Adding OpenSocial gadgets to assets

You can add OpenSocial gadgets to assets in the IBM® Rational® Asset Manager web client.

Before you begin

To add an OpenSocial gadget to an asset, you must have the appropriate permissions to modify an asset.

You must have the URL of an OpenSocial gadget to place in the Rational Asset Manager interface.

If the OpenSocial gadget is on a server that requires authentication, you must add the server as a Friend Server with an OAuth consumer key and secret from the friend server. For more information, see Adding OAuth friend servers for OpenSocial gadgets or Adding IBM Jazz™ servers as friend servers.

About this task

You can add OpenSocial gadgets from other applications or from Rational Asset Manager.
To find the URLs for the gadgets that are included with Rational Asset Manager:
  1. Click the Help icon.
  2. Click Extensions.
  3. Scroll down to the Widgets section.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Rational Asset Manager web client.
  2. Find the asset to modify. To find an asset, use the My Dashboard page, asset subscriptions, the sidebars on the Home page, or any combination of keywords, filters, or tags on the Assets page.
  3. On the General Details page, click Add section > OpenSocial Gadget.
  4. In the Add OpenSocial Gadget window, in the URL field, enter the URL for the gadget.
  5. Click OK. The gadget is displayed, and, if necessary, you can configure it. If you can configure the gadget, a drop-down menu is displayed near the title for the gadget.

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