:return: save this routing area on Ariane server (create or update)

def save(self):
        """
        :return: save this routing area on Ariane server (create or update)
        """
        LOGGER.debug("RoutingArea.save")
        post_payload = {}
        consolidated_loc_id = []

        if self.id is not None:
            post_payload['routingAreaID'] = self.id

        if self.name is not None:
            post_payload['routingAreaName'] = self.name

        if self.description is not None:
            post_payload['routingAreaDescription'] = self.description

        if self.type is not None:
            post_payload['routingAreaType'] = self.type

        if self.multicast is not None:
            post_payload['routingAreaMulticast'] = self.multicast

        if self.loc_ids is not None:
            consolidated_loc_id = copy.deepcopy(self.loc_ids)
        if self.loc_2_rm is not None:
            for loc_2_rm in self.loc_2_rm:
                if loc_2_rm.id is None:
                    loc_2_rm.sync()
                consolidated_loc_id.remove(loc_2_rm.id)
        if self.loc_2_add is not None:
            for loc_2_add in self.loc_2_add:
                if loc_2_add.id is None:
                    loc_2_add.save()
                consolidated_loc_id.append(loc_2_add.id)
        post_payload['routingAreaLocationsID'] = consolidated_loc_id

        if self.subnet_ids is not None:
            post_payload['routingAreaSubnetsID'] = self.subnet_ids

        args = {'http_operation': 'POST', 'operation_path': '', 'parameters': {'payload': json.dumps(post_payload)}}
        response = RoutingAreaService.requester.call(args)
        if response.rc != 0:
            LOGGER.warning(
                'RoutingArea.save - Problem while saving routing area' + self.name +
                '. Reason: ' + str(response.response_content) + '-' + str(response.error_message) +
                " (" + str(response.rc) + ")"
            )
        else:
            self.id = response.response_content['routingAreaID']
            if self.loc_2_add is not None:
                for loc_2_add in self.loc_2_add:
                    loc_2_add.sync()
            if self.loc_2_rm is not None:
                for loc_2_rm in self.loc_2_rm:
                    loc_2_rm.sync()
        self.loc_2_add.clear()
        self.loc_2_rm.clear()
        self.sync()
        return self