Configuring the XDC file

XML data configuration defines the mapping between the XML source data and the target relational database tables. These configuration files specify the location of the XML source (data service server or any XML document), and how to map the data elements from an XML source to the relational table structures expected by the Rational® Common Reporting report server:

About this task

Define the mapping between your product's default project area and the ETL.

Procedure

  1. Launch the XML Data Configuration tool by clicking Start > All Programs > IBM Rational Common Reporting > XML Data Configuration.
  2. To open the first XDC file to edit, click File > Open Configuration, browse to C:\Program Files\IBM\RCPR\dataconfig\configs\live data config\[your_product].xdc, where your_product is rqm, rrc, or rtc, and click Open.
  3. In the left panel, open XML Data Configuration > Resources, and double-click [your_product], where your_product isRQM, RRC, or RTC.
  4. In the Resource Group section to the right, verify that the Name, URL, User name, and Password fields are appropriate for your product's server, and click the Save (Save) icon.
  5. To open the second XDC file to edit, click File > Open Configuration, browse to C:\Program Files\IBM\RCPR\dataconfig\configs\Configurations\[your_product].xdc, where your_product is rqm, rrc, or rtc, and click Open.
  6. In the left panel, open XML Data Configuration > Resources > [your_product], where your_product is Rational Quality Manager, Rational Requirements Composer, or Rational Team Concert and double-click [your_product], where your_product is RQM, RRC, or RTC.
  7. In the Resource Group section to the right, verify that the Name, URL, User name, and Password fields are appropriate for your product server, and click the Save (Save) icon.

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