Custom Connector Error - PATCH Requests of EdmType Collection are not allowed

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I have successfully created a custom connector for business central and am able to run GET and POST requests without issue, however I receive the following error when attempting a PATCH request:

{
"error": {
"code": "BadRequest_MethodNotAllowed",
"message": "'PATCH' requests for 'JobTasks' of EdmType 'Collection' are not allowed within Dynamics 365 Business Central OData web services. CorrelationId: 54147e03-7d2f-4eb1-9b4a-acab95a233c3."
}
}

After reviewing other threads such as this, I'm unable to solve the issue. Here's a screenshot of what my definition looks like - as you can see the eTag for the record I am attempting to update is being passed in the header and has been formatted properly with \-escapes removed.

Additionally, if I change the If-Match etag to the improperly formatted value (W\/"JzQ0O3JaQjNzZFo0eGUyVVppV1lBdFg1QUpIOTRmS2g2NUE1UVlHYm82LzJ3czg9MTswMDsn\") I get a different error:

{
"error": {
"code": "RequestDataInvalid",
"message": "Request data is invalid."
}
}

Any advice? I've spent several hours sifting through similar issues but still seem to get the EdmType Collection error.

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Not sure your company Id will work - usually a guid. This might help you: https://youtu.be/6VUNCVKCwM4

Worth considering if SaaS then you don’t need to create a custom connector.

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The company ID is just to properly build out the request URL and works the same on GET requests without issue. I understand the idea of passing a unique identifier other than the eTag but unfortunately there is no other ID / GUID for the record. Here is an example of the Job Tasks response:

{ "@odata.etag": "W/\"JzQ0O3JaQjNzZFo0eGUyVVppV1lBdFg1QUpIOTRmS2g2NUE1UVlHYm82LzJ3czg9MTswMDsn\"", "Job_No": "J00001", "Job_Task_No": "010.00", "Predecessor": "", "Description": "Receive Permit Deposit", "Description_2": "Permitting - Yes", "Duration": "1D", "Job_Completed": false, "Global_Dimension_3_Code": "", "Job_Task_Type": "Posting", "Totaling": "", "Job_Posting_Group": "JOBS", "WIP_Total": "Total", "WIP_Method": "COST VALUE", "Start_Date": "2021-06-02", "End_Date": "2021-06-02", "Schedule_Total_Cost": 41.6, "Schedule_Total_Price": 0, "Usage_Total_Cost": 0, "Usage_Total_Price": 0, "Contract_Total_Cost": 41.6, "Contract_Total_Price": 0, "Contract_Invoiced_Cost": 0, "Contract_Invoiced_Price": 0, "Remaining_Total_Cost": 41.6, "Remaining_Total_Price": 0, "EAC_Total_Cost": 41.6, "EAC_Total_Price": 0, "Global_Dimension_1_Code": "FINANCE", "Global_Dimension_2_Code": "", "Outstanding_Orders": 0, "Amt_Rcd_Not_Invoiced": 0, "Planning_Date_Filter": "", "Posting_Date_Filter": "" }

I have also tried leaving the If-Match value in the header to * and instead using oData filter to select the record by the eTag but receive the same 405 response.

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[quote user="Josh Anglesea"]
Not sure your company Id will work - usually a guid. This might help you: https://youtu.be/6VUNCVKCwM4

Worth considering if SaaS then you don’t need to create a custom connector.
[/quote]
Was able to solve it using a similar method! I took some guesses at what columns were keys to the table I was attempting to patch (they wound up being job_no and job_task_no in the case of the Job Tasks table) and used them as parameters of the endpoint.

https://api.businesscentral.dynamics.com/v2.0/{tenantId}/{environmentName}/ODataV4/Company({companyId})/JobTasks({jobNo},{jobTaskNo})

Then I ignored the If-Match header altogther with If-Match = * (set the default value to * as well in the connector so I don't have to declare it with every request)

Now in the body I simply roll the value I want to update in a JSON object and success!!!

Thank you, hopefully this info can help the next person.

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Thank you for sharing final answer!

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