Discover the possibilities of using the quality center api. In other words, a set of commands used by an individual program to communicate with one another directly and use each others functions to get information. Today i needed to build something that could read items from their rest api and could then update them. While it is not easy, it is possible to save external test results to alm using an hp api.
Using hp alm rest api to synch results from an external. Hp made the switch from the ota api to restful api only with the alm 11. The good news for all api developers is that the alm rest api integration follows all the standard conventions developers have come to expect and the documentation is surprisingly good. Connecting almqc using hps ota open test architecture api. Open source code to upload test results into hp qcalm.
Any reference to the hp and hewlett packard enterprisehpe marks is historical in nature, and the hp and hewlett packard enterprisehpe marks are the property of their respective owners. Jun 10, 2014 the hp alm rest api integration documentation can be found here. Open test architecture is an api shipped with hp alm qc, for automating background tasks like modifying bulk field values or downloading all of the attachments from the defects module. Alm apis are natively provided by using rest apis, but there are additional csom extensions, powershell cmdlets, and the crossplatform office 365 cli available through sharepoint pnp community channels. Alm synchronizer supports api key authentication for api integrations. Hp alm rest api test automation tips from lobsterman. A simple java api client to connect to hp alm using rest service. There are plenty of examples on the web if you want to use the ota. Secured deployment and configuration guide go pdf site administration api reference go zip site administration parameters go htm tutorial go pdf upgrade best practices go pdf user guide go pdf versioning and baselining best practices go pdf whats new go pdf workflow best practices go pdf not included with the alm installation. Nov 16, 2019 alm apis support apponlybased operations for sharepoint framework solutions only.
But to use this, your machine need to have qc client installed and then take a reference to qc object using ota. In this article, we will discuss how to connect to alm using new rest api. This was my take on the use of the rest service for such a thing. Alm 14 rest api integration with parasoftsoa test parasoft. Hp alm custom test type guide provides a complete online guide for creating your own testing tool and integrating it into the alm environment.
Refer hp alm rest api get alm domains for details on how to get domains from alm. With the release of alm 11, hp now offers an api that allows the user to interact with qc alm using rest. For accessing alm using rest api first we will have to create a web request and set username and password for the web request. Mar 19, 2015 hello, in this post, we will learn about how to create a connection to alm using ota api. Ota vb programs use microsofts com interface which uses the vbrun60sp5. Api key authentication provides a secure authentication mechanism for external applications accessing alms api. For accessing alm using rest api first we will have to create a web request and set username. Alm apis are natively provided by using rest apis, but there are additional csom extensions. Secured deployment and configuration guide go pdf site administration api reference go zip site administration parameters go htm tutorial go pdf upgrade best practices go pdf user guide go pdf versioning and baselining best practices go pdf whats new go pdf workflow best practices go pdf. Rather than writing ota code, one can now accomplish some of the same functionality using a browser as a client no code writing needed of course, you can also use tools like soapui to work with alm or create custom applications using languages. For more information on alm rest api, see the hp alm rest api documentation. Hp alm com custom test type developer guide provides an online guide for creating your own testing tool and integrating it into the alm environment using native com development tools. Documentation updates the title page of this document contains the.
Open test architecture is an api shipped with hp almqc, for automating background. A single restful api interface integrates server management components and full compute power. With the test sets, you can get the test instances and all of the data available with an analogous query. But to use this, your machine need to have qc client installed and then take a reference to qc object using ota in excel vba project. Iterating through many items with the api is very slow it might cause performance problems the better option is to use the command object security risk to enable it to all the users performance issues if very large and complex queries are used. How can i write chained joins in a hp alm rest api query. An api or application programming interface is a set of programming instructions for accessing a webbased software application. Atrium orchestrator invoking com api methods bmc communities. Apr 29, 2020 an api or application programming interface is a set of programming instructions for accessing a webbased software application. It establishes consistent, repeatable processes for managing requirements, tests. However, theres no doubt that they have a decent saas platform and a lot of reporting against their items. Hp has provided two apis that can be used to do this. Hello, in this post, we will learn about how to create a connection to alm using ota api. Create, read, update, and delete entities on the alm hp platform.
