This tutorial provides an introduction to using the ClearQuest
Perl API for performing common operations in ClearQuest from an external application
or integration.
This tutorial provides the information to set up, write, and execute
ClearQuest Perl API scripts that can run as external applications or be included
within an integration. The tutorial includes modules for listing user databases,
creating and running queries, and viewing, modifying, and creating records.
Learning objectives
The learning objectives
for this tutorial are to learn how to sse the ClearQuest API and to programmatically:
- Create a query
- Iterate through a result set
- View a record and its fields with the API
- Modify values in a record
- Create a new record
Time required
This tutorial should take approximately
75 minutes to finish. If you explore other concepts related to
this tutorial, it could take longer to complete.
Skill level
Advanced
Audience
This intended audience for this tutorial
is a person familiar with Perl and basic programming concepts who wants to
programmatically perform ClearQuest functions.