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+/*
+ * #%L
+ * Alfresco Records Management Module
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2019 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * %%
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco software.
+ * -
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of
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+ * -
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+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * -
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ * -
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * #L%
+ */
+package org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.records;
+
+import static org.alfresco.utility.report.log.Step.STEP;
+
+import org.alfresco.dataprep.CMISUtil;
+import org.alfresco.rest.rm.community.base.BaseRMRestTest;
+import org.alfresco.rest.v0.RecordsAPI;
+import org.alfresco.test.AlfrescoTest;
+import org.alfresco.utility.model.FileModel;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+/**
+ * Declare records tests
+ *
+ * @author Claudia Agache
+ * @since 2.7
+ */
+public class DeclareRecordTests extends BaseRMRestTest
+{
+    @Autowired
+    RecordsAPI recordsAPI;
+
+    /**
+     * <pre>
+     * Given a file that has version declared as record
+     * When the file is declared as record
+     * Then the action is successful
+     * </pre>
+     */
+    @Test (description = "Declaring as record a file that has a version declared as record is successful")
+    @AlfrescoTest (jira = "RM-6786")
+    public void declareAsRecordAFileWithARecordVersion() throws Exception
+    {
+        STEP("Create a file.");
+        testSite = dataSite.usingAdmin().createPublicRandomSite();
+        FileModel testFile = dataContent.usingSite(testSite).createContent(CMISUtil.DocumentType.TEXT_PLAIN);
+
+        STEP("Declare file version as record and check that record is successfully created.");
+        recordsAPI.declareDocumentVersionAsRecord(getAdminUser().getUsername(), getAdminUser().getPassword(), testSite.getId(),
+                testFile.getName());
+
+        STEP("Declare file as record and check that record is successfully created.");
+        recordsAPI.declareDocumentAsRecord(getAdminUser().getUsername(), getAdminUser().getPassword(), testSite.getId(),
+                testFile.getName());
+    }
+}