This POST service will perform the same action found on the "Build Request Form" off the application screen. It will initiate a request to build the application selected in the qualifiedApplicationName. The service will return the workflowRequestId which can be used by the getWorkflowRequestStatus call to determine when the workflow is complete.
API URL
http://host:port/flexdeploy/rest/workflow/buildApplication
{
"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 | See Common Parameters below. | |
environmentCode | Y | String | This is the environment code, not the environment name that you see on most screens. |
forceBuild | Boolean | Values are true or false. Indicates that the build should occur even if there are not SCM changes. | |
qualifiedApplicationName | Y | String | The qualified application name starts with /FlexDeploy and includes any sub folders, and finally the project. |
projectSettings | 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 | The project name. | ||
streamName | Y | String | The name of the Stream. |
inputs | See Common Parameters below. |