What is correct PATCH request structure to update a specific attributevalue of an organisationUnit

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Hi Community,
What is the correct PATCH request structure to update a specific attributevalue of an organisationUnit via the ../api/organisationUnits/{id} endpoint?
(I want to update only specifc attributevalue (Custom Attribute) rest should stay “as it is” in metadata.(instead of full PUT Request))
Version 2.40.6
Partial Updates.
Any working examples would be appreciated!

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Hi @arslan_mughal

Could you please share the JSON that includes your custom attribute?

For this case you will use PATCH /api/organisationUnits/{id} as you explained and the payload patch will be (based on the https://jsonpatch.com/ instructions)

[
  { "op": "replace", "path": "pathtothecustomattribute", "value": "newValue" }
]
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Payload:
json

[
  {
    "op": "replace",
    "path": "/attributeValues/attribute/id/qyY5ZVWvpBr/value",
    "value": "newCode123"
  }
]

I also tried:

[
  {
    "op": "replace",
    "path": "/attributeValues/qyY5ZVWvpBr/value",
    "value": "newCode123"
  }
]

But got the error:
Payload cannot contain objects or arrays. ErrorCode: E1003
Also tried without [ ] square brackets and response is 1 but value not updated.
with PATCH ../api/organisationUnits/{id}

Error Response is :

{
    "httpStatus": "Bad Request",
    "httpStatusCode": 400,
    "status": "ERROR",
    "message": "Payload can not contain objects or arrays.",
    "errorCode": "E1003"
}