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How to retrieve the UUID of the "Categories" of the Project Area?

How To


Summary

This documentation explains how to retrieve the UUID of the "Categories" of the Project Area.

Objective

 

Steps

1- Open the Project Area and then click on the "Categories" link.
In Categories, locate the category that you need the UUID.

*Please note the Project Area UUID on the Browser URL and the Category Name.

Example:
Project Area UUID: _j7MFMPuyEfCmZZ1U3Gxoyw
Category Name: JKE/Banking Logic

2- Open a new browser tab and use the following URL pattern:

https://<server_name>:9443/ccm/oslc/categories

Replace: with your server hostname<server_name> with your server hostname

Example:
https://brz21.fyre.ibm.com:9443/ccm/oslc/categories

3- Press Enter to load the OSLC XML.

4- Press "Ctrl+F" to search the Project Area UUID.

Example:
Project Area UUID: _j7MFMPuyEfCmZZ1U3Gxoyw
Category Name: JKE/Banking Logic

In the XML response, look for the following tags:

<rtc_cm:projectArea rdf:resource="...">
→ This the Project Area. (Example: projectareas/_j7MFMPuyEfCmZZ1U3Gxoyw)

<rtc_cm:hierarchicalName>
→ This the Hierarchical Catergory. (Example: JKE/Banking Logic)

<rtc_cm:Category rdf:resource="...">
→ This shows the UUID of the Category. (Example: Category/_1E9povuyEfCmZZ1U3Gxoyw)

Document Location

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Document Information

Modified date:
12 March 2026

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ibm17263250