I need you to develop some small application for me. Ready api hp alm integration i have done it vice versa, i can able to run the xml files from alm using vapixp scripts, whether the xml files are run executes by testrunner from sopui and the status. In other words, a set of commands used by an individual. Micorosft does not plan on supporting the vb6 runtime past windows 7. You can use the rest api to access and work with alm data. Administration alm automation browser development hp qa qtp uft. Aug 24, 2012 more examples for read, update, delete and create can be found in the alm rest api reference. Alm apis support apponlybased operations for sharepoint framework solutions only.
Enter the name of the domain from which you want the list of projects. This may be more of a question for an hp or micro focus forum. Jan 18, 2017 while it is not easy, it is possible to save external test results to alm using an hp api. This cookie is returned from the server after the user is authenticated. Hp alm rest api reference provides an online reference for the alm restbased api. Testcases sync from tosca to test plan module in hp alm. I would suggest against doing this since the rest api is newer and will be supported going forward. Contribute to okeanalm restapi development by creating an account on github. Ready api hp alm integration i have done it vice versa, i can able to run the xml files from alm using vapixp scripts, whether the xml files are run executes by testrunner from sopui and the status will be updated accordingly in alm test lab. Iterating through many items with the api is very slow it might cause performance problems the better option is to use the command.
Im not sure if this is what you are attempting to do. Installation of tasktop with the license key key is generally obtained from the license team which is customer specific 3. Software version number, hp alm rest api reference, hp alm. Hp alm hp alm essentials hp quality center enterprise edition hp alm performance center edition alm edition feature comparison each one of the above said edition has its own limitation in terms of alm functionalities. Any reference to the hp and hewlett packard enterprisehpe marks is. Alm provides outofthebox integration with jenkins to synch external.
The api documentation provided through alm is very helpful. Hp alm hp alm essentials hp quality center enterprise edition hp alm performance. Hp alm is a commercial licensed tool and hp deploys it in 4 different editions that are listed below. We must pass an lwsso light weight single sign on cookie in the request header.
Each suite element may have zero or more param elements and 1 or more case elements param element. Use it with hpe ilo 4 and ilo 5 to perform remote server provisioning, configuration, inventory and. As of september 1, 2017, the material is now offered by micro focus, a separately owned and operated company. It provides your teams with visibility across all en terprise projects and the complete application lifecycle. Qc api reporting reporting can be done with the api but. A little bit of scripting we will use a groovy script for everything in this little project prerequisites.
Hp has provided two api s that can be used to do this. Hp alm ota api reference guide 4700 sprayer qc ota api reference guide, unknown, 722 mb. In its earlier avatar as quality center, the test management tool was developed by mercury interactive. Mar 16, 2016 hp alm rest api reference provides an online reference for the alm rest based api. Nonversionedfields 142 moving,copying,anddeletingcheckedoutentities 143 versioncontroluserinterface 144 versionsmenuandbuttons 145 versioncontrolfields 146. Here is a simple example that login, returns a test entity and logout from alm server. Application lifecycle management alm apis microsoft docs. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Hp alm rest api application using java java restful. Hp alm rest api reference provides an online reference for the alm rest based api. Micro focus almquality center is a comprehensive, unified, flexible and extensible application lifecycle management product. Powershell rest api scripts hewlett packard enterprise. However, in the case of soatest integration, id imagine someone could potentially write a custom script that could parse the.
I would like this application to be developed using java and hp alm rest api. More examples for read, update, delete and create can be found in the alm rest api reference. Execution list sync from tosca to test lab module in hp alm. Documentation updates the title page of this document contains the following identifying information.
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