Using the Rational Team Concert plug-in

These instructions assume that the Rational Team Concert integration has been set up and the plug-in has been installed in your Rational Team Concert client.

For instructions about setting up the integration, see Rational Build Forge and Rational Team Concert.

To set up a build definition and run a build:

  1. Set up a build definition.
    1. In the Team Artifacts view, expand the project folder.
    2. Right-click Builds, and then click New Build Definition.
    3. In New Build Definition, select Create a new build, and then click Next.
    4. In General Information, Enter the build ID and description. Select Rational Build Forge in the Available Templates list. Click Next.
    5. In Additional Configuration, select both General and Properties, and then click Finish. A tab is created labeled with the Build ID you entered.
    6. Click the Build Forge tab.
  2. Select a project for the build definition.
    1. Click the Build Forge tab. Enter the information necessary to connect to Build Forge:
      • Hostname - host name of the host where Build Forge runs. This must match the Console URL system setting if it is set. If you cannot access that setting in Administration > System, contact an administrator.
      • Port - port used to communicate with Build Forge. Port 3966 is the default. If Connect securely to Build Forge is selected, Port 49150 is shown by default. If the port number for your installation is different, enter it. This must match the port set in the Console URL system setting if it is set. If you cannot access that setting in Administration > System, contact an administrator.
      • User name - the user name for connecting to Build Forge. The user must already exist in Build Forge.
      • Password - password for the user name
      • Confirm password - password for the user name
    2. Click Get Projects
    3. Select the project for this build definition in the Build Forge Projects list that appears.
  3. Request a build.
    1. Right-click the build definition, and then select Request build.
    2. Specify the Build Options and Build Properties you want, and then click Submit.
  4. Check build results.
    1. After the build finishes, select it in the list in the Builds tab. A window is shown.
    2. Under External Links, click the Build Forge Results link.
    3. A login panel for Build Forge is shown. Log in.
    4. Go to Home > Completed Runs, and then select your build from the list.
    5. The build steps and results are shown. Click on a step link to see the log for the step.
    6. When done, click Logout and close the window.

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