Setting up the environment

These topics describe the tasks required to set up your Rational ClearQuest Test Manager environment.
Any supported Rational ClearQuest client can be used to set up the environment for Rational ClearQuest Test Manager:

To set up Rational ClearQuest Test Manager, the administrator must perform the following tasks:

  1. Plan the scope of the testing work. Determine whether to migrate an existing Rational TestManager datastore. For more information about using the Migration tool, see the Upgrade chapter of the IBM Rational ClearQuest and ClearQuest MultiSite Installation and Upgrade Guide.
  2. Create asset registry records. For more information, see Creating an asset registry record.
  3. Create iteration records associated with each asset registry record. For more information, see Creating an iteration record.
  4. Create build records for the release. For more information, see Creating build records.
  5. Create configuration attribute and configuration value records for possible test configurations for use by all asset registries. For more information, see Creating a configuration attribute record and Creating a configuration value record.
  6. Create configuration records for the configurations to be tested. For more information, see Creating a configuration record.
  7. In addition to the queries, charts, and reports supplied with Rational ClearQuest Test Manager, determine whether additional queries and reports are needed.

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