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How to create build definition programmatically?


Akshay Daga (135) | asked Aug 25 '21, 4:27 a.m.

 I want to automate the process of creation of build definition in RTC.

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Luca Martinucci (1.0k397112) | answered Aug 25 '21, 5:36 a.m.

I suggest that you give some more details about your request, but I have a sample that uses Plain Java API.


import com.ibm.team.build.common.BuildItemFactory;
import com.ibm.team.build.common.builddefinition.BuildConfigurationRegistry;
import com.ibm.team.build.common.builddefinition.IBuildDefinitionTemplate;
// create build definition
IBuildDefinition newbuildDef = BuildItemFactory.createBuildDefinition((com.ibm.team.process.common.IProcessArea) projectArea);

Once you have the IBuildDefinition object, you can set its properties using the BuildItemFactory methods. 


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Kenny Smith (302614) | answered Aug 25 '21, 9:32 a.m.

 The easiest is to use ANT to create the build definitions.


Here is an example:

<project name="BuildServer"
         xmlns:ld="antlib:com.ibm.team.enterprise.zos.systemdefinition.toolkit"
         xmlns:xt="antlib:com.ibm.team.build.extensions.toolkit">
.......
<xt:updatebuilddefinition buildworkspace="build.mortgage.test"
                          repositoryAddress="${repo.url}"
                          userId="${repo.adminid}"
                          password="${repo.adminpw}"
                          buildid="mortgage.test"
                          processareaname="${jke}"
                          processAreaNameDefinitions="${zproject.name}"
                          updateOnly="true"
                          verbose="true"
                          failOnError="true">
<xt:buildEngineDefine id="zos.my.co" />
</xt:updatebuilddefinition>
........
</project>


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Justin McGee (111) | answered Aug 26 '21, 1:16 a.m.
edited Aug 27 '21, 2:20 a.m. by Ralph Schoon (63.5k33646)

 The easiest is to use ANT to create the build definitions.


Here is an example:

<project name="BuildServer"
         xmlns:ld="antlib:com.ibm.team.enterprise.zos.systemdefinition.toolkit"
         xmlns:xt="antlib:com.ibm.team.build.extensions.toolkit">
.......
<xt:updatebuilddefinition buildworkspace="build.mortgage.test"
                          repositoryAddress="${repo.url}"
                          userId="${repo.adminid}"
                          password="${repo.adminpw}"
                          buildid="mortgage.test"
                          processareaname="${jke}"
                          processAreaNameDefinitions="${zproject.name}"
                          updateOnly="true"
                          verbose="true"
                          failOnError="true">
<xt:buildEngineDefine id="zos.my.co" />
</xt:updatebuilddefinition>
........
Myloweslife
</project>

Thanks for the update and quick reply. I'll be sure to keep an eye on this thread. Looking for the same issue. the solution worked for me.

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