Updates the specified automation attachment in a QAComplete test.
Use the operation to replace the contents of an existing automation attachment in QAComplete with new contents.
To update individual fields of an existing attachment, use the …/tests/{TestId}/automations/{Agent}/attachment (PATCH) operation.
To add a new attachment, use the …/tests/{TestId}/automations/{Agent}/attachment (POST) operation.
Authentication
Basic authentication using a user’s login and password. See Authentication for details.
Security Rights
The authenticating user must belong to a security group that has the Update privilege for Test Library.
Request Format
To update the test, send a PUT request to the following URL:
URL parameters
ProjectId : integer, required
The ID of the project.
TestId : integer, required
The ID of the needed test.
Agent : string, required
The URL-encoded or the short name of the automation agent (test runner).
Currently, REST API supports the following agents:
| Agent | URL-encoded Name | Short Name |
|---|---|---|
| TestComplete/TestExecute | TestComplete%2FTestExecute |
testcomplete |
| JUnit (Selenium) | JUnit%20%28Selenium%29 |
junit |
| NUnit (Selenium) | NUnit%20%28Selenium%29 |
nunit |
| TestNG (Selenium) | TestNG%20%28Selenium%29 |
testng |
| ReadyAPI / SoapUI OS | ReadyAPI+%2F+SoapUI+OS |
readyapi |
The agent names are case-insensitive.
Link : string
The URL or UNC path to the attachment.
Comment : string
Comment to the attachment. Can include HTML markup.
File :
The file to attach.
Body parameters
In the request body, pass the attachment data wrapped as multipart/form-data. Some tools and development libraries let you specify just the file name and construct the request body automatically.
A sample request:
PUT http://yourserver.com/rest-api/service/api/v2/projects/11873/tests/2696/automations/nunit/attachment?Link=http%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2samples%2Forders.zip HTTP/1.1
Host: yourserver.com
Connection: keep-alive
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
Authorization: Basic am9obkBleGFtcGxlLmNvbTpwQHNzd29yZA==
Content-Length: 1002
------WebKitFormBoundaryobxsXCltsQZ5UBfL
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="ProjectId"
11873
------WebKitFormBoundaryobxsXCltsQZ5UBfL
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="Tests"
tests
------WebKitFormBoundaryobxsXCltsQZ5UBfL
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="TestId"
2696
------WebKitFormBoundaryobxsXCltsQZ5UBfL
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="Automations"
automations
------WebKitFormBoundaryobxsXCltsQZ5UBfL
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="Agent"
nunit
------WebKitFormBoundaryobxsXCltsQZ5UBfL
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="Attachments"
attachment
------WebKitFormBoundaryobxsXCltsQZ5UBfL
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="Comments"
New Comment
------WebKitFormBoundaryobxsXCltsQZ5UBfL
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="Title"
Data
------WebKitFormBoundaryobxsXCltsQZ5UBfL
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="File"; filename="attachment.zip"
Content-Type: application/octet-stream
...the data file contents..
------WebKitFormBoundaryobxsXCltsQZ5UBfL--
A sample request made by using cURL:
curl -u [email protected]:p@ssword -F [email protected] -H "Accept: application/json" http://yourserver.com/service/api/v2/projects/11953/tests/2693/automations/nunit/attachment
Response Format
If successful, the operation responds with HTTP status code 200 and returns a JSON object with information about the updated attachment.
A sample response:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 265
{
"file_name": "attachment.zip",
"link": "http%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2samples%2Forders.zip",
"file_format_code": "PKZip File",
"date_created": "2016-07-14T12:10:34.3070000",
"date_updated": "2016-07-14T12:10:34.3070000",
"update_user_id: 24561,
"user_name": "Murray, Robert "
}
The name of the attached file.
The URL or UNC path to a folder where the test files reside.
The file format code.
The date and time when the attachment was created.
The date and time the attachment was last updated.
The ID of the user who updated the attachment last time.
The name of the user who updated the attachment last time.
Error responses
If the operation fails, it returns the appropriate status code and (optionally) the error description in the response body.
If the project with the specified ProjectId does not exist or the authenticating user does not have rights to access the project, the operation returns the Access is denied error.
If the test with the specified Id does not exist, the operation returns the File or directory not found error.