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java api - how to find a work item using a custom attribute


Reverse Reverse (346) | asked Sep 24 '19, 12:25 p.m.
edited Sep 25 '19, 5:45 a.m. by Ralph Schoon (63.3k33646)

 java api - rather than using int id ..how to find a work item using a custom attribute?

Please guide. 


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Ralph Schoon commented Sep 25 '19, 5:44 a.m. | edited Sep 25 '19, 5:45 a.m.
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Please tag your questions with a product name. I don't want to have to fix all your questions.

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Ralph Schoon (63.3k33646) | answered Sep 25 '19, 5:41 a.m.
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 You can use expressions: https://rsjazz.wordpress.com/2012/11/19/using-expressions-for-automation/

This allows to basically create an expression that acts as a work item query. It is possible to define conditions, including for custom attributes.

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Reverse Reverse commented Sep 25 '19, 10:32 a.m.

  I have to say - this is the most horrible piece of API ever written..

A simple task can take hours.

I have a saved query but through API i cant pass the parameter.
Then found out about creating on-the-fly queries with expression.

 I have is a custom attribute [custom] ..
All I need is give me all work items having [custom =1]

THIS API SUCKS 


Reverse Reverse commented Sep 25 '19, 10:33 a.m.
 IQueryableAttribute attribute = QueryableAttributes.getFactory(IWorkItem.ITEM_TYPE).findAttribute(currProject, IWorkItem.PROJECT_AREA_PROPERTY, auditableClient, null);

how can i use custom attribute here ?


Ralph Schoon commented Sep 26 '19, 2:10 a.m.
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As far as I know you substitute the IWorkItem.TYPE_PROPERTY with the custom attribute ID. E.g. "id.of.my.custom.attribute".


 
IQueryableAttribute type = QueryableAttributes.getFactory(
    IWorkItem.ITEM_TYPE).findAttribute(projectArea,
    IWorkItem.TYPE_PROPERTY, auditableCommon, monitor);
E.g.
IQueryableAttribute type = QueryableAttributes.getFactory(
    IWorkItem.ITEM_TYPE).findAttribute(projectArea,
    "id.of.my.custom.attribute", auditableCommon, monitor);


It also helps when knowing how to search for examples in the SDK. See https://rsjazz.wordpress.com/2019/05/16/searching-and-exploring-the-rtc-sdk/

By the way, this is an SDK and the API is an application programming  interface that is used to create the client and the server application. It is not a special API designed to make it easy for users inexperienced with it. It is important to use available resources e.g. being able to search the SDK.  

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