This tutorial module describes ClearQuest® CM API Providers and illustrates
how to use the Provider interfaces to work with Rational® ClearQuest resources such as databases,
records, queries, and fields.
After you have set up your system to use the ClearQuest CM API and have imported the
required interfaces, you must get a Provider for a specific product
to work with the resources in the product repository, such as a Rational ClearQuest user database.
Learning objectives
After completing
the lessons in this module you will understand the concepts and know
how to do the following:
- Understand the set of ClearQuest CM
API providers
- Learn how to write Java™ code
to get a ClearQuest CM
API provider
- Learn how to use the provider to work with ClearQuest resources
- Learn how to get a list of accessible user databases
Time required
This module should take
approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Prerequisites
Follow the set up instructions
and information about required ClearQuest CM
API interfaces described in the previous module.