Create project fails when using MAR file generated by curl and DevTest 10.5 API

Products

• CA Application Test

Issue/Introduction

When using the 'Create New Project' from the Workstation and using a MAR file that was generated by curl and DevTest 10.5 API, the create fails with the following error:

Unable to create a new project.

Our audit file is either missing or we are not a model archive or are corrupt.

Environment

Release : 10.5

Component : CA Application Test

Cause

If base64=true is used in the curl command, then this results in a file with printable characters and this will be an invalid zip file.

Resolution

The MAR file should be a valid zip file, so check if the file can be unzipped.

One way to check this is by renaming the .mar to .zip

In that case Windows File Explorer should be able to open the file, even without having Winzip installed.

The unzipped .mar file should contain a folder with a project and a .maraudit and .marinfo file. 

If base64=true is used in the curl command, then this results in a file with printable characters and this will be an invalid zip file.

So in the curl command, use base64=false

For example:

curl -u admin:admin -X GET "http://localhost:1505/lisa-virtualize-invoke/api/v3/vses/VSE/services/WebServicesModel?base64=false" -H "accept: application/zip" --output vs.mar

If the .mar file can be opened with an editor and contains the following: 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<Error id="401" message="Authorization failed">

</Error>

Then this indicates there was a missing or invalid userid and password.