ExportFromID command (Import/Export tool)

Export a project item, as identified by its TestArchitect ID, to a file.

Restriction:
The Import/Export tool is not available in the TestArchitect packages for the Linux and macOS operating systems.

Synopsis

java -jar TAImportExportTool.jar --ExportFromID [--server<value>] [--port<value>] --uid<value> 
--pwd<value> --repoName<value> --projectName<value> --ID<value> --destinationFile<value> 
--outputType<value> [--overwrite<true|false>] [--includePictureChecks] [--includePictureChecks<yes|no>]
  • TAImportExportTool.jar

    An executable .jar file used to invoke the Import/Export tool.

    The file can be found at TA_INSTALL_DIR\binclient.

  • –ExportFromID

    Invoke the export project items function.

  • –server <value>

    (Optional, default = localhost) Full hostname or IP address of the repository server in which the repository is to reside.

    Note:
    If this argument is not defined, localhost is used as the default.

  • –port <value>

    (Optional, default = 53400) Port number of the repository server.

    Note:
    • If this argument is set to 0 or not defined, the default port number 53400 is used.
    • If port number of the source repository server has been changed from its TestArchitect default of 53400, ensure that the correct port number is specified.
  • –uid <value>

    User name with which to log in to repository.

    Note:
    If the user namecontains any spaces, enclose it between a pair of double quotation marks.

  • –pwd <value>

    Password for the given user name.

  • –repoName <value>

    Name of the source repository.

    Note:
    If the repository namecontains any spaces, enclose it between a pair of double quotation marks.

  • –projectName <value>

    Name of the source TestArchitect project.

    Note:
    If the project namecontains any spaces, enclose it between a pair of double quotation marks.

  • –ID <value>

    TestArchitect ID of the item to be exported.

    Note:
    To obtain the ID of the item, find the URL field under the item’s Information tab. The ID is placed at the end of the item’s URL address, prefixed with a hyphen ( - ). In the following example, the TestArchitect ID is 1z26kdr8h1:

  • –destinationFile <value>

    Location into which the exported file is to be written.

    Note:
    • If the specified path does not include a file name, the name is automatically generated.
    • Network paths are also supported.
    • If the pathcontains any spaces, enclose it between a pair of double quotation marks.
  • –outputType <value>

    Type of file to export to.

    Allowable values are:

    • csv: Applicable to the Tests node, test folders, test modules, and test cases.

    • html: Applicable to the Tests node, test folders, test results.

    • zip: Applicable to test modules, data sets, actions, interface entities, test results, test result folders and shared picture checks.

      Note:
      For a shared picture check, the exported .zip file contains .png files of the baseline variations.

    • txt: Applicable to actions, interface entities, the Tests node, test folders, test modules, test cases, and data sets.

  • –overwrite <true|false>

    (Optional, default = false) Specifies whether the existing file, if any, should be overwritten.

    Note:
    If this parameter is not specified, or its value is empty, its value defaults to false.

  • –includePictureChecks <yes|no>

    (Optional, default = yes) Specifies whether the regular picture checks belonging to the target test module are to be exported.

    Note:
    • If this parameter is not specified, or its value is empty, its value defaults to yes.
    • This parameter is only applicable to test modules. For other project items, it is simply ignored.
    • Only .zip files are supported as export targets.

Example: Exporting test modules including regular picture checks


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