To set up Rational® DOORS® Web Access so that it can
access the data stored in a remote application by using OSLC, gather
information about the remote application from its administrator and
register it with Rational DOORS. After the remote application
is registered with Rational DOORS, you can use Rational DOORS Web
Access to access the data stored in the remote application.
Before you begin
Contact the administrator of the other application that you
want to integrate with and request the
OAuth Consumer Name,
the
Consumer Secret, and the
Root
Services URL for the application.
About this task
When you have received the necessary information from the
administrator of the remote application, use the
Remote
Services tab on the database properties window in Rational DOORS to register the details.
After you
have registered the remote application, you add the specific projects
in the application containing the data that you want to integrate
with.
Note: If you do not carry out these steps, or carry them
out incorrectly, an error is displayed when you try to set up links
between Rational DOORS Web Access and the other
application. An error is also displayed if you remove the remote application
after setting it up or if the application is not available, for example
if the network connection is down.
Procedure
- Log in to Rational DOORS as a database manager or
a custom user who has the power to manage the database.
- In the database explorer, make sure that the Database view
is selected. If necessary, click .
- Select the database, and then right-click Properties.
- Select the Remote Services tab.
- In the Server List pane, click Add and
complete the fields with the information that you were given by the
administrator of the remote application.
Note: When configuring
"friend" relationships for OSLC linking between participating servers,
always use a server name. Do not use an IP address.
- Click Register. The
remote application is added to the list.
- In the Collaboration Links pane, click Add.
- Select the remote application that you registered and browse
to the project in the application that you want to integrate with. You might be prompted to log in to the remote application.
- Click Add to complete the integration
with the project.
What to do next
You must give the administrator of the other application
a Consumer Key, OAuth Secret and
the Root Services URL for your Rational DOORS Web
Access installation.
For information about gathering this information,
see Setting up Rational DOORS Web Access to be accessed by remote applications with OSLC.
Note: If you move a Rational DOORS database
that contains OSLC links to a different server, the OSLC links in
the associated application will be broken. You must configure each
link from any associated applications to the new database server.