1 Prerequisite
2 Generate Personal Authentication Token
- 2.1 Supply the Authorization header as per the following format:
3 Construct the URL
- 3.1 Reference Required Headers Parameters
4 CI/CD Rule Configuration in QTM

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Prerequisite

The yml file should have been created in the main branch in GitHub.

Generate Personal Authentication Token

Follow the steps mentioned below to generate a token in GitHub.

1. Log into GitHub.

2. Go to User Profile > Settings.

3. Click on the Developer Settings on the navigation bar at the left.

4. Click on Tokens (classic).

5. Click on the Generate new token button.

Define the Scopes to grant access to personal tokens, then generate the token.

Supply the Authorization header as per the following format:

Authorization: Bearer <GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN>

Example:
- Authorization: Bearer ghp_k23454fhbedrkBK4vGHI09HMI0mYAebAl6s4QdnkJ

Construct the URL

The following is an example of constructing the URL to trigger a build in GitHub.

https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/actions/workflows/{workflow_id}/dispatches

Here, the placeholder's values are as below.

owner=Lizamathew

repo=parameter

workflow_id= 54649623

Hence, the URL to trigger the build would be -

https://api.github.com/repos/Llizamathew/parameter/actions/workflows/54649623/dispatches

Reference Required Headers Parameters

Authorization: Bearer ghp_xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Accept: application/vnd.github+json
Content-Type: application/vnd.github+json or application/json
X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28

CI/CD Rule Configuration in QTM

The following are examples of triggering the build without parameters and with query parameters.

CI/CD Rule Without Query Parameters

CI/CD Rule With RAW Parameters