Discover Metadata

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To find out what fields are allowed for each external tool entity:

HP ALM Test Runs

1. Navigate to the following URL (possibly from your browser) to get an XML containing the available test runs in a certain DOMAIN & PROJECT, and their fields:

   {ALM_SERVER}/qcbin/rest/domains/{DOMAIN}/projects/{PROJECT}/runs

2. If required, authenticate the connection. Follow the instructions returned from the server.|
   For complete documentation of ALM REST API see this page.

Atlassian JIRA Issue

Navigate to the following URL (possibly from your browser) to get the metadata for a certain PROJECT & ISSUE TYPE:

{JIRA_SERVER}/rest/api/2/issue/createmeta?projectKeys={PROJECT}&issuetypeNames={ISSUE TYPE}&expand=projects.issuetypes.fields

Example

Request

http://kelpie9:8081/rest/api/2/issue/createmeta?projectKeys=QA&issuetypeNames=Bug&expand=projects.issuetypes.fields

Response

{
    "expand": "projects",
    "projects": [
        {
            "expand": "issuetypes",
            "self": "http://kelpie9:8081/rest/api/2/project/QA",
            "id": "10010",
            "key": "QA",
            "name": "QA",
            "avatarUrls": {
                "16x16": "http://kelpie9:8081/secure/projectavatar?size=small&pid=10010&avatarId=10011",
                "48x48": "http://kelpie9:8081/secure/projectavatar?pid=10010&avatarId=10011"
            },
            "issuetypes": [
                {
                    "expand": "fields",
                    "self": "http://kelpie9:8081/rest/api/2/issuetype/1",
                    "id": 1,
                    "name": "Bug",
                    "iconUrl": "http://kelpie9:8081/images/icons/bug.gif",
                    "fields": {
                        "summary": {
                            "required": true,
                            "schema": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "system": "summary"
                            },
                            "operations": [
                                "set"
                            ]
                        },
                        "timetracking": {
                            "required": false,
                            "operations": [ ]
                        },
                        "issuetype": {
                            "required": true,
                            "schema": {
                                "type": "issuetype",
                                "system": "issuetype"
                            },
                            "operations": [ ],
                            "allowedValues": [
                                {
                                    "id": "1",
                                    "name": "Bug",
                                    "description": "A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product.",
                                    "iconUrl": "http://kelpie9:8081/images/icons/bug.gif"
                                }
                            ]
                        },
                        "customfield_10080": {
                            "required": false,
                            "schema": {
                                "type": "array",
                                "items": "string",
                                "custom": "com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:labels",
                                "customId": 10080
                            },
                            "operations": [ ]
                        },
.
.
.
.
                        "customfield_10010": {
                            "required": false,
                            "schema": {
                                "type": "array",
                                "items": "string",
                                "custom": "com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:labels",
                                "customId": 10010
                            },
                            "operations": [ ]
                        },
                        "customfield_10071": {
                            "required": false,
                            "schema": {
                                "type": "array",
                                "items": "string",
                                "custom": "com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.customfieldtypes:textfield",
                                "customId": 10071
                            },
                            "operations": [ ]
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

More Information

For more information, see Getting metadata for creating issues examples.