Using the REST API it is possible to link a defect to another entity.

In this article I want to show how to link an existing defect to a requirement using XML.

Identify required fields

According to the REST API documentation a link is described by the entity "defect-link".

First we need to identify required fields for the entity "defect-link". To do so we have to call the following URL e.g. using your browser.

https://{HOST}/qcbin/rest/domains/{DOMAIN}/projects/{PROJECT}/customization/entities/defect-link/fields?required=true

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The following source allows you to delete a file on a users hard disc without having to know if it really exists or not.

On top it provides you with error handling, so you only have to catch its Boolean result instead of having to check and handle these things every time.

Source Code

' @Author - Alexander Bolte
' @ChangeDate - 2014-12-19
' @Description - Using the Scripting API to delete a file,
' if it is existing under provided file path.
' @Returns ture, if file has been deleted or has not existed
' under given file path else false.
Function deleteFileOnHD(filePath)
    Dim fs ' As Scripting.FileSystemObject
    Dim ret ' As Boolean

    On Error Resume Next

    Set fs = createObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    ' Check for a files existance.
    If fs.FileExists(filePath) Then
        ' delete a file.
        fs.DeleteFile(filePath)
    End If

    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
        Err.Clear
    Else
        ret = True
    End If
    Set fs = Nothing

    deleteFileOnHD = ret
End Function

Referenced API

Referenced APIs are as follows.

• Scripting.FileSysemObject

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If you have to apply filters in HP ALM programmatically the following function allows you to escape characters in filter strings, which cause runtime errors if not handled properly.

Source Code

Last Updated: 01 January 2018

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