Resource: External Sources Metadata ( /api/externalsourcesmetadata )
Allows the retrieval of an external sources metadata. Metadata provides identifying information and additional field metadata which can be used when creating a new link by POSTing to the /api/externalsystemlink resource.
The metadata for external sources have an associated end - the 'Source' end is for entities within Enterprise Tester (e.g. requirement, test script and incident).
The 'Destination' end is for entities in external systems (e.g. Issues in Jira, test cases in Enterprise Architect, User stories in rally etc.).
To create a suitable link between a 'Source' and 'Destination' end, the 'Destination' end must be compatible with the 'Source' end - the metadata returned from these resources allows you to identify compatible source and destination ends via the property 'CompatibleWithSourceKeys'.
Root Relation: ExternalSourcesMetadata
This resource supports the following methods: GET
Methods
GET
Retrieves all (or a subset) of external sources.
This method supports the OData parameters $filter, $top, $take, $orderby and $inlinecount. See OData Topic for more details.
Supported Expansions
- Widgets
- InitialFieldValues
For more details on expansions, please see the Expand help topic.
Status Codes
These are the expected status codes returned by the service. In addition, some other status codes may be returned if either an internal error occurs or there is an authentication issue (such as an expired OAuth token).
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 - OK | Returned if the request was completed successfully. |
An example of retrieving all external sources metadata.
Request Headers
| Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Content-type | application/json | |
| Accept | application/json |
Response Headers
| Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Content-Type | application/json; charset=utf-8 |
Response Body
{
"Items": [
{
"End": "Source",
"Name": "Requirements",
"Id": null,
"Key": "Requirement",
"CompatibleWithSourceKeys": null,
"Expands": [
"Widgets",
"InitialFieldValues"
],
"Self": "http://localhost/api/externalsourcemetadata?key=Requirement&end=Source"
},
{
"End": "Destination",
"Name": "TFS2010 - TFS",
"Id": "0a1e8d7a-0078-4941-92e7-a17a00ed142f",
"Key": "Synchronization",
"CompatibleWithSourceKeys": [
"Requirement"
],
"Expands": [
"Widgets",
"InitialFieldValues"
],
"Self": "http://localhost/api/externalsourcemetadata?id=0a1e8d7a-0078-4941-92e7-a17a00ed142f&key=Synchronization&end=Destination"
}
],
"Self": "http://localhost/EnterpriseTester/api/externalsourcesmetadata"
}
Status Code
200 - OK
Retrieve all external sources metadata filtered by compatibleWithKey and end (The example shows retrieving 'Destination' ends compatible for requirement synchronization).
Request Headers
| Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Content-type | application/json | |
| Accept | application/json |
Request Parameters
| Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| compatibleWithKey | Requirement | The filter to apply to the 'CompatibleWithSourceKeys' value. |
| end | Destination | The end to filter external sources by (valid values are 'Source' and 'Destination'). |
Response Headers
| Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Content-Type | application/json; charset=utf-8 |
Response Body
{
"Items": [
{
"End": "Destination",
"Name": "TFS2010 - TFS",
"Id": "0a1e8d7a-0078-4941-92e7-a17a00ed142f",
"Key": "Synchronization",
"CompatibleWithSourceKeys": [
"Requirement"
],
"Expands": [
"Widgets",
"InitialFieldValues"
],
"Self": "http://localhost/api/externalsourcemetadata?id=0a1e8d7a-0078-4941-92e7-a17a00ed142f&key=Synchronization&end=Destination"
}
],
"Self": "http://localhost/EnterpriseTester/api/externalsourcesmetadata?end=Destination&compatibleWithKey=Requirement"
}
Status Code
200 - OK
Retrieve an external source's metadata identified by end and compatibleWithId - this is a common approach for retrieving a set of sources for the 'Source' end which are known to be compatible with a desintation end (external system).
Request Headers
| Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Content-type | application/json | |
| Accept | application/json |
Request Parameters
| Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| end | Source | The end the source belongs to. |
| compatibleWithId | AB743B14-4F7F-49EB-9215-B99236D18C43 | ID of the destination end the sources must be compatible with. |
Response Headers
| Key | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Content-Type | application/json; charset=utf-8 |
Response Body
{
"End": "Source",
"Name": "Requirements",
"Id": null,
"Key": "Requirement",
"CompatibleWithSourceKeys": null,
"Expands": [
"Widgets",
"InitialFieldValues"
],
"Self": "http://localhost/api/externalsourcemetadata?key=Requirement&end=Source"
}
Status Code
200 - OK