Creating a resource group

You can create a resource group. A resource group is the data source of a product. Examples of resource groups are IBM® Rational® ClearQuest® databases, IBM Rational ClearCase® views and versioned object bases (VOBs). When you create a resource group in an XML data configuration file, you define a connection between the product data and the relational database.
Before you begin
A resource group must belong to a resource group category. Make sure there are resource categories under which you can place the new resource group.
About this task
To create a new resource group:
  1. Click File > New > Resource Group.
  2. Select the resource group category under which you want to create the new resource group and click Next.
  3. Specify a name. The name can contain only ASCII characters and must be unique within the resource group category to which the resource group belongs.
  4. Optional: Type a description.
  5. Specify the type of authentication:
    • If authentication is not needed to access the resource group, select None.
    • If authentication is needed to access the resource group, select Basic or Form and specify the user name and password to use for the authentication.
  6. Specify the type of data source referenced by the URL:
    • If the data source is accessed through IBM Rational Insight Data Services, select the Data Service from the list and type the HTTP URL.

      For a Rational Insight Data Service data source, the default URL is http://host:port/DataServices/product_name.

      Note: The data service URL of the resource group is used as the base URL for all resources defined in the resource group. You can specify the base URL to be any level of the URL path. For example, for IBM Rational Clearcase, you can specify URL in the user database level.
    • If the data source is an XML file, select Generic XML and type the URL of the XML file. The XML file could be a local file or a remote file.
  7. If you want to link the resource group to another existing resource group, select Link to existing resource group and select the target resource group listed in the table.
  8. Click Test Connection. If you get an error, see the message for troubleshooting information.
  9. Click Finish.

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