ExportFromPath command (Import/Export tool)

Export a project item, identified by its TA path, to a file.

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

Synopsis

java -jar TAImportExportTool.jar --ExportFromPath [--server<value>] [--port<value>] --uid<value> --pwd<value> 
--repoName<value> --projectName<value> --source<value> --destinationFile<value> 
--outputType<value> [--overwrite<true|false>] [--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.

• –ExportFromPath

  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.

• –source <value>

  TA path of the project item to be exported.

  Value must start with a forward slash ( / ), and provide a full (non-case sensitive) TA path, starting with the Tests node as root.

  For example: /Tests/Action-based Testing Basics/Action Based Testing

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

• –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