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getTestRecordAttachment

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Retrieve a single Test Record Attachment by ID from a Polarion test run iteration, with optional field selection, related-resource embedding, and revision history access.

Instructions

Returns the specified Test Record Attachment. Cardinality: targets a single item by ID. For the full collection or a batch, use getTestRecordAttachments instead.

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
fieldsNoSparse fieldset selector: an object keyed by resource type (e.g. `workitems`) whose value is a comma-separated list of attribute names to return (e.g. `id,title,status`), reducing payload size. Omit to return the default field set.
includeNoComma-separated list of related resource types to embed in the response (e.g. `author,attachments`) so they don't require a separate follow-up call. Omit to return only the primary resource.
revisionNoA specific repository revision (e.g. `1234`) to read the resource as it existed at that revision instead of the current HEAD. Omit to use the latest revision.
iterationYesThe iteration number identifying which repeated occurrence of this item is being addressed (e.g. which run of a test parameter).
projectIdYesThe Polarion project ID (its URL segment, e.g. `myproject`), case-sensitive. Required to scope the request to one project. If the ID is unknown, ask the user; getProjects lists IDs only with global read access.
testRunIdYesThe Test Run's ID within its project.
testCaseIdYesThe Test Case's ID being referenced.
attachmentIdYesThe attachment's ID, as returned by the corresponding list- or get-attachments call for this resource.
response_formatNoResponse detail level. concise removes redundant HTML and JSON:API metadata and may use a small default fieldset on large lists; detailed preserves the complete response. Defaults to detailed.detailed
testCaseProjectIdYesThe project ID that owns the referenced Test Case — may differ from the project in the request path when the test case is shared from another project.

Output Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
dataNo
linksNo
includedNoRelated entities might be returned, see <a href="https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20250606201928474.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871" target="_blank">REST API User Guide</a>.

