| POST | /sync/elma/files/batch/submit | 
|---|
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Credential | form | ElmaCredential | Yes | The credential to gain access on the ELMA server. | 
| ValidationEnabled | form | bool | Yes | Should the report data be validated before sending it to the ELMA server? true: report data is validated before it is sent to the ELMA server. false: report data sent without validation to the ELMA server. | 
| StagingEnabled | form | bool? | No | Should operations be staged on the ELMA server? true: operations are executed on the Test ELMA server. false: operations are executed on the Live (Production) ELMA server. | 
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Id | form | string | Yes | The unique identifier of this instance. This identifer is only relevant in the context of data storage and retrieval. | 
| Certificate | form | PemCertificate | Yes | The security certificate to authenticate the user and grant access to the ELMA server. This certificate is generated from the BZSt-issued *.pfx BOP certificate. More details on BOP (BZSt-Online Portal - https://www.elster.de/bportal/start) | 
| AuthSteuernummer | form | string | Yes | The BZSt (Bundeszentralamt für Steuern) - tax number of the user. 11-character text field that may only consist of two capital letters and 9 digits (0-9). The fiscal authority BZSt provides this number during registration at the BOP (BZSt-Online Portal - https://www.elster.de/bportal/start). The number is available in the private area of the BOP user account under "My BOP" under the "Registration Information" | 
| AccountId | form | string | Yes | The account identifier of a BZSt-Online Portal (BOP) user. 10-character text field that may only contain numbers (0-9). | 
| Password | form | string | Yes | The password to protect the certificate from unauthorized access. | 
| Name | Parameter | Data Type | Required | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Id | form | string | Yes | The unique identifier (e.g. the file name) of the certificate. | 
| Content | form | string | Yes | The PEM-encoded content of the certificate. | 
| Description | form | string | No | The description of the certificate. | 
| Tags | form | List<string> | No | Tags to label or identify the certificate. | 
To override the Content-type in your clients, use the HTTP Accept Header, append the .jsv suffix or ?format=jsv
The following are sample HTTP requests and responses. The placeholders shown need to be replaced with actual values.
POST /sync/elma/files/batch/submit HTTP/1.1 
Host: reportfiling.pwc.de 
Accept: text/jsv
Content-Type: text/jsv
Content-Length: length
{
	credential: 
	{
		id: String_String,
		certificate: 
		{
			id: String,
			content: String,
			description: String,
			tags: 
			[
				String
			]
		},
		authSteuernummer: String,
		accountId: String,
		password: String
	},
	validationEnabled: False,
	stagingEnabled: False
}
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/jsv
Content-Length: length
[
	{
		id: String,
		xml: String,
		validationErrors: 
		[
			{
				id: String,
				message: String,
				severity: Error,
				lineNumber: 0,
				linePosition: 0
			}
		],
		responseStatus: 
		{
			errorCode: String,
			message: String,
			stackTrace: String,
			errors: 
			[
				{
					errorCode: String,
					fieldName: String,
					message: String,
					meta: 
					{
						String: String
					}
				}
			],
			meta: 
			{
				String: String
			}
		}
	}
]