You can submit, track, and manage defects at several stages of the testing process, while performing various test functions. For example, you accomplish these tasks:
You can specify an existing defect to be blocking or you can create a new one. Either way, you declare a defect to be blocking by selecting the Blocker severity level in the defect form.
From Execution Results, you can also remove defects and change their blocking status.
You can use the defect work item type that is included with Rational Quality Manager, but you have other options.
If the application under test is being developed in Rational Team Concert, you can manage your defects using defect work items in Rational Team Concert. You will see a representation of the Rational Team Concert defect form whenever you submit a defect, and you can collaborate with the developers who are responsible for fixing the defects.
If your team uses Rational ClearQuest to track defects, you can configure the Rational ClearQuest bridge and use Rational ClearQuest as your defect service provider. Or you can use the Rational ClearQuest Connector to synchronize between the local defect repository and Rational ClearQuest.