Creating a scan job based on templates

This REST service will create a scan job and an associated report pack based on a specific template. The name and description fields are supplied to the server using POST data.

HTTPS method

POST

Service format

To create a job and report pack in the root folder: /services/folderitems?templateid=<id>

To create a job and report pack in a specific folder: /services/folders/<folderId>/folderitems?templateid=<id>

Query string parameters

(Required) templateid: the scan template ID (See Retrieving a list of templates.)
Note: The "templateid" must be a valid ID that you have access to in the Templates directory or any of its subfolders.
(Optional) appid: the application ID. Used to associate the job with an application.

POST data

Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

name: the name of the scan

description: the description of the scan

payload: This is an optional data. This is needed only for the featurePosting AppScan Enterprise job results asynchronously to the configured endpoint URL. Find more information, refer https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22015122

Returns

The new content scan job and report pack XML that were created.

Example:

Request:

POST /services/folderitems?templateid=<templateId>&appid=<appid>

name=<name of scan>&description=<description>

Response:

<folder-items>
   <content-scan-job>
     <id>56</id>
     <name>new scan A</name>
     <description>a new scan called A</description>
     <parent href="https://localhost/ase/services/folders/1">
       <id>1</id>
     </parent>
     <contact>Bill Smith</contact>
     <state>
       <id>1</id>
       <name>Ready</name>
     </state>
     <action>
       <id>1</id>
       <name>None</name>
     </action>
     <options href="https://localhost/ase/services/folderitems/56/options" />
   </content-scan-job>
   <report-pack>
     <id>57</id>
     <name>new scan A</name>
     <description>a new scan called A</description>
     <parent href="https://localhost/ase/services/folders/1" />
       <id>1</id>
     </parent>
     <contact>Bill Smith</contact>
     <state>
       <id>1</id>
       <name>Ready</name>
     </state>
     <action>
       <id>1</id>
       <name>None</name>
     </action>
     <reports href="https://localhost/ase/services/folderitems/57/reports">
       <count>4</count>
     </reports>
   </report-pack>
</folder-items>

Refer to documented schema for more details.

What to do next

Configuring job options