    <TEXT>Compliance Option profile successfully updated.</TEXT>
    <ITEM_LIST>
      <ITEM>
        <KEY>ID</KEY>
        <VALUE>51491401</VALUE>
      </ITEM>
    </ITEM_LIST>
  </RESPONSE>
</SIMPLE_RETURN>

Sample - Update for Database UDCSample - Update for Database UDC

API Request

curl -u "username:password" -H "X-Requested-With:curl" -H "Content-type: text/xml" -X POST -d "action=update&id=1709710&title=API-PC-OP-Oracle-custom-limit &scan_ports=targeted&oracle_db_udc_restriction=1&oracle_db_udc_lim it=100" "https://<qualys_base_url>/api/2.0/fo/subscription/option_profi le/pc/"

XML Output

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE SIMPLE_RETURN SYSTEM 
"https://<qualys_base_url>/api/2.0/simple_return.dtd">
<SIMPLE_RETURN>
 <RESPONSE>
 <DATETIME>2019-05-20T06:45:00Z</DATETIME>
 <TEXT>Compliance Option profile successfully updated.</TEXT>
 <ITEM_LIST>
 <ITEM>
 <KEY>ID</KEY>
 <VALUE>1709710</VALUE>
 </ITEM>
 </ITEM_LIST>
 </RESPONSE>
</SIMPLE_RETURN>

DTD

<platform API server>/api/2.0/simple_return.dtd