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Adding attachements/links to the work item programmatically.


Dashrath Kale (1542723) | asked Dec 20 '10, 6:22 a.m.
Hi


I need to add the attachment and link to the workitem using RTC Java API's in the Links section. I tried to find the API for this but have not got any thing which can help me.

Please let me know,if anyone has any idea about this?

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Ralph Schoon (63.5k33646) | answered Feb 01 '11, 12:18 p.m.
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Hi, I am

Working on that myself right now. Here is what I found searching this forum:

http://jazz.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2944&highlight=parent+child
http://jazz.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14733&highlight=parent+child
https://jazz.net/wiki/bin/view/Main/ProgrammaticLinkCreation

Sorry have not had time to code yet.

Ralph

Hi


I need to add the attachment and link to the workitem using RTC Java API's in the Links section. I tried to find the API for this but have not got any thing which can help me.

Please let me know,if anyone has any idea about this?

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Dashrath Kale (1542723) | answered Feb 02 '11, 2:15 a.m.
Hi, I am

Working on that myself right now. Here is what I found searching this forum:

http://jazz.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2944&highlight=parent+child
http://jazz.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14733&highlight=parent+child
https://jazz.net/wiki/bin/view/Main/ProgrammaticLinkCreation

Sorry have not had time to code yet.

Ralph


Hi

Thanks for the response.

Actually I need to create and add the attachment to the workitem and not a work item references from parent to child or child to parent.

If you have any information on this , could you please share that.


Hi


I need to add the attachment and link to the workitem using RTC Java API's in the Links section. I tried to find the API for this but have not got any thing which can help me.

Please let me know,if anyone has any idea about this?

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Susan Hanson (1.6k2201194) | answered Feb 03 '11, 3:41 p.m.
I haven't done this specifically for an attachment, but perhaps something like:

IURIReference ref = ReferenceFactory.INSTANCE.createReferenceFromURI(file.getURI()); workingCopy.getReferences().add(WorkItemEndPoints.ATTACHMENT);

where file is the file instance?

Susan

Hi, I am

Working on that myself right now. Here is what I found searching this forum:

http://jazz.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2944&highlight=parent+child
http://jazz.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14733&highlight=parent+child
https://jazz.net/wiki/bin/view/Main/ProgrammaticLinkCreation

Sorry have not had time to code yet.

Ralph


Hi

Thanks for the response.

Actually I need to create and add the attachment to the workitem and not a work item references from parent to child or child to parent.

If you have any information on this , could you please share that.


Hi


I need to add the attachment and link to the workitem using RTC Java API's in the Links section. I tried to find the API for this but have not got any thing which can help me.

Please let me know,if anyone has any idea about this?

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Ralph Schoon (63.5k33646) | answered Feb 04 '11, 1:13 a.m.
FORUM ADMINISTRATOR / FORUM MODERATOR / JAZZ DEVELOPER
Hi Susan,

I am still stalled on this one.

Of course it is possible to link to a URL like File://.......

But for a real attachment, I figure the file needs to be uploaded and attached to a work item. I have not found the API for uploading yet. I think that is the key.

Ralph

I haven't done this specifically for an attachment, but perhaps something like:

IURIReference ref = ReferenceFactory.INSTANCE.createReferenceFromURI(file.getURI()); workingCopy.getReferences().add(WorkItemEndPoints.ATTACHMENT);

where file is the file instance?

Susan

Hi, I am

Working on that myself right now. Here is what I found searching this forum:

http://jazz.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2944&highlight=parent+child
http://jazz.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=14733&highlight=parent+child
https://jazz.net/wiki/bin/view/Main/ProgrammaticLinkCreation

Sorry have not had time to code yet.

Ralph


Hi

Thanks for the response.

Actually I need to create and add the attachment to the workitem and not a work item references from parent to child or child to parent.

If you have any information on this , could you please share that.


Hi


I need to add the attachment and link to the workitem using RTC Java API's in the Links section. I tried to find the API for this but have not got any thing which can help me.

Please let me know,if anyone has any idea about this?

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Ralph Schoon (63.5k33646) | answered Feb 04 '11, 5:59 a.m.
FORUM ADMINISTRATOR / FORUM MODERATOR / JAZZ DEVELOPER
Hi,

I searched the SDK for WorkItemEndPoints.ATTACHMENT and was able to find the code below. I haven't tested it but it is probably a good starter anyway.



private void addJazzAttachment(File attachmentFile, IWorkItemReferences workItemReferences)
throws TeamRepositoryException
{
try {

FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(attachmentFile);
try {
IAttachment newAttachment =
workItemClient().createAttachment(fProjectArea,
attachmentFile.getName(),
"",
"text",
"UTF-8",
fis,
null);

newAttachment = (IAttachment) newAttachment.getWorkingCopy();
newAttachment = workItemClient().saveAttachment(newAttachment, null);
IItemReference reference = WorkItemLinkTypes.createAttachmentReference(newAttachment);
workItemReferences.add(WorkItemEndPoints.ATTACHMENT, reference);
}
finally {
if (fis != null) {
fis.close();
if (attachmentFile != null) {
attachmentFile.delete();
}
}
}
}
catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
throw new TeamRepositoryException(e);
}
}


Thanks,

Ralph

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Megan Katysovas (7665) | answered Apr 20 '11, 4:22 p.m.
That was a great starter. Here's what ended up working for me -




try {
IAttachment newAttachment = service.createAttachment(projectArea, attachmentFile.getName(), "", "text", "UTF-8", fis, null);
newAttachment = (IAttachment) newAttachment.getWorkingCopy();
newAttachment = service.saveAttachment(newAttachment, monitor);
linkAttachment(newAttachment, wc.getWorkItem());


.......



private static void linkAttachment(IAttachment source, IWorkItem target){
try{
ILinkManager linkManager= (ILinkManager) repo.getClientLibrary(ILinkManager.class);
IItemReference sourceRef= IReferenceFactory.INSTANCE.createReferenceToItem(source.getItemHandle());
IItemReference targetRef= IReferenceFactory.INSTANCE.createReferenceToItem(target.getItemHandle());
ILink link= ILinkFactory.INSTANCE.createLink(WorkItemLinkTypes.ATTACHMENT, sourceRef, targetRef);


linkManager.saveLink(link, monitor);



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Sachin Nairy (5111320) | answered Jul 17 '12, 6:26 p.m.
Dear Ralph,
i created one custom link type, i want add automatically parent & chilled relationship when custom links are added,
do you have any suggestion on this.
My link is as below:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?eclipse version="3.4"?>
<plugin>
   <extension
         point="com.ibm.team.repository.common.linkTypes">
      <linkType
             id="com.ibm.team.workitem.linktype.ncbcr"
             constrained="false"
             internal="false">
          <target>
             <endpoint
                   displayName="Project"
                   id="project"
                   multiplicity="0..n">
                <itemReferenceType
                      itemTypeName="WorkItem"
                      packageURI="com.ibm.team.workitem"/>
             </endpoint>
          </target>
          <source>
             <endpoint
                   displayName="Change Request"
                   id="changerequest"
                   multiplicity="0..1">
                <itemReferenceType
                      itemTypeName="WorkItem"
                      packageURI="com.ibm.team.workitem"/>
             </endpoint>
          </source>
       </linkType>
   </extension>

</plugin>

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