By using the IBM® Rational® Publishing Engine data
services, you can connect to and configure data sources such as IBM Rational DOORS® and IBM Rational Tau.
You can also use XML or REST data sources in Rational Publishing Engine.
Connecting to the Rational DOORS data source
When an Rational DOORS data
source is present in a document template, you must define the properties
for the data source. The Rational DOORS view
listed in the document specification defines a filtered and sorted
subset of data to use in the generated output.
Connecting to the Rational Tau data source
A IBM Rational Tau data
source is defined by a single Rational Tau project
in the form of a .ttp file. To configure the
data source, provide the full path to the Rational Tau.ttp project.
Connecting to the REST data source
You can extract data from REST v1 or REST v2 data sources
by exposing the Rational REST
Get Specification.
Specifying the authentication type for a data source in a document specification
When a data source
requires authentication, each authentication type that is supported
by Rational Publishing Engine (Form, Basic, OAuth,
or OAuth-OSLC) is tested until the correct
type is found. You can circumvent the testing process by designating
an authentication type.