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. Changed1 schema field changedv1.4.4
    • changedInput schema / properties / projectId / description
      Previous value: -"The Polarion project ID (its URL segment, e.g. `myproject`), case-sensitive. Required to scope the request to one project; call getProjects to list valid IDs."New value: +"The Polarion project ID (its URL segment, e.g. `myproject`), case-sensitive. Required to scope the request to one project. If the ID is unknown, ask the user; getProjects lists IDs only with global read access."
  2. Changed1 schema field changedv1.4.0
    • addedInput schema / properties / response_format
      Added value: +{
+  "default": "detailed",
+  "description": "Response detail level. concise removes redundant HTML and JSON:API metadata and may use a small default fieldset on large lists; detailed preserves the complete response. Defaults to detailed.",
+  "enum": [
+    "concise",
+    "detailed"
+  ],
+  "type": "string"
+}
  3. Changed65 schema fields changedv1.3.1
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / attributes / properties / fileName / example
      Removed value: -"File Name"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / attributes / properties / fileName / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / attributes / properties / id / example
      Removed value: -"MyAttachmentId"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / attributes / properties / id / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / attributes / properties / length / format
      Removed value: -"int32"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / attributes / properties / length / type
      Previous value: -"integer"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / attributes / properties / title / example
      Removed value: -"Title"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / attributes / properties / title / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / attributes / properties / updated / example
      Removed value: -"1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / attributes / properties / updated / format
      Removed value: -"date-time"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / attributes / properties / updated / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / attributes / type
      Previous value: -"object"New value: +[
+  "object",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / id / example
      Removed value: -"MyProjectId/MyTestRunId/MyProjectId/MyTestcaseId/0/MyAttachmentId"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / id / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / links / properties / content / example
      Removed value: -"server-host-name/application-path/projects/MyProjectId/testruns/MyTestRunId/testrecords/MyProjectId/MyTestcaseId/0/attachments/MyAttachmentId/content"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / links / properties / content / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / links / properties / self / example
      Removed value: -"server-host-name/application-path/projects/MyProjectId/testruns/MyTestRunId/testrecords/MyProjectId/MyTestcaseId/0/attachments/MyAttachmentId"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / links / properties / self / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / links / type
      Previous value: -"object"New value: +[
+  "object",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / properties / errors / items / properties / detail / example
      Removed value: -"Unexpected token, BEGIN_ARRAY expected, but was : BEGIN_OBJECT (at $.data)"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / properties / errors / items / properties / detail / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / properties / errors / items / properties / source / properties / parameter / example
      Removed value: -"revision"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / properties / errors / items / properties / source / properties / parameter / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / properties / errors / items / properties / source / properties / pointer / example
      Removed value: -"$.data"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / properties / errors / items / properties / source / properties / pointer / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / properties / errors / items / properties / source / properties / resource / properties / id / example
      Removed value: -"MyProjectId/id"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / properties / errors / items / properties / source / properties / resource / properties / id / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / properties / errors / items / properties / source / properties / resource / properties / type / example
      Removed value: -"type"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / properties / errors / items / properties / source / properties / resource / properties / type / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / properties / errors / items / properties / source / properties / resource / type
      Previous value: -"object"New value: +[
+  "object",
+  "null"
+]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / properties / errors / items / properties / source / type
      Previous value: -"object"New value: +[
+  "object",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / properties / errors / items / properties / status / example
      Removed value: -"400"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / properties / errors / items / properties / status / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / properties / errors / items / properties / title / example
      Removed value: -"Bad Request"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / properties / errors / items / properties / title / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / properties / errors / items / type
      Previous value: -"object"New value: +[
+  "object",
+  "null"
+]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / properties / errors / type
      Previous value: -"array"New value: +[
+  "array",
+  "null"
+]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / meta / type
      Previous value: -"object"New value: +[
+  "object",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / relationships / properties / author / properties / data / properties / id / example
      Removed value: -"MyUserId"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / relationships / properties / author / properties / data / properties / id / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / relationships / properties / author / properties / data / properties / revision / example
      Removed value: -"1234"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / relationships / properties / author / properties / data / properties / revision / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / relationships / properties / author / properties / data / properties / type / enum
      Removed value: -[
-  "users"
-]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / relationships / properties / author / properties / data / properties / type / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / relationships / properties / author / properties / data / type
