ALM Open Test Architecture API Reference Version 12.55
Add parameters and steps
 
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Private Sub AddParamsAndSteps(ByRef myComponent)

' Add parameters and steps to a Component

    Dim compParamFactory As ComponentParamFactory
    Dim compParam1, compParam2, compParam3 As ComponentParam
    Dim compStepFactory As ComponentStepFactory
    Dim compStep1, compStep2 As ComponentStep
    
    Set compParamFactory = myComponent.ComponentParamFactory
    Set compStepFactory = myComponent.ComponentStepFactory
    
    Set compParam1 = compParamFactory.AddItem(Null)
    'NOTICE, 1 is for true and 0 for false (The type is BOOL and not VARIANT_BOOL)
    compParam1.IsOut = 1
    compParam1.name = "OutParam"
    compParam1.desc = "Description for output parameter"
    compParam1.ValueType = "String"
    compParam1.order = 1
    compParam1.Post
    
    Set compParam2 = compParamFactory.AddItem(Null)
    compParam2.IsOut = 0
    compParam2.name = "InParam"
    compParam2.desc = "Description for input parameter"
    compParam2.ValueType = "String"
    compParam2.order = 1
    compParam2.Post
    
    Set compParam3 = compParamFactory.AddItem(Null)
    compParam3.IsOut = 0
    compParam3.name = "InParam2"
    compParam3.desc = "Description for input parameter number two"
    compParam3.ValueType = "String"
    compParam3.order = 2
    compParam3.Post
    
    Set compStep1 = compStepFactory.AddItem(Null)
    compStep1.StepName = "First Step"
    'NOTICE that the badParamName parameter, that appears in the ExpectedResult, is not really a parameter name
    'and therefore <<<badParamName>>> will be replaced with <badParamName> to mark that it was not recognized
    'as a parameter.
    compStep1.StepDescription = "<html><body>Description can contain &lt;&lt;&lt;InParam&gt;&gt;&gt; that are verified by QC</body></html>"
    compStep1.StepExpectedResult = "<html><body>Can also contain &lt;&lt;&lt;OutParam&gt;&gt;&gt; and &lt;&lt;&lt;badParamName&gt;&gt;&gt;</body></html>"
    compStep1.order = 1
    compStep1.Validate 'will result in exception because of the badParamName.
    compStep1.Post
    
    myComponent.Post

    
End Sub