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POST: projects/{project_id}/tasks
Description
Creates a new task in the system
How to Execute
To access this REST web service, you need to use the following URL (make sure to replace any parameters (eg {project_id}) with the relevant value (eg 1):
https://api.inflectra.com/spira/services/v5_0/RestService.svc/projects/{project_id}/tasks
Request Parameters
Name
|
Description
|
project_id
|
The id of the current project
|
Request Body
Property
|
Description
|
TaskId
|
The id of the task
|
TaskStatusId
|
The id of the status of the task
|
TaskTypeId
|
The id of the type of the task
|
TaskFolderId
|
The of the folder the task is stored in (null for root)
|
RequirementId
|
The id of the parent requirement that the task belongs to
|
ReleaseId
|
The id of the release/iteration that the task is scheduled for
|
CreatorId
|
The id of the user that originally created the task
If no value is provided, the authenticated user is used instead
|
OwnerId
|
The id of the user that the task is assigned-to
|
TaskPriorityId
|
The id of the priority of the task
|
Name
|
The name of the task
|
Description
|
The detailed description of the task
|
CreationDate
|
The date/time that the task was originally created
|
LastUpdateDate
|
The date/time that the task was last modified
This field needs to match the values retrieved to ensure data-concurrency
|
StartDate
|
The scheduled start date for the task
|
EndDate
|
The scheduled end date for the task
|
EstimatedEffort
|
The originally estimated effort (in minutes) of the task
|
ActualEffort
|
The actual effort expended so far (in minutes) for the task
|
RemainingEffort
|
The effort remaining as reported by the developer
|
ProjectId
|
The id of the project that the artifact belongs to
The current project is always used for Insert operations for security reasons
|
ConcurrencyDate
|
The datetime used to track optimistic concurrency to prevent edit conflicts
|
CustomProperties
|
The list of associated custom properties/fields for this artifact
|
<RemoteTask xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/Inflectra.SpiraTest.Web.Services.v5_0.DataObjects">
<ArtifactTypeId>0</ArtifactTypeId>
<ConcurrencyDate>0001-01-01T00:00:00</ConcurrencyDate>
<CustomProperties i:nil="true" />
<IsAttachments>false</IsAttachments>
<ProjectId i:nil="true" />
<ActualEffort i:nil="true" />
<CompletionPercent>0</CompletionPercent>
<ComponentId i:nil="true" />
<CreationDate>0001-01-01T00:00:00</CreationDate>
<CreatorId i:nil="true" />
<Description i:nil="true" />
<EndDate i:nil="true" />
<EstimatedEffort i:nil="true" />
<LastUpdateDate>0001-01-01T00:00:00</LastUpdateDate>
<Name i:nil="true" />
<OwnerId i:nil="true" />
<OwnerName i:nil="true" />
<ProjectName i:nil="true" />
<ProjectedEffort i:nil="true" />
<ReleaseId i:nil="true" />
<ReleaseVersionNumber i:nil="true" />
<RemainingEffort i:nil="true" />
<RequirementId i:nil="true" />
<RequirementName i:nil="true" />
<StartDate i:nil="true" />
<TaskFolderId i:nil="true" />
<TaskId i:nil="true" />
<TaskPriorityId i:nil="true" />
<TaskPriorityName i:nil="true" />
<TaskStatusId>0</TaskStatusId>
<TaskStatusName i:nil="true" />
<TaskTypeId>0</TaskTypeId>
<TaskTypeName i:nil="true" />
</RemoteTask>
{"ArtifactTypeId":0,
"ConcurrencyDate":"\/Date(-62135578800000-0500)\/",
"CustomProperties":null,
"IsAttachments":false,
"ProjectId":null,
"ActualEffort":null,
"CompletionPercent":0,
"ComponentId":null,
"CreationDate":"\/Date(-62135578800000-0500)\/",
"CreatorId":null,
"Description":null,
"EndDate":null,
"EstimatedEffort":null,
"LastUpdateDate":"\/Date(-62135578800000-0500)\/",
"Name":null,
"OwnerId":null,
"OwnerName":null,
"ProjectName":null,
"ProjectedEffort":null,
"ReleaseId":null,
"ReleaseVersionNumber":null,
"RemainingEffort":null,
"RequirementId":null,
"RequirementName":null,
"StartDate":null,
"TaskFolderId":null,
"TaskId":null,
"TaskPriorityId":null,
"TaskPriorityName":null,
"TaskStatusId":0,
"TaskStatusName":null,
"TaskTypeId":0,
"TaskTypeName":null}
Return Data
The JSON and XML examples below show the shape of one entry that will be returned. It does not show an example of how that entry will be populated.
