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RQM REST API: testphases vs. iterations


Michael Haun (4921924) | asked Oct 02 '14, 11:14 a.m.
I'm having trouble finding information on testphases and iterations.  My main resource thus far has been:
https://jazz.net/wiki/bin/view/Main/RqmApi

My issue is when I pull the TC result and TS result information, each result maps to a "testphase id" in the XML.  So I pull the testphase information so I can get the testphase/iteration titles (I'm expecting that "testphases" are really RQM timeline Iterations).  I run the following:

 java -jar RQMUrlUtility.jar -command GET -user <user> -password <password> -filepath /tmp/output/testphase.xml -url "https://jazzsdi05.svl.ibm.com:9446/qm/service/com.ibm.rqm.integration.service.IIntegrationService/resources/Swordfish QA (New)/testphase?fields=feed/entry/content/testphase/(*)"

This gives me XML that looks like:

<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
 
<content type="application/xml">
    
<ns4:testphase xmlns:ns4="http...
        
<ns6:identifier>https://jazzsdi05.svl.ibm.com:9446/qm/service/com.ibm.rqm.integration.service.IIntegrationService/resources/Swordfish+QA+%28New%29/testphase/urn:com.ibm.rqm:testphase:1266</ns6:identifier>
              <ns6:title>Swordfish_Test_Iteration</ns6:title>
           ....break...
           <ns4:iteration href="https://jazzsdi05.svl.ibm.com:9446/qm/process/project-areas/_RMkHTsGVEeO578RCTqaMVw/timelines/_Fj3YWMG1EeO578RCTqaMVw/iterations/_Fj3YW8G1EeO578RCTqaMVw" />


The problem is I will see multiple entries for "Swordfish_Test_Iteration" in the XML that each have a unique <ns6: identifier>, and this is what TC results and TS results map to (they have a "testphase id" field).  But, as implied, the <ns6: identifier> is NOT unique to an iteration.  What *IS* unique to a iteration is the <ns4: iteration href>. 

1) I don't see "iteration" as a property for testphase in the REST API documentation here:
https://jazz.net/wiki/bin/view/Main/RqmApi

Why is that?

2) It seems to map a TC result or TS result to a unique iteration I have to go TCR -> Testphase ID -> Iteration ID.  Is this the right approach?  If yes, why isn't there a more direct path for something so fundamental as mapping a TCR to a Iteration?

3) Can someone explain what a testphase is and what a iteration is?  And how they relate?

Please help me understand this.  This is preventing us from reporting results.

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Kellen Bombardier commented Oct 02 '14, 12:17 p.m. | edited Oct 02 '14, 12:18 p.m.

I am seeing the same issue with a project we are working on. Can someone with information on these questions help out here?

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Donald Nong (14.5k614) | answered Oct 02 '14, 11:58 p.m.
If you check the "Resources and their Supported Operations " table, you will see that the "testphase" resource is the Test Schedule of a Test Plan.
https://jazz.net/wiki/bin/view/Main/RqmApi#Resources_and_their_Supported_Op
A test schedule is not the same as an iteration, but rather a combination of a test plan and an iteration (or iterations). This article explains it pretty well.
https://jazz.net/library/article/810
I'm not sure why "iteration" is not listed as a property of a "testphase" in the specification. From what I can see, the "iteration" property refers to an iteration (of a timeline) literally.
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