Example: Setting Up Assets and Relations

For an explanation of this example, see Understanding the Code Example.

Private Sub RunSetupDemo_Click()
    
     
    Dim TreeMgr As TreeManager
    Dim oRoot As SubjectNode, folder As SubjectNode
    
    'tdc is a TDConnection after logon to a project.
    Set TreeMgr = tdc.TreeManager
    Set oRoot = TreeMgr.TreeRoot("Subject")
    Set folder = oRoot.AddNode("newFolder1")
    Dim rFac As QCResourceFolderFactory
    Set rFac = tdc.QCResourceFolderFactory
    Dim rF As QCResourceFolder
    Set rF = rFac.Root
    ERIDemo folder, rF
    
    
End Sub
Sub ERIDemo(testFolder As SubjectNode, _
            resourceFolder As QCResourceFolder)
    Dim testFac As TestFactory
    Set testFac = testFolder.TestFactory
 
    ' Create test QueryAvailability.
    Dim QueryAvailability As Test
    Set QueryAvailability = testFac.AddItem("QueryAvailability")
    QueryAvailability.Type = "MYTYPE"
    QueryAvailability.Post
    
    ' Create test IssueTicket.
    Dim IssueTicket As Test
    Set IssueTicket = testFac.AddItem("IssueTicket")
    IssueTicket.Type = "MYTYPE"
    IssueTicket.Post
    
    ' Create user assets representing the subunits
    ' (TestActions)of test IssueTicket.
    Dim userAsset1 As userAsset
    Dim userAsset2 As userAsset
    Set userAsset1 = _
        CreateUserAsset _
            (IssueTicket, "Authenticate", "Subunit 1 of IssueTicket")
    Set userAsset2 = _
        CreateUserAsset _
            (IssueTicket, "LaunchJob", "Subunit 2 of IssueTicket")
      
    ' Create asset repository items representing the subunits' files.
    Dim ari1 As AssetRepositoryItem
    Dim ari2 As AssetRepositoryItem
    Set ari1 = CreateARI(userAsset1, "AuthenticateFiles", 1)
    Set ari2 = CreateARI(userAsset2, "LaunchJobFiles", 1)
    
    ' Upload the files for the asset repository items to the
    ' project repository.
    ' Because the files are part of a test, we must use the
    ' test's ExtendedStorage object to perform the upload.
    Dim extStorage As ExtendedStorage
    Set extStorage = IssueTicket.ExtendedStorage
    extStorage.ClientPath = "C:\temp"
    extStorage.Save "AuthenticateFiles, LaunchJobFiles", True
       
    ' Link test QueryAvailability to subunit Authenticate of test IssueTicket.
    ' The relation has no condition because it is relevant for all
    ' types of download.
    Dim relation1 As AssetRelation
    Set relation1 = _
    CreateAssetRelation(QueryAvailability, _
                        userAsset1.ID, _
                        "USER_ASSETS", 1, "")
    
    ' Create a resource to hold the run-time library.
    Dim resourceFactory As QCResourceFactory
    Dim resource As QCResource
    Set resourceFactory = resourceFolder.QCResourceFactory
    Set resource = _
        resourceFactory.AddItem _
            ("Resource for running QueryAvailability")
    resource.ResourceType = "MYTYPE test RTL"
    resource.Post
    
    ' Upload the resource file.
    Dim resourceStorage As IResourceStorage
    resource.FileName = "rtl.dll"
    resource.Post
    Set resourceStorage = resource
    resourceStorage.UploadResource "C:\temp", True
     
    ' Create the relation to the resource from QueryAvailability.
    ' The resource is needed only when running the test,
    ' and not when editing it, so
    ' we add a condition 'RUN' to the relation.
    Dim relation2 As AssetRelation
    Set relation2 = CreateAssetRelation _
                    (QueryAvailability, resource.ID, _
                    "RESOURCES", 2, "RUN")
     
End Sub
Function CreateAssetRelation _
       (owner As IBaseField, _
        relatedId As Integer, _
        relatedType As String, _
        iOrder As Integer, _
        condition As String) As AssetRelation
    
    ' Creates an asset relation with a specified order and
    ' condition between two given entities.
    Dim supportRelations As ISupportAssetRelations
    Dim relationFactory As AssetRelationFactory
    Dim relation As AssetRelation
    
    Set supportRelations = owner
    Set relationFactory = supportRelations.AssetRelationFactory
    Set relation = relationFactory.AddItem(Null)
    
    ' The related ID and related type define uniquely the related entity.
    ' The related type should be the table name of one of the entities
    ' that supports relations.
    relation.Field("ASR_RELATED_ID") = relatedId
    relation.Field("ASR_RELATED_TYPE") = relatedType
    relation.Field("ASR_ORDER") = iOrder
    
    ' The condition field is optional.
    ' If it is not defined, a relation is always used when downloading.
    If condition <> "" Then relation.Field("ASR_CONDITION") = condition
    relation.Post
    Set CreateAssetRelation = relation
End Function

Function CreateARI _
        (owner As IBaseField, sPath As String, iFilter As Integer) _
        As AssetRepositoryItem
        
    ' Creates an asset repository item with a specified path
    ' and filter and owned by a given entity.
    Dim supportAri As ISupportAssetRepositoryItems
    Dim ariFactory As AssetRepositoryItemFactory
    Dim ari As AssetRepositoryItem
    
    Set supportAri = owner
    Set ariFactory = supportAri.AssetRepositoryItemFactory
    Set ari = ariFactory.AddItem(Null)
    ari.Field("ARI_PATH") = sPath
    ari.Field("ARI_FILTER") = iFilter
    ari.Post
    Set CreateARI = ari
End Function
Function CreateUserAsset _
    (owner As IBaseField, _
    name As String, _
    Descript As String) As userAsset
    ' Creates a user asset with a specified name and
    ' description and owned by a given entity.
    Dim supportAssets As ISupportAssets
    Dim userAssetFactory As userAssetFactory
    Dim userAsset As userAsset
    Set supportAssets = owner
    Set userAssetFactory = supportAssets.userAssetFactory
    Set userAsset = userAssetFactory.AddItem(Null)
    userAsset.Field("UAS_NAME") = name
    userAsset.Field("UAS_DESC") = Descript
    userAsset.Field("UAS_DISPLAY_TYPE") = "Test"
    userAsset.Post
    Set CreateUserAsset = userAsset
End Function