{"id":3227,"date":"2019-06-10T14:48:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T13:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/?p=3227"},"modified":"2022-08-25T11:31:07","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T10:31:07","slug":"cradle-api","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/cradle-api\/","title":{"rendered":"Cradle API"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cradle Application Programming Interface (API) is a set of routines that can be used to create applications that use the database and supporting features in 3SL\u2019s Cradle Requirements Management and Systems and Software Engineering environment.<\/p>\n<p>You can use the API to extend the facilities of your Cradle system, or to create a bridge between Cradle and another piece of software by connecting the APIs of Cradle and the other tool.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3228 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/CRADLEAPIROUTINE.png\" alt=\"API\" width=\"672\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/CRADLEAPIROUTINE.png 672w, https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/CRADLEAPIROUTINE-300x63.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Cradle API provides a full range of facilities, including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"indent\">\n<li value=\"1\">Connection to, and disconnection from, a Cradle Database Server (CDS)<\/li>\n<li value=\"2\">Login with a specified username, password and project code (or use LDAP authentication)<\/li>\n<li value=\"3\">Access to the project schema of the project to which your application has logged-in<\/li>\n<li value=\"4\">Reading items, cross references, and cross referenced information in the project\u2019s database<\/li>\n<li value=\"5\">Creating, deleting and update items and cross references in the project\u2019s database<\/li>\n<li value=\"5\">Updating items and cross references in the project\u2019s database<\/li>\n<li value=\"5\">Deleting items and cross references in the project\u2019s database<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would like any more further information regarding API please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/cradle\/help\/7.3\/Heading%20Pages\/WorkingAPI.htm\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-small mash-center mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.threesl.com\/blog\/cradle-api\/&amp;via=threesl\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Tweet<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-small mash-center mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.threesl.com%2Fblog%2Fcradle-api%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Share<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-small mash-center mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Newsletter<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-small mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cradle Application Programming Interface (API) is a set of routines that can be used to create applications that use the database and supporting features in 3SL\u2019s Cradle Requirements Management and Systems and Software Engineering environment. 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