How to Find Object IDs of Current Workspace and Project Without Admin Rights

Why Do I Need an Object ID?

All Rally artifacts carry a unique OID. This number is generally hidden behind the scenes, and allows the software to find an item in its exact location. When writing a webscript or custom application for Rally, these OIDs are needed to point to the correct Project or Workspace.

Only administrators can obtain the OID for a Project or Workspace via the GUI. If you are not an administrator, you can use the process below to query these values through webservices.

Process

1. Create a new custom page. For steps on how to perform this action, please see this help article: http://www.rallydev.com/help/create-custom-pages
2. You will be presented with a pop-up window, which contains default template code. Uncomment this code by removing the "<! --" characters at the top of the window, and then remove the "-- >" characters below the block of text.



3. Select Save & Close in the pop-up.
4. The custom tab script will run, and you will see your OIDs for Workspace and Projects in scope: