Synchronizing Rational Focal Point with Rational Change

You can configure the synchronization of IBM® Rational® Focal Point™ and IBM Rational Change to be either one way or bi-directional.

Before you begin

For instructions to set up the synchronization, see the documentation for the IBM Rational Change - Rational Focal Point Synchronizer.

You must have Rational Focal Point version 5.4 or later, Rational Change version 4.6 or later, and IBM Rational Synchronization Framework version 1.0 or later installed.

Procedure

  1. Enable the synchronization by entering SQL commands.
    1. Click Advanced > SQL.
    2. Enter the following command: update configurationproperties set value='true' where name='change.enable'
    3. Restart the server.
  2. Click Application > Change Integration and update the integration attributes. The integration attributes are a text attribute that will contain the change request (CR) ID and a URL attribute that links to the CR.
  3. Click Configure > Modules.
  4. Select the module to integrate with Rational Change.
  5. Select Enable Assign a CR to Change.
  6. Click Members > Members and select the members in the workspace who can add CRs. Make sure that those members have the Synchronization permission.
  7. Click Configure > Views and select the view from which synchronization must be possible. For the view definition, click the Edit icon, and then click Next.
  8. In the list of attributes in the view, select Allow Change Requests to be created from elements in this view.
  9. Make sure that the two required attributes, Text and URL, exist in Rational Focal Point. For these attributes, make sure that History is activated.
  10. In the views to use for the synchronization, make sure that the two required attributes are visible.
  11. In the views to use for the synchronization, make sure that the Last Changed Date attribute is visible.

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