Required. The resource name of the EntryType, of the form: projects/{project_number}/locations/{locationId} wherelocationIdrefers to a Google Cloud region.
Authorization requires the followingIAMpermission on the specified resourceparent:
dataplex.entryTypes.create
Query parameters
Parameters
entryTypeId
string
Required. EntryType identifier.
validateOnly
boolean
Optional. The service validates the request without performing any mutations. The default is false.
Request body
The request body contains an instance ofEntryType.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains a newly created instance ofOperation.
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