# Missing operations

There are IFS API operations that you can find from debug logs but are not available in the Flow machine step configuration. 

3rd parties (including us) rely on specifications provided by IFS which can be inspected in API Explorer.

<figure><img src="/files/ET4Hms2a8UUcjopqgmj3" alt=""><figcaption><p>Public API specifications</p></figcaption></figure>

## Why are operations missing?

* IFS has not added operation to API specification not to allow too recursive calls or
* specification (even not being too recursive) is missing from IFS API specifications (bug).

General rule is that IFS has exposed only two levels of operation structure in API specifications.

## Example of missing operation&#x20;

Add new Task to a Work Order in Aurena Client.

<figure><img src="/files/3lItiyNuLeOa5lyjBZ8D" alt=""><figcaption><p>Click + to create new task</p></figcaption></figure>

According to Chrome log IFS Aurena page calls&#x20;

`PrepareWorkOrderHandling.svc/ActiveSeparateSet(WoNo=35)/WorkTaskeArray/IfsApp.PrepareWorkOrderHandling.JtTask_Default()`&#x20;

which initiates new task with default values related to Work Order.

<figure><img src="/files/Td9SvTXXozakDwQQLupb" alt=""><figcaption><p>Request URL from Chrome log</p></figcaption></figure>

Such operation JtTask\_Default() does not exists under WorkTaskeArray. This might be considered a bug since there are only two levels (ActiveSeparateSet/WorkTaskeArray)

<figure><img src="/files/ia1oAgz9yurvPEwrY26g" alt=""><figcaption><p>Missing operation</p></figcaption></figure>

## Solution

**Primarily locate another operation to accomplish the task.**&#x20;

if no workaround two option exist:

1. Use **Custom request** feature (available from OData connector version 2.11.13) for configuring single API call or

{% content-ref url="/pages/hO7uX1mJNYxfJLH02A5M" %}
[Custom Request](/flow-ifs-cloud-development-guidelines/advanced/custom-request.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

1. In more complex cases create custom C# in **Code section** to call the missing API.

<figure><img src="/files/5zkEueSq6vvAhmo96q4Q" alt=""><figcaption><p>Code section</p></figcaption></figure>

{% content-ref url="/pages/qd7xfxs7xXxZh7rmTgLX" %}
[C# usage in the OData connector](/flow-ifs-cloud-development-guidelines/advanced/c-usage-in-the-odata-connector.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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