ARAS 12: RESTful API testing

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Overview
ARAS is no longer supporting only
SOAP web servicing but also RESTful
since ARAS 11SP12
ODATA support must be enabled on IIS
(use “turn on features” in Windows
Server)
Possibility to use “postman” tool to test
the REST service layer
OAuth bearer token is used from Aras
12 to connect to Aras
MD5 Encrypted password must be
provided for the first login to get the
token.
OAuth token has a lifetime duration that
can be configured on the server

2
Create Endpoint
1 creation
1. Open 1 form
2. Create a request

2 1

3
Request form
• Optional:
1. •1 If the request
1 needs to be part of
collection or folder with request the
user has the chance to assign
upon creation

2 1

4
Authentication request
• When using environment variables we
1.can
1 simply1include them with the
following syntax

2 1

5
Passing authentication token
• Lines 1 through 3 show how to acquire
1.and
1 pass the
1 token other requests

2 1

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Useful links
How to generate the password in MD5 ?
• https://www.md5hashgenerator.com
Using the Aras RESTful API
• http://community.aras.com/fr/tech-tip-using-aras-restful-api/
Calling a REST Web Service From an Aras Method
• http://community.aras.com/en/calling-rest-web-service-aras-method/
ARAS Documentation 12SP09
• Aras Innovator 12.0 - RESTful API.pdf
Postman Documentation
• Building requests | Postman Learning Center