Create new work item server side (Java)
I found a method createWorkItem but I need to give it a work item type. From the work item type I have the id but not the object
So I don't know how to get the work item type object
and if the method I found is indeed the correct one to use
Can anyone help?
Accepted answer
Use the IFindWorkItemType method of your IWorkItemServer. Example:
IWorkItemType myType = wiService.findWorkItemType(myProjectArea, "myCustomTypeID", monitor);
IWorkItem myNewWorkItem = wiService.createWorkItem2(myType);
Here's the JavaDoc for the findWorkItemType method:
IWorkItemType com.ibm.team.workitem.common.IWorkItemCommon.findWorkItemType(IProjectAreaHandle projectArea, String identifier, IProgressMonitor monitor) throws TeamRepositoryException
Returns the work item type with the given identifier in the given project area or
null
if no type with this identifier is configured in the process configuration.
- Parameters:
- projectArea the project area
- identifier the type identifier
-
monitor a progress monitor or
null - Returns:
-
the work item type or
null - Throws:
- TeamRepositoryException - if anything goes wrong
One other answer
to create a work item you need to use the IWorkItemServer.createWorkItem2 method. Once created you can use the different setters to set the value you want. Eventually you need to save it using IWorkItemServer.saveWorkItem2 method.
An example where I also set a child link:
IWorkItemType wiType = wiService.findWorkItemType(myProjectArea, "task", monitor);
IWorkItem task = wiService.createWorkItem2(wiType);
task.setHTMLSummary(XMLString.createFromPlainText("Child Task of " + wi.getHTMLSummary().getPlainText()));
IAttribute plannedForAttribute = wiService.findAttribute(wi.getProjectArea(), WorkItemAttributes.PLANNED_FOR, null);
task.setValue(plannedForAttribute, wi.getValue(plannedForAttribute));
IWorkItemReferences references = wiService.resolveWorkItemReferences(task, null);
IReference workPackageReference = IReferenceFactory.INSTANCE.createReferenceToItem(wi);
references.add(WorkItemEndPoints.PARENT_WORK_ITEM, workPackageReference);
IStatus status = wiService.saveWorkItem2(task, references, null);
if(status.isOK()){
return true;
}else{
return false;
}
Best regards,
Michele.
Comments
Even though that's actually another question, but: how do you get the planned for attribute? I try to use WorkItemAttributes but there is no constant PLANNED_FOR that I can use..
and if I use the id for the attribute as stated in the properties (com.ibm.team.workitem.attribute.target) I always get back null
What can I do?
Illona, the constant for "Planed For" is
com.ibm.team.workitem.common.model.IWorkItem.TARGET_PROPERTY
I shared some hints here: https://rsjazz.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/handling-iterations-automation-for-the-planned-for-attribute/
Thank you sooo much guys!
Don't know where this get lost:
Ilona, the best way to get the attribute ID for built in attributes in RTC today is the Web Admin UI. See the column "ID" the value here for Planned For is "target".
The Eclipse client provides an odd external ID that you can't use. I reported this, but it was never addressed.
