Configuring the Rational ClearQuest Designer

The Rational® ClearQuest® Designer is supported on Eclipse version 3.3.x on Windows® only.

To download Eclipse, go to http://eclipse.org/downloads/index.php.

Before you can install the Rational ClearQuest Designer, there are additional dependencies that must be installed. These dependencies do vary depending on whether you are installing Rational ClearQuest Client for Eclipse into a base Eclipse shell, or an existing Rational product built on Eclipse such as Rational Application Developer. Consult the documentation for those other Rational products to determine if they already meet the Rational ClearQuest Designer dependencies.

To install Rational ClearQuest Designer into a base Eclipse shell are as follows:

Installing the plug-ins

  1. In Eclipse, click Help > Software Updates > Find and Install.
  2. In the window that opens, select Search for new features to install and clickNext.
  3. Click New Local Site.
  4. Navigate to Program Files\Rational\ClearQuest\cqdesignerUpdateSite and click OK.
    Note: If you did not accept the default installation location, navigate to the directory in which you installed Rational ClearQuest.
  5. Select the check box next to the local site that you just created and click Finish.
    Note: After clicking Finish, a window opens in which you can modify the display name for the site if you choose.
  6. Verify that the check box next to Rational ClearQuest is selected.
  7. Click Next after you have selected your plug-ins.
  8. Click to Accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next. If you do not accept the license agreement, the installation terminates.
  9. Verify the optional plug-ins and clear any that you do not want to install. Click Next.
  10. Accept the default installation location and add any additional install locations if necessary. Click Finish.
  11. If you receive any warnings about installing an unsigned feature during the installation process, select Install.
  12. After the installation finishes, restart Eclipse for the changes to take effect.
  13. After Eclipse restarts, switch to the ClearQuest perspective. Select Window > Open Perspective > Other and select ClearQuest from the window that opens.

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