With the resource attribute type,
you can create links between assets in IBM® Rational® Asset Manager and
elements on Jazz servers such work items on IBM Rational Team Concert or
requirements on Rational DOORS®. For example, you could create a defect in IBM Rational Team Concert about
an asset, and then create a link between the asset and the work item.
The General Details page of the asset will contain a direct link to
that work item, and the work item will contain a link to the asset.
Or, you can create a forum topic and people can post links to defects
or create requests for enhancements.
Before you begin
To
modify an asset, you must be creating a new asset from your Eclipse
workspace, or you must have imported an existing asset into your workspace.
Procedure
- In the asset editor, on General Details tab,
select a Community that has configured a connection
to a Jazz-based server, and select an Asset type that
uses a custom attribute of the Resource type.
- For the resource attribute, click the down arrow icon
. You will see a list
of Jazz servers.
- Hover over the connection to the Jazz server that you want
to use. A repository administrator configures
the connections that are available for your community. For more information,
see Adding IBM Jazz servers as friend servers.
- If you are
not logged in to the Jazz server, a new browser window opens with
the login page for the Jazz server. Type your User ID and Password for
the Jazz server. Rational Asset Manager uses
your credentials to access information about the resources on the
Jazz server. The user account that you use to log into
the Jazz server must have a Client
Access License for the Jazz server.
- Hover
over the connection name and in the fly-out menu from the connection,
click the Project Area where you would like to find or create a resource. The list of project areas available to you will depend on how
the Jazz server has been configured.
- Next:
To create a link to an existing
resource:
- From the fly-out menu from the project area, select <Resource
type> Selection. The types of resources that
you can search for will depend on the Jazz server and project area.
A window will open.
- From the Type list, select or change the
type of resource to search for.
- In the Use Work Item ID or Words Contained in the Text field,
type the resource number or any part of the title. The search results
are updated as you type.
- From the search results, select one resource; then, click OK.
To create a new resource such
as a defect in
Rational Team Concert:
- From the fly-out menu from the project area, select New <Resource
type>. The types of resources that you will
be able to make will depend on the Jazz server, the project area,
and your permissions.
- Type or select out any required or optional information for the
new resource. The types of information you will have to provide will
be depend on the Jazz-based server program you are connecting to,
how the project area on the server has been configured, and what type
of resource you are creating.
- After you have entered all the required information, click OK.
- You can only select one resource at a time. Repeat steps
2 through 6 above to create links to multiple work items.
- To remove any links to work items,
click the X next to the name of the work item.
- When you are ready to submit the asset to the repository,
click Submit. If you are updating an existing
asset, click Update.
Results
A link to the work item on the
Rational Team Concert server
will be displayed on the General Details page of the asset. You can
click the title of the work item to go to the
Rational Team Concert server.
A link back to the asset will be added to the resource on the Jazz
server.