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vCloud API Programming Guide
Remove an Item from a Catalog
A organization administrator or a user with adequate permissions can remove a CatalogItem by making a
DELETE request to the its rel="remove" link. Example
Example
4‐22.
Example 4-23. Remove a CatalogItem
Request:
DELETE http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/catalogItem/221
Response:
204 No Content
Catalog Links in a VApp Template or Media Image
Every vAppTemplate and Media element that has been added to a catalog contains a rel="catalogItem"
link whose href value is the URL of the CatalogItem that references the template or media image (see the
response in Example 3‐6 on page
rel="up" link in the CatalogItem (see the response in Example
that contains the CatalogItem.
Controlling Access
An organization administrator can use controlAccess links to control access to catalogs and vApps.
Control Access to Catalogs
When you list the contents of an organization, each catalog includes access control links, as shown in
Example 4‐24, which is an excerpt from Example 3‐1 on page
Example 4-24. Access Control Links for a Catalog
<Org ... >
<Link rel="down" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.catalog+xml"
<Link rel="down" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.controlAccess+xml"
<Link rel="controlAccess" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.controlAccess+xml"
<Link rel="down" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.catalog+xml"
<Link rel="down" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.controlAccess+xml"
<Link rel="controlAccess" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.controlAccess+xml"
...
</Org>
For each of the catalogs listed in this excerpt, three links are provided:
A Link with rel="down" that provides the URL for the catalog itself
Another Link with rel="down" that a client can use to retrieve the catalog's access control settings
A Link with rel="controlAccess" that a client can use to modify the catalog's access control setting
An organization administrator or privileged user can use these links to view or modify access controls on a
catalog. Example
56
39). A client can GET that URL and examine the response to find the
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/catalog/32" name="MainCatalog"/>
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/catalog/32/controlAccess/"/>
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/catalog/32/action/controlAccess/"/>
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/catalog/37" name="Shared Catalog"/>
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/catalog/37/controlAccess/"/>
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/catalog/37/action/controlAccess/"/>
4‐25 shows the request to view the access control settings for a catalog.
4‐23 removes the CatalogItem created in
4‐22). This link is a reference to the catalog
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