# Update a financial allocation to a given status in relation to an external finance system

Update the external identifier record linked to a specific financial allocation; the updatable fields are export status, external ID and exported date time. This operation is essential for synchronizing the financial allocation export status with external financial systems, ensuring that the financial allocation export status is maintained in line with the integrated external system. The request body should include the external ID, export status and the exported date. If the specified financial allocation ID does not exist, a 404 Not Found error will be returned. In case of an unexpected system error, a 500 Internal Server Error will be triggered.

Endpoint: PATCH /api/v3/financialAllocations/{id}/updateFinancialAllocationExportStatus
Version: 3.0.12
Security: X-Auth-Token

## Path parameters:

  - `id` (integer, required)
    ID of the allocation to update the export status of.
    Example: 123

## Request fields (application/json):

  - `externalId` (string, required)
    External ID of the financial update
    Example: "ext-12345"

  - `exportedDate` (string)
    Date when the financial update was exported. Will default to current time if not supplied.

  - `exportStatus` (string)
    Status of the export, can be 'EXPORTED' or 'IMPORTED'
    Enum: "CREATED", "EXPORTED", "FAILED", "IMPORTED", "PENDING", "SENT", "SKIPPED"

  - `organisationSettingsId` (integer, required)
    The organisation id.
    Example: 1


## Response 200 fields