Version Differences for AHPTool Documentation

This page lists the documentation for '''AHPTool'''. You can find this documentation located in your server's [http://localhost/tools dev-kit available on the tools page].

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[http://docs.urbancode.com/anthill3-help-3.8/html/UserTools.html AHPTool] is a command-line interface for AnthillPro that provides communication between agent-side commands, scripting and the AnthillPro central server. AHPTool is focused on setting and retrieving information from the AnthillPro server in the context of a running workflow: It can be used to look up or set properties at the system, step, request, job, Build Life and agent levels. AHPTool can upload and retrieve Test, Coverage, Analytics, or Issue data in the form of an XML document to AnthillPro --making it an excellent integration point for writing your own Plugin or script.

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*'''Common usage'''

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**AHPTool is used by automation engineers and AnthillPro Plugin developers looking to streamline communication between Plugins or scripts run on the agent and the AnthillPro server --including the lookup of properties. For example, AHPTool enables you to write an integration with your custom testing tool. Following the AHPTool schemas, you can transform the tool's output into AnthillPro XML, and then feeds that file into AHPTool for upload.

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AHPTool is packaged with every AnthillPro agent. To access it, go to the agent's /bin directory and run either the ahptool.sh or ahptool.cmd file. This will show you all the available commands and arguments. Alternately, you can download the agent-only installer from [http://support.urbancode.com/ Supportal].

= AHPTool Commands and Arguments =

 This page lists the documentation for '''AHPTool'''.  You can find this documentation located in your server's [http://localhost/tools dev-kit available on the tools page].
                 [http://docs.urbancode.com/anthill3-help-3.8/html/UserTools.html AHPTool] is a command-line interface for AnthillPro that provides communication between agent-side commands, scripting and the AnthillPro central server. AHPTool is focused on setting and retrieving information from the AnthillPro server in the context of a running workflow: It can be used to look up or set properties at the system, step, request, job, Build Life and agent levels. AHPTool can upload and retrieve Test, Coverage, Analytics, or Issue data in the form of an XML document to AnthillPro --making it an excellent integration point for writing your own Plugin or script.
                 *'''Common usage'''
                 **AHPTool is used by automation engineers and AnthillPro Plugin developers looking to streamline communication between Plugins or scripts run on the agent and the AnthillPro server --including the lookup of properties. For example, AHPTool enables you to write an integration with your custom testing tool. Following the AHPTool schemas, you can transform the tool's output into AnthillPro XML, and then feeds that file into AHPTool for upload.
                 AHPTool is packaged with every AnthillPro agent. To access it, go to the agent's /bin directory and run either the ahptool.sh or ahptool.cmd file. This will show you all the available commands and arguments. Alternately, you can download the agent-only installer from [http://support.urbancode.com/ Supportal].
 = AHPTool Commands and Arguments =