Property
|
Description
|
TaskId
|
The id of the task
|
TaskStatusId
|
The id of the status of the task
|
TaskTypeId
|
The id of the type of the task
|
TaskFolderId
|
The of the folder the task is stored in (null for root)
|
RequirementId
|
The id of the parent requirement that the task belongs to
|
ReleaseId
|
The id of the release/iteration that the task is scheduled for
|
ComponentId
|
The id of the component that this task belongs to
Read-only
|
CreatorId
|
The id of the user that originally created the task
If no value is provided, the authenticated user is used instead
|
OwnerId
|
The id of the user that the task is assigned-to
|
TaskPriorityId
|
The id of the priority of the task
|
Name
|
The name of the task
|
Description
|
The detailed description of the task
|
CreationDate
|
The date/time that the task was originally created
|
LastUpdateDate
|
The date/time that the task was last modified
This field needs to match the values retrieved to ensure data-concurrency
|
StartDate
|
The scheduled start date for the task
|
EndDate
|
The scheduled end date for the task
|
CompletionPercent
|
The completion percentage (value = 0-100) of the task as calculated in the system from the remaining effort
vs. the original estimated effort.
Read-Only
|
EstimatedEffort
|
The originally estimated effort (in minutes) of the task
|
ActualEffort
|
The actual effort expended so far (in minutes) for the task
|
RemainingEffort
|
The effort remaining as reported by the developer
|
ProjectedEffort
|
The projected actual effort of the task when it is completed
Read-Only
|
TaskStatusName
|
The display name of the status of the task
|
TaskTypeName
|
The display name of the type of the task
|
OwnerName
|
The display name of the user who the task is assigned-to
Read-Only
|
TaskPriorityName
|
The display name of the priority of the task
Read-Only
|
ProjectName
|
The display name of the project the task belongs to
Read-Only
|
ReleaseVersionNumber
|
The version number of the release/iteration the task is scheduled for
Read-Only
|
RequirementName
|
The name of the requirement that the task is associated with
Read-Only
|
ProjectId
|
The id of the project that the artifact belongs to
The current project is always used for Insert operations for security reasons
|
ArtifactTypeId
|
The type of artifact that we have
|
ConcurrencyDate
|
The datetime used to track optimistic concurrency to prevent edit conflicts
|
CustomProperties
|
The list of associated custom properties/fields for this artifact
|
IsAttachments
|
Does this artifact have any attachments?
|
<RemoteTask xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/Inflectra.SpiraTest.Web.Services.v5_0.DataObjects">
<ArtifactTypeId>0</ArtifactTypeId>
<ConcurrencyDate>0001-01-01T00:00:00</ConcurrencyDate>
<CustomProperties i:nil="true" />
<IsAttachments>false</IsAttachments>
<ProjectId i:nil="true" />
<ActualEffort i:nil="true" />
<CompletionPercent>0</CompletionPercent>
<ComponentId i:nil="true" />
<CreationDate>0001-01-01T00:00:00</CreationDate>
<CreatorId i:nil="true" />
<Description i:nil="true" />
<EndDate i:nil="true" />
<EstimatedEffort i:nil="true" />
<LastUpdateDate>0001-01-01T00:00:00</LastUpdateDate>
<Name i:nil="true" />
<OwnerId i:nil="true" />
<OwnerName i:nil="true" />
<ProjectName i:nil="true" />
<ProjectedEffort i:nil="true" />
<ReleaseId i:nil="true" />
<ReleaseVersionNumber i:nil="true" />
<RemainingEffort i:nil="true" />
<RequirementId i:nil="true" />
<RequirementName i:nil="true" />
<StartDate i:nil="true" />
<TaskFolderId i:nil="true" />
<TaskId i:nil="true" />
<TaskPriorityId i:nil="true" />
<TaskPriorityName i:nil="true" />
<TaskStatusId>0</TaskStatusId>
<TaskStatusName i:nil="true" />
<TaskTypeId>0</TaskTypeId>
<TaskTypeName i:nil="true" />
</RemoteTask>
{"ArtifactTypeId":0,
"ConcurrencyDate":"\/Date(-62135578800000-0500)\/",
"CustomProperties":null,
"IsAttachments":false,
"ProjectId":null,
"ActualEffort":null,
"CompletionPercent":0,
"ComponentId":null,
"CreationDate":"\/Date(-62135578800000-0500)\/",
"CreatorId":null,
"Description":null,
"EndDate":null,
"EstimatedEffort":null,
"LastUpdateDate":"\/Date(-62135578800000-0500)\/",
"Name":null,
"OwnerId":null,
"OwnerName":null,
"ProjectName":null,
"ProjectedEffort":null,
"ReleaseId":null,
"ReleaseVersionNumber":null,
"RemainingEffort":null,
"RequirementId":null,
"RequirementName":null,
"StartDate":null,
"TaskFolderId":null,
"TaskId":null,
"TaskPriorityId":null,
"TaskPriorityName":null,
"TaskStatusId":0,
"TaskStatusName":null,
"TaskTypeId":0,
"TaskTypeName":null}