Rational RequisitePro and Rational ClearQuest integration

Overview

With the integration of IBM® Rational® RequisitePro® and IBM Rational ClearQuest®, you can associate Rational RequisitePro requirements with Rational ClearQuest records. For example, you can associate enhancement requests and defects in Rational ClearQuest with requirements in Rational RequisitePro.

You can also create Rational ClearQuest requirement records from Rational RequisitePro requirements. These records serve as representatives or "proxies" for the Rational RequisitePro requirements and contain the requirement tag, name, text, type, revision, and change date as read-only data. You can use these Rational ClearQuest requirements to make associations to other Rational ClearQuest records, such as defects and enhancement requests. You can use Rational ClearQuest queries and reporting tools to view the requirement associations. Association information is also stored with the requirements in Rational RequisitePro, allowing you to view associations in an Attribute Matrix and navigate from a Rational RequisitePro requirement to a Rational ClearQuest requirement or to any associated record.

You can access associated requirements and records from any Rational RequisitePro or Rational ClearQuest client that is configured for the integration. You are only required to log on to each application once during each session.

If you implement Rational ClearQuest Test Manager, you can configure the integration to associate Rational RequisitePro requirements with Rational ClearQuest test plans and test cases. This enables you to associate test artifacts with requirements in both tools and view test coverage in a Rational RequisitePro Attribute Matrix and in Rational ClearQuest query results.

Configuring the integration

The integration uses an Rational Administrator project to associate a Rational RequisitePro project and a Rational ClearQuest user database. Rational RequisitePro requirement types must be configured with Rational ClearQuest integration attributes; Rational ClearQuest records must be configured to reference the Rational Administrator project and requirements.

The Rational RequisitePro project templates contain the required attributes for feature requirements, use cases, and software requirements. The Rational ClearQuest Enterprise schema includes the required components for integrating Rational RequisitePro requirements with enhancement requests, defects, test plans, test cases, configured test cases and Rational ClearQuest requirements. You can customize Rational RequisitePro and Rational ClearQuest to modify the associated types or integrate additional types.

You can run the integration wizard on a Rational Administrator project to implement sample or custom integrations or test an existing integration.

For more information about configuring and using the integration of Rational RequisitePro and Rational ClearQuest, see the Help, which is available in Let's Go Rational RequisitePro and in Rational Administrator. In Rational Administrator, right-click a project that includes an associated Rational RequisitePro project and Rational ClearQuest database; then click RequisitePro-ClearQuest Integration. In the integration wizard, click Help.

Notes
Note: For information on configuring Rational ClearQuest Test Manager, see the IBM Rational ClearQuest and ClearQuest MultiSite Installation and Upgrade Guide For information on using Rational ClearQuest Test Manager, see the Rational ClearQuest Help.

More information on this integration is also available in the white paper Understanding and Implementing Stakeholder Needs: The Integration of IBM Rational ClearQuest and IBM Rational RequisitePro, which is available at the IBM developerWorks® Rational Web site: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/.

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