Automatically create empty RRC Collection type artifact using API

OSLC allows the creation of Collections in RRC.

The OSLC SPEC http://open-services.net/bin/view/Main/RmSpecificationV2

The OSLC Workshop contains sample code of creating artifacts in RRC :  https://jazz.net/library/article/635

To create a collection just look for the Collection creation factory in the service document and POST it with the basic information needed.

Hi Gabriel,

I've done what you told to me but I have a problem

I've a project named "RMDemo". I've created a collection artifact type named "Release Package".

Response from -->https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/discovery/_kCQe0BR9EeK6abdSphZAgA/services.xml

<rdf:RDF
    xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
    xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
    xmlns:oslc="http://open-services.net/ns/core#"
    xmlns:rm="http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/rdm/rdf/"
    xmlns:calm="http://jazz.net/xmlns/prod/jazz/calm/1.0/">
<oslc:ServiceProvider rdf:about="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/discovery/_kCQe0BR9EeK6abdSphZAgA/services.xml">
    <dcterms:title rdf:parseType="Literal">RMDemo</dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:description rdf:parseType="Literal">Service Descriptor for Project: RMDemo</dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:publisher rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/application-about" />
    <oslc:details rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/jts/process/project-areas/_kCQe0BR9EeK6abdSphZAgA"/>
    <rm:home rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/web#action=com.ibm.rdm.web.pages.showProjectDashboard&amp;projectURI=https://clm.ibm.com:9443/jts/process/project-areas/_kCQe0BR9EeK6abdSphZAgA"/>
    <oslc:service>
        <oslc:Service>
            <oslc:domain rdf:resource="http://open-services.net/ns/rm#" />
            <oslc:selectionDialog>
                <oslc:Dialog>
                    <dcterms:title rdf:parseType="Literal">Requirement Selection</dcterms:title>
                    <oslc:label>Requirement</oslc:label>
                    <oslc:dialog rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/_ajax-modules/com.ibm.rdm.web.RRCPicker?projectURL=https%3A%2F%2Fclm.ibm.com%3A9443%2Fjts%2Fprocess%2Fproject-areas%2F_kCQe0BR9EeK6abdSphZAgA" />
                    <oslc:hintWidth>800px</oslc:hintWidth>
                    <oslc:hintHeight>550px</oslc:hintHeight>
                    <oslc:resourceType rdf:resource="http://open-services.net/ns/rm#Requirement" />
                </oslc:Dialog>
            </oslc:selectionDialog>
            <oslc:selectionDialog>
                <oslc:Dialog>
                    <dcterms:title rdf:parseType="Literal">Collection Selection</dcterms:title>
                    <oslc:label>Collection</oslc:label>
                    <oslc:dialog rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/_ajax-modules/com.ibm.rdm.web.CollectionPicker?projectURL=https%3A%2F%2Fclm.ibm.com%3A9443%2Fjts%2Fprocess%2Fproject-areas%2F_kCQe0BR9EeK6abdSphZAgA" />
                    <oslc:hintWidth>800px</oslc:hintWidth>
                    <oslc:hintHeight>550px</oslc:hintHeight>
                    <oslc:resourceType rdf:resource="http://open-services.net/ns/rm#RequirementCollection" />
                </oslc:Dialog>
            </oslc:selectionDialog>
            <oslc:creationDialog>
                <oslc:Dialog>
                    <dcterms:title rdf:parseType="Literal">Requirement Creation</dcterms:title>
                    <oslc:label>Requirement</oslc:label>
                    <oslc:dialog rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/_ajax-modules/com.ibm.rdm.web.CreateArtifactPicker?projectURL=https%3A%2F%2Fclm.ibm.com%3A9443%2Fjts%2Fprocess%2Fproject-areas%2F_kCQe0BR9EeK6abdSphZAgA" />
                    <oslc:hintWidth>520px</oslc:hintWidth>
                    <oslc:hintHeight>425px</oslc:hintHeight>
                    <oslc:resourceType rdf:resource="http://open-services.net/ns/rm#Requirement" />
                </oslc:Dialog>
            </oslc:creationDialog>
            <oslc:creationDialog>
                <oslc:Dialog>
                    <dcterms:title rdf:parseType="Literal">Collection Creation</dcterms:title>
                    <oslc:label>Collection</oslc:label>
                    <oslc:dialog rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/_ajax-modules/com.ibm.rdm.web.CreateCollectionPicker?projectURL=https%3A%2F%2Fclm.ibm.com%3A9443%2Fjts%2Fprocess%2Fproject-areas%2F_kCQe0BR9EeK6abdSphZAgA" />
                    <oslc:hintWidth>520px</oslc:hintWidth>
                    <oslc:hintHeight>425px</oslc:hintHeight>
                    <oslc:resourceType rdf:resource="http://open-services.net/ns/rm#RequirementCollection" />
                </oslc:Dialog>
            </oslc:creationDialog>
            <oslc:creationFactory>
                <oslc:CreationFactory>
                    <dcterms:title rdf:parseType="Literal">Requirement Creation Factory</dcterms:title>
                    <oslc:creation rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/requirementFactory?projectURL=https%3A%2F%2Fclm.ibm.com%3A9443%2Fjts%2Fprocess%2Fproject-areas%2F_kCQe0BR9EeK6abdSphZAgA" />
                    <oslc:resourceType rdf:resource="http://open-services.net/ns/rm#Requirement" />
                    <oslc:resourceShape rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/types/_ngrGhhR9EeK6abdSphZAgA" />
                    <oslc:resourceShape rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/types/_niAjXhR9EeK6abdSphZAgA" />
                    <oslc:resourceShape rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/types/_njDFLRR9EeK6abdSphZAgA" />
                    <oslc:resourceShape rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/types/_njysDhR9EeK6abdSphZAgA" />
                    <oslc:resourceShape rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/types/_nlIvtRR9EeK6abdSphZAgA" />
                    <oslc:usage rdf:resource="http://open-services.net/ns/core#default" />
                </oslc:CreationFactory>
            </oslc:creationFactory>
            <oslc:creationFactory>
                <oslc:CreationFactory>
                    <dcterms:title rdf:parseType="Literal">Collection Creation Factory</dcterms:title>
                    <oslc:creation rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/requirementFactory?projectURL=https%3A%2F%2Fclm.ibm.com%3A9443%2Fjts%2Fprocess%2Fproject-areas%2F_kCQe0BR9EeK6abdSphZAgA" />
                    <oslc:resourceType rdf:resource="http://open-services.net/ns/rm#RequirementCollection" />
                    <oslc:resourceShape rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/types/_NKZ-pxZEEeK5eJezpVJWfQ" />
                </oslc:CreationFactory>
            </oslc:creationFactory>
            <oslc:queryCapability>
                <oslc:QueryCapability>
                    <dcterms:title rdf:parseType="Literal">Query Capability</dcterms:title>
                    <oslc:queryBase rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/views?oslc.query=true&amp;projectURL=https%3A%2F%2Fclm.ibm.com%3A9443%2Fjts%2Fprocess%2Fproject-areas%2F_kCQe0BR9EeK6abdSphZAgA" />
                    <oslc:resourceType rdf:resource="http://open-services.net/ns/rm#Requirement" />
                    <oslc:resourceType rdf:resource="http://open-services.net/ns/rm#RequirementCollection" />
                </oslc:QueryCapability>
            </oslc:queryCapability>
            <oslc:queryCapability>
                <oslc:QueryCapability>
                    <dcterms:title rdf:parseType="Literal">Folder Query Capability</dcterms:title>
                    <oslc:queryBase rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/folders?oslc.where=public_rm:parent=https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/folders/_kCQe0BR9EeK6abdSphZAgA" />
                </oslc:QueryCapability>
            </oslc:queryCapability>
            <calm:filter>
                <calm:Filter>
                    <dcterms:title rdf:parseType="Literal">Requirements Changed Since Filter</dcterms:title>
                    <oslc:usage rdf:resource="http://jazz.net/xmlns/prod/jazz/calm/1.0/requirementsChangedSince" />
                    <oslc:resourceType rdf:resource="http://open-services.net/ns/rm#Requirement" />
                    <calm:filerBase rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/calmFilter/_kCQe0BR9EeK6abdSphZAgA/requirementsChangedSince" />
                </calm:Filter>
            </calm:filter>
        </oslc:Service>
    </oslc:service>
</oslc:ServiceProvider>
</rdf:RDF>


