Troubleshooting
Problem
Attempts to create IBM Engineering Test Management (ETM) artifacts by using the REST API result in error "You cannot assign a value of a subcategory of an unassigned parent category"
Symptom
You are trying to create ETM artifacts with the REST API (including by using a client such as the ETM Excel Importer). You see the following error in the response to your REST request: You cannot assign a value of a subcategory of an unassigned parent category. This issue occurs even when you are not setting the values for any of the artifact categories.
Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
More support for:
IBM Engineering Test Management
Component:
ELM Test Management->Utilities->ETMExcelWordImporter Utility
Software version:
All Versions
Document number:
7148277
Modified date:
15 April 2024
UID
ibm17148277
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