Add CXTM API Var
Setup GitLab CI/CD
  • Introduction
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  • CXTM Basics
  • CXTM Projects
  • CXTM Test Cases
  • CXTM Test Automation
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Add CXTM API Env Variable to GitLab

In this section of the lab, you will generate your own CXTM API token. This token will then be used as a secret environment variable in GitLab that you will access in the pipeline. This is a best practice as to not expose your API token.

Step 1 - In CXTM, navigate to Your User Profile

  1. In the top-right, click on your user icon
  2. Click Manage Profile



Step 2 - Generate API Token Key

On the right-side of your screen:

  1. Click REQUEST API KEY



Step 3 - Copy CXTM API Token

After generating your CXTM API token:

  1. With your mouse, click and highlight the generated API key
  2. Copy the API key you have selected and highlighted with the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+c or right-click, then click Copy



Step 4 - Navigate to CI/CD Settings in Your GitLab Project

In preparation to store your CXTM API token as an environment variable in GitLab, navigate to CI/CD settings in your GitLab project:

  1. Click Settings
  2. Click CI/CD


Step 5 - Navigate to CI/CD Variables

In the center of your screen:

  1. Locate Variables
  2. Click Expand



Step 6 - Launch Edit Variable Pop-UP

Most of the variables you need to execute the pipeline have already been created for you.

  1. Scroll down until you can see the TM2_API_KEY variable
  2. Click the pencil icon associated with this varilable to open the Edit variable popup



Step 7 - Fillout Edit variable Pop-Up

In the Edit variable pop-up:

  1. Paste the CXTM API Key you generated above into the Value field
  2. Click Save changes


Continue to the next section to edit the .gitlab-ci.yml file to run these CXTM test cases in the pipeline