      Previous value: -"object"New value: +[
+  "object",
+  "null"
+]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / relationships / properties / author / type
      Previous value: -"object"New value: +[
+  "object",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / relationships / properties / project / properties / data / properties / id / example
      Removed value: -"MyProjectId"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / relationships / properties / project / properties / data / properties / id / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / relationships / properties / project / properties / data / properties / revision / example
      Removed value: -"1234"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / relationships / properties / project / properties / data / properties / revision / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / relationships / properties / project / properties / data / properties / type / enum
      Removed value: -[
-  "projects"
-]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / relationships / properties / project / properties / data / properties / type / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / relationships / properties / project / properties / data / type
      Previous value: -"object"New value: +[
+  "object",
+  "null"
+]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / relationships / properties / project / type
      Previous value: -"object"New value: +[
+  "object",
+  "null"
+]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / relationships / type
      Previous value: -"object"New value: +[
+  "object",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / revision / example
      Removed value: -"1234"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / revision / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / type / enum
      Removed value: -[
-  "testrecord_attachments"
-]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / properties / type / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / data / type
      Previous value: -"object"New value: +[
+  "object",
+  "null"
+]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / included / items / type
      Previous value: -"object"New value: +[
+  "object",
+  "null"
+]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / included / type
      Previous value: -"array"New value: +[
+  "array",
+  "null"
+]
    • removedOutput schema / properties / links / properties / self / example
      Removed value: -"server-host-name/application-path/projects/MyProjectId/testruns/MyTestRunId/testrecords/MyProjectId/MyTestcaseId/0/attachments/MyAttachmentId"
    • changedOutput schema / properties / links / properties / self / type
      Previous value: -"string"New value: +[
+  "string",
+  "number",
+  "integer",
+  "boolean",
+  "null"
+]
    • changedOutput schema / properties / links / type
      Previous value: -"object"New value: +[
+  "object",
+  "null"
+]
  4. Changed9 schema fields changedv1.2.0
    • changedInput schema / properties / attachmentId / description
      Previous value: -"The Attachment ID."New value: +"The attachment's ID, as returned by the corresponding list- or get-attachments call for this resource."
    • changedInput schema / properties / fields / description
      Previous value: -"Filter returned resource fields. See <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20250606201928474.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a> for details."New value: +"Sparse fieldset selector: an object keyed by resource type (e.g. `workitems`) whose value is a comma-separated list of attribute names to return (e.g. `id,title,status`), reducing payload size. Omit to return the default field set."
    • changedInput schema / properties / include / description
      Previous value: -"Include related entities. See <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20250606201928474.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a> for details."New value: +"Comma-separated list of related resource types to embed in the response (e.g. `author,attachments`) so they don't require a separate follow-up call. Omit to return only the primary resource."
    • changedInput schema / properties / iteration / description
      Previous value: -"The Iteration Number."New value: +"The iteration number identifying which repeated occurrence of this item is being addressed (e.g. which run of a test parameter)."
    • changedInput schema / properties / projectId / description
      Previous value: -"The Project ID."New value: +"The Polarion project ID (its URL segment, e.g. `myproject`), case-sensitive. Required to scope the request to one project; call getProjects to list valid IDs."
    • changedInput schema / properties / revision / description
      Previous value: -"The revision ID."New value: +"A specific repository revision (e.g. `1234`) to read the resource as it existed at that revision instead of the current HEAD. Omit to use the latest revision."
    • changedInput schema / properties / testCaseId / description
      Previous value: -"The Testcase ID."New value: +"The Test Case's ID being referenced."
    • changedInput schema / properties / testCaseProjectId / description
      Previous value: -"The Testcase Project ID."New value: +"The project ID that owns the referenced Test Case — may differ from the project in the request path when the test case is shared from another project."
    • changedInput schema / properties / testRunId / description
      Previous value: -"The Test Run ID."New value: +"The Test Run's ID within its project."
  5. Changed1 schema field changedv1.1.0
    • changedOutput schema / (root)
      Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+  "properties": {
+    "data": {
+      "properties": {
+        "attributes": {
+          "properties": {
+            "fileName": {
+              "example": "File Name",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "id": {
+              "example": "MyAttachmentId",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "length": {
+              "format": "int32",
+              "type": "integer"
+            },
+            "title": {
+              "example": "Title",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "updated": {
+              "example": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+              "format": "date-time",
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "id": {
+          "example": "MyProjectId/MyTestRunId/MyProjectId/MyTestcaseId/0/MyAttachmentId",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "links": {
+          "properties": {
+            "content": {
+              "example": "server-host-name/application-path/projects/MyProjectId/testruns/MyTestRunId/testrecords/MyProjectId/MyTestcaseId/0/attachments/MyAttachmentId/content",
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "self": {
+              "example": "server-host-name/application-path/projects/MyProjectId/testruns/MyTestRunId/testrecords/MyProjectId/MyTestcaseId/0/attachments/MyAttachmentId",
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "meta": {
+          "properties": {
+            "errors": {
+              "items": {
+                "properties": {
+                  "detail": {
+                    "description": "Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.",