According to this response I've defined an POST request
to URI -->
https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/requirementFactory?projectURL=https%3A%2F%2Fclm.ibm.com%3A9443%2Fjts%2Fprocess%2Fproject-areas%2F_kCQe0BR9EeK6abdSphZAgA

BODY:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rdf:RDF
        xmlns:oslc_rm="http://open-services.net/ns/rm#"
        xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
        xmlns:oslc="http://open-services.net/ns/core#"
        xmlns:rm_property="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/types/"
        xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
    <oslc_rm:Requirement
        rdf:about="">
    <dc:title>MyCollectiont</dc:title>
    <dc:description>This is a test collection</dc:description>
    <oslc:instanceShape rdf:resource="https://clm.ibm.com:9443/rm/types/_NKZ-pxZEEeK5eJezpVJWfQ"/>
    </oslc_rm:Requirement>
</rdf:RDF>


And  the result --> It created an Artifact with type "Release Package" but artifact format is TEXT so it is not a real collection..
What can be the problem?? Why the artifact format is TEXT which I defined "release package" type as "COLLECTION"

Regards,
Halil

Hello,

You need to add following entry to the RDF body to indicate it is a collection ( if that entry is not found a Requirement is created ):

<rdf:type rdf:resource="http://open-services.net/ns/rm#RequirementCollection"/>