Configuring Rational® ClearQuest®

You can configure IBM® Rational® ClearQuest® as a change management system in your project to create the Rational® ClearQuest® work items from HCL OneTest™ Server.

Before you begin

You must have completed the following tasks:

  • Read about the prerequisite tasks in Prerequisites.

  • Ensured that you are assigned a role as a Project Owner or Tester in the project. See Managing access to the server projects.
  • Ensured that you obtained the access and authentication details to Rational® ClearQuest® from the Rational® ClearQuest® administrator.
  • Created a project in your team space in HCL OneTest™ Server. See Adding a project.

Procedure

  1. Log in to HCL OneTest™ Server.

    The team space that contains your project is displayed.

  2. Click Active projects > My projects > project_name to open the project that contains the test assets.

    The Overview page of the project is displayed.

  3. Click Manage > Integration in the navigation pane.
    The Integration page is displayed.
  4. Click the CHANGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM tab.
  5. Click Add new, and then select the ClearQuest option from the list.

    The Configure ClearQuest application dialog is displayed.

  6. Perform the following steps to configure Rational® ClearQuest®:
    1. Enter the URL of the Rational® ClearQuest® server in the URL field.
      Note: You can enter the URL of the Rational® ClearQuest® server in any of the following formats:
      • https://IP_address:port/
      • https://hostname/
      Where Is
      IP_address The IP address of the server on which Rational® ClearQuest® is installed.
      port The port that is used to communicate with Rational® ClearQuest®.
      hostname The hostname of the computer on which Rational® ClearQuest® is installed.
    2. Click Next, and then select the application from the Application list.

      The application that you select is displayed as the application to use to create work items.

    3. Click Add.

      The configuration details of Rational® ClearQuest® are added and saved in the CHANGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM tab. You can verify whether the connection is established by viewing the information in the Configuration status column.

Results

You have configured Rational® ClearQuest® as a change management system in your project on HCL OneTest™ Server.

What to do next

You can perform any of the following tasks: