Rational ClearQuest information roadmap

Table 1. Rational ClearQuest information roadmap
Category Information unit
Product overview
  • Product overview . These Help topics provide an introduction to Rational® ClearQuest® features and concepts; describe the Rational ClearQuest user roles and the tasks associated with each role; and identify the tools available to Rational ClearQuest users.
  • Overview of the ClearQuest user tutorial. This tutorial shows you how to create and run queries, reports, and charts in the Rational ClearQuest Eclipse Client.
Installing and migrating
  • IBM® Rational ClearQuest and ClearQuest MultiSite Installation and Upgrade Guide - this manual describes how to install Rational ClearQuest and Rational ClearQuest MultiSite and how to upgrade databases from previous versions of these products.
  • Release Notes- this manual describes the major changes to the product and identifies known problems and workarounds.
Administering
  • Administering ClearQuest . These Help topics provide the information that Rational ClearQuest administrators need to perform the following tasks:
    • Configure and maintain database connections
    • Manage user accounts
    • Create and manage schema repositories
    • Manage code pages
    • Configure LDAP user authentication
  • Administering Rational ClearQuest Web. These Help topics provide the information that Rational ClearQuest administrators need to configure the Rational ClearQuest Web server so that users can access Rational ClearQuest through the Rational ClearQuest Web Client.
  • IBM Rational ClearQuest MultiSite Administrator's Guide. This manual describes how to use Rational ClearQuest MultiSite to enable users at distributed geographic locations to access replicas of the same Rational ClearQuest user databases.
Developing Developing schemas. These Help topics provide the information that Rational ClearQuest schema developers need to perform the following tasks:
  • Design a schema
  • Define the fields of a record type
  • Create record forms
  • Create a state transition model
  • Apply packages to add functionality
  • Use hooks to implement policies
  • Enable E-mail notification
Working with your ClearQuest Client The following Help topics provide information that Rational ClearQuest users need to perform the tasks listed below:

If you're using the Rational ClearQuest Eclipse client, see Using your Rational ClearQuest Eclipse client.

The above Help topics provide information that Rational ClearQuest users need to perform the tasks listed below:
  • Submit, modify, and work on change requests
  • Create, modify, and run queries to retrieve change request records from a user database
  • Create, modify, and run reports that summarize query results
Managing test assets Managing test assets for testers working within the Rational ClearQuest Eclipse client.

These Help topics provide information that Rational ClearQuest Test Manager administrators, schema developers, and testers need to perform the following tasks:

  • Customize schemas to enable Rational ClearQuest Test Manager
  • Migrate user databases and schemas from Rational TestManager to Rational ClearQuest Test Manager
  • Define a test planning hierarchy
  • Create test cases, configured test cases, and test suite records
  • Configure Rational ClearCase® to store test assets
Integrating with other products
Troubleshooting
  • Searching knowledge bases. This Help topic describes how to search knowledge databases on the Web for information specific to your problem.
Reference
  • Rational ClearQuest API. These Help topics are reference pages for the Rational ClearQuest application programming interface (API).
  • Command reference pages These Help topics are reference pages for various command-line utilities that you can use with Rational ClearQuest.
Glossary Glossary. This glossary contains definitions of Rational ClearQuest concepts and objects.
Web resources


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