Integrating with Rational ClearQuest

Integrate IBM® Rational® Asset Manager with IBM Rational ClearQuest® to manage change throughout development.

About this task

Rational ClearQuest is a customizable change management and problem tracking system. You can use it to manage most types of change activity that is associated with software development, such as enhancements, defects, and documentation modifications. Rational ClearQuest shortens development cycles by unifying your entire team in the process of managing software change requests.
  • Development engineers can identify and prioritize action items that pertain to their own sections of code.
  • Technical writers can locate developers' change requests for documentation.
  • Test engineers can enter software defects and then track their status and resolutions to verify software quality.
  • Project leaders and managers can collect information to help them allocate development resources and streamline work flow.

Rational Asset Manager integrates with Rational ClearQuest so that all members of an organization can provide feedback on assets during the lifecycle of an asset. For example, a marketing member who is not directly involved in the development process can use the forum mechanism to report problems directly to developers.

When a forum entry is added, Rational Asset Manager assigns a unique reference ID to the entry. If the forum is configured to use Rational ClearQuest, the process opens a Rational ClearQuest record and assigns a unique ID to it. Rational Asset Manager maintains this ID to reference it from Rational ClearQuest. The information for the entry is displayed at the asset level in the Forum section of the Discussion page. Users can view all forum discussions, including the title, description, and responses that are associated with a particular asset.


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