This POST service will perform the same action found on the Application Build Request Form. It will initiate a request to build the application selected in the qualifiedApplicationName. The service will return the applicationRequestId which can be used by the getApplicationRequestStatus call to determine when the workflow is complete.

API URL

http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/workflow/buildApplication

Sample JSON Request

{
   "authentication":
    {
      "userId": "fdadmin",
      "password": "password1"
    },
   "environmentCode": "",
   "forceBuild": "true",
   "qualifiedApplicationName": "/FlexDeploy/folder1/myApp",
   "projectSettings": [
    {
       "projectName": "SimpleProj",
       "streamName": "trunk",
      "inputs": [
       {
          "name": "inp1", "value": "value1"
       },
       {
          "name": "inp2", "value": "value2"
       }]
    },
    {
       "projectName": "SimpleTest",
       "streamName": "trunk",
       "inputs": [
        {
           "name": "input1",
           "value": "val1"
        },
        {
           "name": "input2",
           "value": "val2"
       }]
   }]
}

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Type	Description
`authentication`	Y	Object	See Common Parameters below.
`environmentCode`	Y	String	This is the environment code, not the environment name that you see on most screens.
`qualifiedApplicationName`	Y	String	The qualified application name starts with /FlexDeploy and includes any sub folders, and finally the project.
`forceBuild`	N	Boolean	Values are true or false. Indicates that the build should occur even if there are not SCM changes. Defaults to false.
`projectSettings`	N	List	The project settings is a list of the projects by name and includes the 3 sub-parameters below. If all values can be defaulted, the project setting for that project does not need to be included.
`projectName`	N*	String	The project name. Is required only if the `projectSettings` are included.
`streamName`	N*	String	The name of the Stream. Is required only if the `projectSettings` are included.
`inputs`	N	List	See Common Parameters below.

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buildApplication (REST)

Parameters