From Theory to Practice: Utilizing SpiraPlan's REST API

Unlock the full potential of your software development lifecycle with SpiraPlan's powerful REST APIs. Led by experts from Inflectra and our partner, MVerve, this webinar offers a practical guide to leveraging the API's power for automation, integration, and data-driven insights. Whether you're an API expert or beginner, our recap blog is packed with valuable information to enhance your SpiraPlan experience.

The webinar emphasized how SpiraPlan's REST API allows you to:
•  Automate Workflows: Streamline your processes by automating repetitive tasks.
•  Integrate with Existing Tools: Seamlessly connect SpiraPlan with your existing software ecosystem.
•  Build Custom Solutions: Tailor SpiraPlan to your unique needs by developing custom applications and integrations.
•  Gain Deeper Insights: Extract valuable data from SpiraPlan for advanced reporting and analysis.

1. mVerve <> Inflectra - Webinar From Theory to Practice: Utilizing SpiraPlan's REST API 14th May, 2024

2. Introduction: Presenters, mVerve & Inflectra Section 1 : Spira REST API setup Section 2: Postman setup for API access Section 3 : Executing API requests Conclusion Q&A Session Closing Remarks Agenda

3. Meet the Presenters CTO & Chief Software Architect at mVerve Abhijit Nandy Global Lead on Training & Agile Transformation at Inflectra Dr. Sriram Rajagopalan Co-founder and Delivery Head at mVerve Kriti Agarwal Founder and Head of Business Development at mVerve Harsha Marigowda

4. Who are we? Inflectra Helps You Deliver Quality Software, Faster and with Lower Risk

5. The Inflectra Platform

6. mVerve empowers businesses with cutting-edge tech, accelerating digital success through its transformative solutions ! About mVerve :

7. mVerve Portfolio

8. Approach for Spira REST APIs Spira REST API setup Postman setup for API access Executing API requests

9. Section 1: Spira REST API setup Base URL for accessing SpiraPlan's REST API Specify Data Format in headers Authentication in SpiraPlan API SpiraPlan CORS Configuration

10. API key can be generated from Edit users menu under cog wheel Enable the RSS feed toggle button to generate the RSS/API key Generating the API key from SpiraPlan

11. Start Postman Create a new collection with a name Set collection variables Enter variables like baseurl, username and api-key and click on add a request Username is your spira username Enter the baseurl which is the application URL Section 2: Postman setup for API access

12. REST API U se Cases Create a Requirement Create a User Story Create an Incident

13. GET method- retrieves information or data from a specified resource POST method - submits data to create a new resource PUT method - updates a specified resource with new data DELETE method - deletes a specified resource Section 3: Executing API requests

14. POST Request (Postman)

15. POST Result (Spira)

16. DELETE Request (Postman)

17. DELETE Result (Spira)

18. Delete (SQL Query) Create a custom query

19. Conclusion Key Points covered SpiraPlan REST APIs Spira API Demo via Postman

20. mVerve Spira Capabilities Implementation & Customization 3rd party Integration: Service Desk, Tableau, SAP & Salesforce Spira Apps Spira certified Dev’s and QA’s

21. mVerve Website - https://mverve.com/ How to access the APIs - https://api.inflectra.com/Spira/Services/v5_0/RestService.aspx Postman Docs - https://learning.postman.com/ Postman API collections - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TzBs9O8Lxx1a0eKI7ojvLfTp2Fsk2EhY/view Sriram: [email protected] , Harsha: [email protected] , Kriti: [email protected] , Abhijit: [email protected] Additional Resources

22. Questions?

23. Closing Remarks Thank attendees for participating What’s coming next? Utilizing Spira APIs to demonstrate Integration with Tableau Thank You…!