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Table Of Contents
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Contents
AboutThisBook 7
1 IntroducingVMwarevCenterLabManagerSOAPAPI 9
IntegratingLab ManagerwithAutomatedTestingTools 9
SupportedOperations 9
LabManagerDataObjects 10
StandardsComplianceandCompatibleDevelopmentPlatforms 10
SOAPAPISecurity 10
UserAuthentication 10
2 GettingStartedwiththeLabManagerSOAPAPI 11
RequirementsforDevelopinganApplication 11
ObtainingandImportingtheWSDLFile 11
ImportingtheWSDLFiletoYourDevelopmentEnvironment 11
UseMicrosoftVisualStudiowiththeLab ManagerWSDLFile 12
SimpleandAdvancedC#CodeSamples 13
SimpleC#ExampleConsoleApplication 13
AdvancedC#SampleIntegratingLab ManagerandQualityCenter 15
3 Lab ManagerAPIDataTypes 19
PrimitiveXMLDataTypes 19
Lab ManagerDataTypes 19
AuthenticationHeader 20
SupportedAPICalls 20
Fields 20
C#SampleCode 20
Configuration 21
Machine 21
4 Lab ManagerAPIMethodReference 23
ConfigurationCapture 24
Syntax 24
Arguments 24
Response 24
C#SampleCode 24
ConfigurationCheckout 25
Syntax 25
Arguments 25
Response 25
C#SampleCode 25
ConfigurationClone 26
Syntax 26
Arguments 26
Response 26
C#SampleCode 26
ConfigurationDelete 27
Syntax 27