IBM Rational Build Forge Perl API guide

Riccardo Spoglia (riccardo_spoglia@it.ibm.com), Rational IT and SCM server Specialist, IBM SWG, IBM

17 Jun 2008

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The new Perl API version was made available in IBM® Rational® Build Forge® release 7.0.2 to enable metadata configuration and runtime control by native Perl programmatic clients. It allows a programmatic interaction with the engine for the execution of projects and management of Build Forge data.

Purpose

The new Perl API version was made available in IBM® Rational® Build Forge® release 7.0.2 to enable metadata configuration and runtime control by native Perl programmatic clients:

• Metadata examples: Collector creation, Project modification, User deletion
• Runtime control examples: Executing or canceling a build

It allows a programmatic interaction with the engine for the execution of projects and management of Build Forge data.

The API’s documentation serves its purpose as a comprehensive reference, but it does not provide any guidance on use patterns. This document complements the reference material, thus constituting a guide to the API use by describing its architecture, installation procedure, main transactions, and providing sample code to exemplify the main concepts.

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