TestLink Import / Export File Format

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MrBricodage
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TestLink Import / Export File Format

Post by MrBricodage »

Hello,

according to http://forum.testlink.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=7121, the only supported format for Import/Export is XML.
The TL documentation (tl-file-formats) is not updated since 4 march 2010, and still explain how to import from XML, XLS, CSV, CSV Doors and DocBook.

What about a doc update to provide more detailed information bu only about XML file format ?

I can do it because with the excel tool (http://mantis.testlink.org/view.php?id=4945), I know TL XML format pretty well (I just need to learn about the 2 new "duration" fields that I haven't implemented yet in Excel).

Let me know, cause I don't want to do something useless or already planned by somebody else.

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fman
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Re: TestLink Import / Export File Format

Post by fman »

>> What about a doc update to provide more detailed information bu only about XML file format ?
IMHO format is simple enough that documentation can be missed.
Anyway if you find someone ready to give back helping with documentation, it will be great.
MrBricodage
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Re: TestLink Import / Export File Format

Post by MrBricodage »

IMHO, this doc need to be updated with (at least) new XML tags handled by TestLink (<estimated_exec_duration> and <execution_duration>) that are not listed today.
i saw that testcases can now be created from issues (Mantis XML). The filetype "Mantis XML" should be defined in this file (because this file is pointed as format explanation)

I have the tl-file-formats.odt file, I'll push a updated version ASAP in gitorious.

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MrBricodage
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Re: TestLink Import / Export File Format

Post by MrBricodage »

https://github.com/TestLinkOpenSourceTR ... ion/pull/1 contains information that can be useful for anybody that want to use XML format.
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