+                    "example": "Unexpected token, BEGIN_ARRAY expected, but was : BEGIN_OBJECT (at $.data)",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "source": {
+                    "properties": {
+                      "parameter": {
+                        "description": "String indicating which URI query parameter caused the error.",
+                        "example": "revision",
+                        "type": "string"
+                      },
+                      "pointer": {
+                        "description": "JSON Pointer to the associated entity in the request document.",
+                        "example": "$.data",
+                        "type": "string"
+                      },
+                      "resource": {
+                        "description": "Resource causing the error.",
+                        "properties": {
+                          "id": {
+                            "example": "MyProjectId/id",
+                            "type": "string"
+                          },
+                          "type": {
+                            "example": "type",
+                            "type": "string"
+                          }
+                        },
+                        "type": "object"
+                      }
+                    },
+                    "type": "object"
+                  },
+                  "status": {
+                    "description": "HTTP status code applicable to this problem.",
+                    "example": "400",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "title": {
+                    "description": "Short, human-readable summary of the problem.",
+                    "example": "Bad Request",
+                    "type": "string"
+                  }
+                },
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "type": "array"
+            }
+          },
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "relationships": {
+          "properties": {
+            "author": {
+              "properties": {
+                "data": {
+                  "properties": {
+                    "id": {
+                      "example": "MyUserId",
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "revision": {
+                      "example": "1234",
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "type": {
+                      "enum": [
+                        "users"
+                      ],
+                      "type": "string"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "type": "object"
+                }
+              },
+              "type": "object"
+            },
+            "project": {
+              "properties": {
+                "data": {
+                  "properties": {
+                    "id": {
+                      "example": "MyProjectId",
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "revision": {
+                      "example": "1234",
+                      "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "type": {
+                      "enum": [
+                        "projects"
+                      ],
+                      "type": "string"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "type": "object"
+                }
+              },
+              "type": "object"
+            }
+          },
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "revision": {
+          "example": "1234",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "type": {
+          "enum": [
+            "testrecord_attachments"
+          ],
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "included": {
+      "description": "Related entities might be returned, see <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20250606201928474.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a>.",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "links": {
+      "properties": {
+        "self": {
+          "example": "server-host-name/application-path/projects/MyProjectId/testruns/MyTestRunId/testrecords/MyProjectId/MyTestcaseId/0/attachments/MyAttachmentId",
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "type": "object"
+    }
+  },
+  "type": "object"
+}
  6. Changed2 schema fields changed
    • changedInput schema / properties / fields / description
      Previous value: -"Filter returned resource fields. See <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20231017526942799.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a> for details."New value: +"Filter returned resource fields. See <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20250606201928474.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a> for details."
    • changedInput schema / properties / include / description
      Previous value: -"Include related entities. See <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20231017526942799.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a> for details."New value: +"Include related entities. See <a href=\"https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/230235217/PL20250606201928474.polarion_help_sc.xid2134849/xid2134871\" target=\"_blank\">REST API User Guide</a> for details."
  7. First observedv1.0.0

TDQS

A3.8/5.0
Behavior3/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already declare readOnlyHint=true and openWorldHint=true, so the safety profile is covered. The description adds cardinality and the batch alternative, but does not clarify whether the returned attachment is metadata versus binary content, which is important given the sibling content tool.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness5/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

It is two compact sentences with the purpose front-loaded and the alternative immediately following. There is no redundant or wasted text.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness4/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

Given the output schema, rich parameter descriptions, and annotations, the description is nearly complete for selection and invocation. The main omission is the distinction from getTestRecordAttachmentContent, which matters for choosing the correct attachment-related tool.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema description coverage is 100%, so the input schema already documents all ten parameters in detail. The description adds no parameter-level semantics beyond the single-item-by-ID note, so baseline 3 is appropriate.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose4/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

The description states a specific verb and resource and clarifies single-item cardinality. It distinguishes from getTestRecordAttachments for collections, but does not distinguish from the closely related getTestRecordAttachmentContent tool, leaving some ambiguity about whether this returns metadata or content.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines4/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

It explicitly routes collection or batch retrieval to getTestRecordAttachments, which is clear guidance. However, it does not mention when to use getTestRecordAttachmentContent instead, which is a relevant alternative for attachment content.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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