
ALM Octane is an entity-relationship application. Using the ALM Octane REST API, developers can retrieve and perform CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations on the entities that are available in the ALM Octane graphical user interface.
The REST API is constantly being developed to provide more exposure to ALM Octane entities.
Learn to access ALM Octane’s rest api with Postman, generate an api client id and secret, sign in, and reuse cookies to fetch defects and their fields.
Learn to use Postman with the ALM Octane REST API to generate code in your language of choice, and build and test requests in C sharp, Java, or Python.
Learn to query defects with the rest api using Postman by filtering on status fields (open, new, blocked), including nested object references, and validate results against the UI.
Learn to query the REST API with Postman by filtering defects that are open and severity high, using and/or conditions to fetch precise results.
Learn to query test results in ALM Octane using the REST API with Postman, filtering for manual tests by subtype and inspecting comprehensive results.
Learn to query a manual test script via the octane rest api using postman, locating scripts under the test resource and understanding validation and setup steps and parameters.
Learn to create a test and attach steps in ALM Octane using the Postman REST API, including logging in, creating the test, and updating steps with script data.
Learn to query defects via the REST API with Postman, filter by the release field, and retrieve defects for specific releases (for example 2.0 and 1.0) by id or name.
Discover how to set a follow flag and notification settings for an item via the rest API using Postman, by tracing browser requests and replicating the payload and headers.
Learn to send emails with ALM Octane's REST API using Postman, building the payload with recipients, subject, HTML body, and optional entities, then send via POST.
Discover how to query requirements and test coverage in ALM Octane with Postman and the REST API, from requirements and test perspectives, using filters to show covered versus uncovered items.
Link a defect with an automated run in ALM Octane using REST API via Postman. Use a put request with an append reference payload to connect two work items.
Install the Postman rest api collection from the marketplace, run it to load the collection in Postman, and configure the environment to sign in and explore requests.
Authenticate to the rest api and create a new pipeline, then start the build and push test results using the Postman collection for a Micro Focus Marketplace Olympic team example.
Learn how to send source code management data via the rest api using a Postman collection, including authenticating, triggering pipelines, and posting commits linked to work items and defects.
If you are looking to integrate 3rd Party custom application, exporting and importing data or automate external jobs to trigger and manipilate data in ALM Octane, then this ALM Octane REST API course is for you.
In this course you will learn:
Overview of the REST API
Working with the REST API using Postman
Different create, read, update and delete examples
Postman REST API Collection Pack
Create pipeline data including test results
Send source code management data for a pipeline run
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be eligible to:
be more productive
better collaborate
use agile methodologies in a smarter way
support the software delivery lifecycle
take on lead roles in your projects and advance in your career