Application Programming Interface Guide > Web Services Operations > Operations Reference > testDataSourceConnection
 
testDataSourceConnection
Test to see if a data source’s connection is operational.
Note: This web services operation is different from the procedure of the same name, which is in the resource tree under /lib/resource.
Location
/services/webservices/system/admin/resource/operations/
Request Elements
path: The path to the data source to be tested.
Response Elements
status: If SUCCESS, the data source is operational and responds to the test; otherwise, the test status reports FAIL.
messages: List of entry elements describing messages that were generated during the test. See Messages Element.
Faults
IllegalArgument: If the path is malformed.
NotFound: If the data source does not exist.
Security: If the user does not have READ access on all items in path.
Security: If the user does not have the ACCESS_TOOLS right.